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Organizing Evidence from Multiple Informational Texts to Prepare for Writing: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster? Lesson PlanOrganizing Evidence from Multiple Informational Texts to Prepare for Writing: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster? Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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Organizing Evidence from Multiple Informational Texts to Prepare for Writing: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster?

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This Organizing Evidence from Multiple Informational Texts to Prepare for Writing: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster? lesson plan also includes:
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4 Updates: June 2015 (.pdf)
  • Full Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 1 (.pdf)
  • Grade 6 ELA Module 4: Unit 1, Lesson 6 (.html)
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Fifth graders prepare for their end of the unit essay assessment by continuing to look at what makes an earthquake a natural disaster. They complete a graphic organizer and write a topic sentence. To finish, they view a model essay and rubric. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

key details, supporting details, natural disasters

Instructional Ideas

  • Ask the group to brainstorm disasters they consider natural and disasters they do not consider natural, then discuss how they categorized them

Classroom Considerations

  • Lesson six of eight in Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 1
  • Order of lessons matters

Pros

  • Includes completed graphic organizer for teacher reference
  • Offers ideas for meeting the needs of struggling readers

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.5.2.a W.5.2.b W.5.4 W.5.9.b

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