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Phineas Gage: Assessment Strategy Lesson PlanPhineas Gage: Assessment Strategy Lesson Plan
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6th - 8th
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English Language Arts
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2012
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Phineas Gage: Assessment Strategy

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Close up your study of Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science with a letter-writing assignment. Pupils prepare by journaling and sharing with a partner. They then compose letters that focus on a big idea from the text and propose solutions to some of Gage's problems.

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Concepts

phineas gage: a gruesome but true story about brain science, phineas gage, john fleischman, letter writing, the brain, coping skills

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Have learners create a portfolio that includes this letter as well as the other items they have created throughout the unit

Classroom Considerations

  • The plan suggests that individuals try to write the essay in class and finish at home if necessary; since this is the final assessment, some learners may wish to either have a timed essay or have a revision process built into the assignment

Pros

  • Includes instructions for pupils that lay out a suggested format for the letter
  • Provides a graphic organizer that learners can use to prepare their problems and suggested solutions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.6.1 RI.6.2 RI.6.3 RI.7.1 RI.7.2 RI.7.3 RI.8.1 RI.8.2 RI.8.3 W.6.2.a W.6.3.a W.6.4 W.6.5 W.6.9.a W.7.2.a W.7.3.a W.7.4 W.7.5 W.7.9.a W.8.2.a W.8.3.a W.8.4 W.8.5 W.8.9.a SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a

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