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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.2
Determine two or more main ideas of a text and
explain how they are supported by key details;
summarize the text.
Curriculum
Materials:
Video
clips
from
Freedom
Riders
&
You
Tube
videos/freedom
songs
Large-scale
photographs
Chart
paper
(for
gallery
walk)
Newspaper/magazine
articles/flyers
Short
readings
Picture
books
Poster
showing
faces
of
Freedom
Riders
Graphic
organizers
tailored
to
subject
Copies
of
selected
childrens
book(s)
Music
players
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.3
Explain the relationships or interactions between two
or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a
historical, scientific, or technical text based on specific
information in the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from
details in the text, including how characters in a story
or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a
poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including figurative language such as
metaphors and similes.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.3.D
Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to
convey experiences and events precisely.
Teaching
Methods:
Discussions
open
talk
Incorporating
creativity
into
curriculum:
o Using
figurative
language
to
engage
senses;
writing
poetry
o Gallery
walk
using
photographs
&
sound
clips
o Using
song
as
a
way
to
summarize
language
o Stream
of
consciousness
responses
Writing
responses
Journals
(practice
of
keeping
a
journal
&
seeing
ones
own
progression
formative
assessment)
Multi-media
forms
(video,
internet,
photographs)
What
Lesson
How
Why