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Introduction: The Ideas of Charles Darwin Lesson PlanIntroduction: The Ideas of Charles Darwin Lesson Plan
Publisher
EngageNY
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Grade
6th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
1 hr
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2014
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Introduction: The Ideas of Charles Darwin

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  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 3B (.pdf)
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  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 3B, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 3B: Unit 1, Lesson 2 (.html)
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Piece by piece ... Scholars read the text World without Fish by breaking the text into pieces. They identify challenging words and determine the gist of each section as they read. They then work together in triads to answer text-dependent questions.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

nonfiction text features, text features, main ideas

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Incorporate science with the effects of introduction and depletion of species in ecosystems

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson two of 11 in Grade 6 ELA Module 3B, Unit 1
  • Complete lessons in order
  • Uses sticky notes and dictionaries

Pros

  • Includes close reading guide and with questions and answers for teacher reference

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.6.4

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