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Launching The Performance Task: Building Background Knowledge: “War in the Pacific,” Part 1 Lesson PlanLaunching The Performance Task: Building Background Knowledge: “War in the Pacific,” Part 1 Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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2014
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Launching The Performance Task: Building Background Knowledge: “War in the Pacific,” Part 1

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It's all about a bit of give and take. Scholars silently read War in the Pacific and circle any unfamiliar words. Using context clues, they write each word on a strip of paper along with the inferred definition. After looking the word up in the dictionary, they exchange words with peers, and the partner infers the meaning of the word and then checks the back for the definition. The class then completes an Unbroken Structured Note guide.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

central ideas, word meanings, literary themes

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Model using context clues to determine word meaning

Classroom Considerations

  • Uses strips of paper and dictionaries
  • Lesson four of 13 in the consecutive playlist Grade 8 ELA Module 3A, Unit 1

Pros

  • Includes a structure note guide answer key for teachers
  • Offers notes to assist with instruction

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.2 RI.8.4

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