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This Reading Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about Human Impact through an Analysis of Eight Days: A Story of Haiti lesson plan also includes:
This is a disaster. Scholars look through the book Eight Days: A Story of Haiti and discuss their wonderings about the text and natural disasters. They then complete a first read to determine gist and second read to answer text-dependent questions. Pupils finish by completing a third read for a deeper text analysis.
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Instructional Ideas
- Prior to reading, discuss different types of natural disasters
Classroom Considerations
- Lesson one of nine in Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 2
- Order of lessons matters
- Create hetergeneous groups of four in advance
Pros
- Includes answers for text-dependent questions
- Offers a graphic organizer for note taking
Cons
- None
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