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Selecting Evidence to Logically Support Claims Lesson PlanSelecting Evidence to Logically Support Claims Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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6th
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English Language Arts
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2014
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Selecting Evidence to Logically Support Claims

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It's time to make a rule sandwich! After exploring the writing assignment's rubric and analyzing a model essay, learners are guided through the prewriting phase using the sandwich technique. Pupils create their sandwich addressing the rules in the novel Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

christopher paul curtis, responding to literature, responding to reading, novels, essay writing, argumentative writing, text analysis, prewriting

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a classroom blog post using any of the discussion questions presented in the lesson 
  • Create a bulletin board showcasing the rules Steve Jobs and Bud lived by 
  • Design an anchor chart that displays the sandwich technique 

Classroom Considerations

  • Search Included Materials  to locate required materials from past lessons
  • This is the 12th in a series of 17 lesson plans designed to accompany Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Pros

  • Cooperative learning strategies are embedded into the lesson's activities
  • Notes explain how each activity meets the needs of learners
  • Lesson directions are written clearly and in detail

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.6.1 W.6.1.a W.6.4 W.6.5

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