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Reading for Gist and Answering Text-Dependent Questions: Local Sustainable Food Chain Lesson PlanReading for Gist and Answering Text-Dependent Questions: Local Sustainable Food Chain Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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45 mins
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2014
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Reading for Gist and Answering Text-Dependent Questions: Local Sustainable Food Chain

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Readers use sticky notes and a Reading Closely: Guiding Questions handout to record the gist of a different section (pages 161-166) in The Omnivore’s Dilemma. They then pair up and share their ideas. To end the lesson, readers complete the Text-Dependent Questions: Pages 161–166 handout and answer questions about what they read.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

central ideas, informational texts, word meanings, reading, responding to reading, answering questions

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Review previous similar work completed during other sections of the text

Classroom Considerations

  • The eighth lesson of 15 in the Grade 8 ELA Module 4, Unit 1 series
  • Uses sticky notes and dictionaries
  • Assumes students complete lessons in order

Pros

  • Lists vocabulary to teach during the lesson
  • Includes a time outline and agenda 

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RI.8.2 RI.8.4

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