Descriptive Writing in From Baghdad, with Love: A Marine, the War, and a dog named Lava by Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman

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Theme:

Descriptive Writing

Grades:

9 - 12

Subject:

Reading and Language Arts

Duration:

One class period

Standards
& Goals:

Florida State Learning Standards

  • The student will prewrite by using organizational strategies and tools (e.g., technology, spreadsheet, outline, chart, table, graph, Venn Diagram, web, story map, plot pyramid) to develop a personal organizational style.

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Read/listen to From Baghdad, with Love: A Marine, the War, and a dog named Lava by Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman. Complete a graphic organizer to decode the author’s descriptions using all five senses.
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