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Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting the Position Paper Lesson PlanMid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting the Position Paper Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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Grade
7th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
2 hrs
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Year
2014
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Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Drafting the Position Paper

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  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4B (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4B Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 7 ELA Module 4B, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 7 ELA Module 4B, Unit 3, Lesson 5 (.html)
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Organize your thoughts! Scholars work on the drafts of their position papers about sustainable water management. The draft serves as their mid-unit assessment. Before beginning, the class discusses the prompt and then learners work independently typing their drafts on a computer.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

essay structure, essay writing, essays

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow learners to talk about their papers with peers for five minutes before beginning to write

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson 5 of 10 in Grade 7 ELA Module 4B, Unit 3
  • Must complete lessons in order
  • Suggests using computers, but they are not required

Pros

  • Includes rubric for writing
  • Offers suggestions for classes without computers

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.7.1.a W.7.1.b W.7.1.c W.7.1.d W.7.1.e W.7.4 W.7.9.a

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