Reading Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on People Living in New Orleans Lesson Plan

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Reading Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on People Living in New Orleans

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I survived! Scholars read a firsthand account from a natural disaster survivor in the text Save Bella! They record the gist of the text in their journals and answer text-dependent questions. They then take notes to more deeply analyze the text.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

making inferences, inferences, comparing images

Instructional Ideas

Discuss how survivors may be affected by experiencing a natural disaster

Classroom Considerations

Lesson four of nine in Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 2
Requires completing lessons in order

Pros

Includes answers to text-dependent questions
Offers an outline for time to spend on each activity

Cons

None

Common Core

RL.5.1 RL.5.7 L.5.5.a

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Reading Literature about Natural Disasters: Inferring about the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on People Living in New Orleans

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