Theme: |
Building Necessary Background to Read Eleanor's Story and Collaborating with a Small Group to Present Information to the Class
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Grades: |
6 - 8
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Subject: |
Reading and Language Arts
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Duration: |
5-6 45-minute periods (depending upon the class)
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Standards
& Goals: |
New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards
- Present information, findings and supporting evidence clearly and concisely
- Listen to complex information, and discern the main ideas, the significant details and the relationships among them
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Gather and present information in a clear, organized fashion.
- Build background knowledge for a reading of Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany by Eleanor Ramrath Garner.
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