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W.4.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 4 here.)
W.5.5W.5.5 With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 5 here.)
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Identify Characteristics of Poetry and Drama
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on identifying the characteristics of poetry and drama. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage, noting any characteristics of poetry or drama (based on a given table). Then, they determine if the text is poetry or drama and explain their answer by listing all the characteristics they found. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Contrast Motives and Actions of Characters
This literary response and analysis lesson focuses on contrasting the motives and actions of characters. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the passage about two characters and complete a graphic organizer identifying the motives and actions of each character as well as the outcome. Then, they answer a multiple choice question that contrasts the motives and actions. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.
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Compare & Contrast Text Structure (4 Types of Text Structure)
This reading informational text lesson covers how to compare texts based on different text structures. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn how to identify a chronological, comparison, cause/effect, or problem/solution text structure, and then compare two texts with different structures.