Phil Cox's Lessons
Characters and Events
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- Level 4
- 120 - 150 minutes minutes
- Unit 1
Students will learn characters and events interact to develop a story
- L.5.1
- L.5.3
- RI.5.1
- RI.5.10
- RL.5.1
- RL.5.3
Compare and Contrast Characters and Events
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- Level 4
- 90 - 120 minutes
- Unit 4
Students will reflect on past stories or novels
Students will make a venn diagram of character traits and events
Students will use the Venn diagram to write a paragraph comparing and contrasting
- L.5.1
- L.5.2
- L.5.3
- L.5.6
- RF.5.4.a
- RL.5.3
- W.5.1.d
- W.5.2
- W.5.2.d
- W.5.2.e
- W.5.4
- W.5.6
- W.5.9
A Night at the Movies: A Special Needs Learning Moment
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- Level 4
- 45-60 minutes
- Unit 1
Students will read an article and answer questions that require them to reflect on the experience and why the father wrote the article and what they may have done in the situation.
- L.5.1
- RI.5.3
- RI.5.8
- RI.5.10
- W.5.2.d
- W.5.9
- W.5.9.b
Character Trait analysis and Citing Evidence
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- Level 4
- 90-120 minutes
- Unit 1
Using the novel "Where the Fern Grows", students will analyze the main character Billy Colman.
Students can identify character traits.
Students can cite evidence to support a particular
- L.5.1
- L.5.2.a
- L.5.2.d
- L.5.3
- RF.5.4
- RF.5.4.a
- RL.5.1
- RL.5.10
- SL.5.4
- W.5.2
- W.5.2.b
- W.5.2.e
- W.5.4
- W.5.6
- W.5.8
- W.5.9.b
Analyzing MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
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- Level 4
- 45 minutes
- Unit 1
Quote from text of speech and recognize figurative language
Interpret the figurative language and construct a response.
Critique classmate's responses and construct a response