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Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Figurative Language and Word Choice in Bud, Not Buddy (Chapter 5) Lesson PlanMid-Unit 1 Assessment: Figurative Language and Word Choice in Bud, Not Buddy (Chapter 5) Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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Assessments
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Duration
1 hr
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Independent Practice
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Year
2014
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Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Figurative Language and Word Choice in Bud, Not Buddy (Chapter 5)

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Individuals utilize the strategies practiced in the previous lesson to complete a mid-unit assessment on figurative language and how Christopher Paul Curtis uses word choice to create meaning in Bud, Not Buddy.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

figurative language, tone, word choice, christopher paul curtis

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Schedule in-class reading time and meet individually with those learners who did poorly on the assessment to clarify how to use the strategies to complete the assessment

Classroom Considerations

  • The mid-unit assessment is the fifth session in a 12-lesson series

Pros

  • Individuals identify the figurative language used and explain what the word choice adds to the tone and meaning of the novel
  • An answer key and rubric are included

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.4 L.6.5.a L.6.5.b L.6.5.c

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