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Mid-Unit 3 Assessments, Part 1: Summarizing, Analyzing and Discussing Research Lesson PlanMid-Unit 3 Assessments, Part 1: Summarizing, Analyzing and Discussing Research Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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2014
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Mid-Unit 3 Assessments, Part 1: Summarizing, Analyzing and Discussing Research

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  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2A (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2A Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 6 ELA Module 2A, Unit 3 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 2A: Unit 3, Lesson 3 (.html)
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Speak up and listen up. Scholars participate in a speaking and listening mid-unit oral assessment. They discuss whether their rules to live by should be a personal choice or made into a law, and then they complete an exit ticket to evaluate their performance. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

informational texts, Research, summarizing, speaking skills, listening, group discussions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Support English learners during class discussions by displaying sentence starters, such as I agree or I disagree because

Classroom Considerations

  • Part three of nine from the ELA Module 2A Unit 3 series
  • Assumes students complete the lessons in order

Pros

  • Includes strategies for differentiation 
  • Incorporates student self-reflection opportunities

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 W.6.7 SL.6.1.b SL.6.1.c SL.6.1.d

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