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Text Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9) Lesson PlanText Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9) Lesson Plan
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EngageNY
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8th
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English Language Arts
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Duration
45 mins
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Year
2015
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Text Comparisons: Comparing Text Structures and Text Types (Chapter 9)

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Scholars revisit the comparisons they made in the previous instructional activity of "Incident" and To Kill A Mockingbird. They talk with their discussion appointment partners about the structure of a narrative and use a Compare and Contrast Note Catcher to guide their thinking. Readers begin chapter 9 of To Kill A Mockingbird and watch part of the novel's film.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

compare and contrast, compare and contrast texts, text structure

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Discuss differences in structures of poems and novels

Classroom Considerations

  • Part 17 of the 19-installment Grade 8 ELA Module 2A, Unit 1 series
  • Requires completing lessons in order

Pros

  • Includes teacher notes to guide lessons
  • Lists vocabulary to enhance comprehension

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.8.1 RL.8.5 RL.8.7

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