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Launching Readers Theater Groups: Identifying Passages from Esperanza Rising for Readers Theater that Connect to the UDHR Lesson PlanLaunching Readers Theater Groups: Identifying Passages from Esperanza Rising for Readers Theater that Connect to the UDHR Lesson Plan
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Launching Readers Theater Groups: Identifying Passages from Esperanza Rising for Readers Theater that Connect to the UDHR

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Teach young readers how to compare two texts and select passages that exemplify a specific theme with Lesson 6 from Unit 3. Begin by modeling how an expert reader selects examples from a text, performing a think aloud on how Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) applies to the character of Mama in Esperanza Rising. Then your class will work in groups to select passages related to their own selected article of the UDHR. Selected passages, UDHR articles, and an exit slip are all included in the resource. 

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reader's theater, script writing, the universal declaration of human rights, esperanza rising

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english language arts
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Grade
5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.5 SL.5.1.a

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