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Read Write Think: Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach & the People Could Fly Lesson PlanRead Write Think: Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach & the People Could Fly Lesson Plan
Publisher
ReadWriteThink
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Lexile Measures
1290L
Lesson Plan

Read Write Think: Flying to Freedom: Tar Beach & the People Could Fly

Curated by ACT

Comparing and contrasting works and looking for underlying themes and messages are at the heart of this multicultural lesson plan. Provides links to several background resources, and suggestions for assessment.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

character analysis, children's literature, close reading, critical thinking

Additional Tags

analysis, analyzing characters, black, comparing books, comparing similar stories, criticism, elementary literature, learning to critique, literary criticism theory, literary response, literature response, multicultural, teaching elementary students literary criticism, african-american, ncte, readwritethink, character, venn diagram, literary criticism and theory, similarities and differences among literary works

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RL.3.9 RI.5.6 RL.5.9 W.5.9.a CCRA.R.9 RL.4.9 RI.3.6 RL.3.3 RL.3.7 RL.3.6 RL.4.6 RL.5.7

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