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3. Student Learning Map
- Topic:08: Biographies and Autobiographies
- Subject(s):English Language Arts
- Days:10
- Grade(s):5
Key Learning:
Biographies and autobiographies contain various events of a person's life and may include reflections about those events. It can be presented in the form of a book, essay, movie, documentary or other form of media.
Unit Essential Question(s):
Concept: Biographies and Autobiographies
Lesson Essential Question(s):How can readers learn about real people through biographies and autobiographies?
(A)How do readers identify the key events in a person's life and put them into chronological order after reading a biography or an autobiography?
(ET)How can readers use main idea and details from the text to draw conclusions about a person?
(ET)How do different author's viewpoints of a person's life compare and/or contrast to one another?
(ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):How do writers tell their own story in a way that engages the reader? (Author's Viewpoint/Voice)
(A)How do writers provide details to support the main ideas of their story? (Main Idea and Detail)
(ET)How do I evaluate and edit my first draft writing?
(ET)Lesson Essential Question(s):What are some strategies speakers can use to engage the audience as they share key events from their life?
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Additional Information:
Harcourt Trophies
Week 29, April 5 - 9, 2010, Distant Voyages: American Adventure - "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?" by Jean Fritz
Week 30, April 12 - 16, 2010, Distant Voyages: Express Yourself - "The World of William Joyce Scrapbook" by William Joyce
Resources:
Acquisition Lesson:
3. What are some strategies speakers can use to engage the audience as they share key events from their life?Extending Thinking Lesson: