Plate Tectonics - Close Reading - Reading Comprehension Passage
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Description
Close Reading is an essential strategy for helping your students achieve the Common Core. This two-day lesson plan and original article lead students through a simple Close Reading protocol, adapted from work by Fisher and Frey, culminating in a Performance Task that helps students demonstrate their understanding. The content ties in to Disciplinary Core Ideas for fourth grade from the NGSS, and the CCSS Standards tie to fourth and fifth grade literacy standards.
You get:
- one original article (Lexile Level 1100)
- two days worth of lesson plans
- a Performance Task
- a Rubric for the task
- a student sample of text coding
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This close reading article ties in beautifully to my Earthquake Core Content Unit and Earthquake Crossword and Word Search. I use this close reading as part of the culmination of our class study.
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Susan
