Lessons tagged with "proposition"

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on identifying the proposition-and-support pattern in the text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and identify the proposition of the author by identifying and details in the text. Then, they determine if the text uses proposition-and-support and defend their answers. In addition to the lesson, there are eight pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This reading comprehension lesson focuses on analyzing proposition-and-support patterns in text. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the text and identify the proposition. Then, they determine words or phrases that support the author's proposition and those that do not support it. Finally, they explain how the author's proposition was supported. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled on current adaptive testing methods.