And additional question: What county in Nevada does the town reside in? Session Extension Activity: Students will write an Eight Students will take all argumentative essay 45 Minutes information from all towns including text dependent researched and write an information. argumentative essay about why or why not a pioneer should have lived in one or two of the towns during the Gold Rush days. Lesson 2 Resources: Nevada, Our Home Lesson 3: Virginia City Miners Essential Understandings and Skills of Lesson: Students will develop an understanding of the daily life of using evidence in text to support and generalize, listening and Miners in the Comstock (Virginia City.) Also, speaking respectfully, writing coherent paragraphs with evidence. Students will use a complex text and respond to text dependent questions Rationale and Student Objectives: through evidence and reasoning within the text. Materials: Roughin It by Mark Twain, 1872 – close read Lesson Plan Outline: Approximate What is the teacher doing during this What are students expected to do Notes (formative Time time? during this time? assessment ideas, (e.g. 15 mins) differentiation, adaptations, etc.) One week Take students through the close Close reading (see CCSS), This is an in-class slow moving (45-60 minute reading process while introducing annotating text: vocabulary, process that takes chunks) students to life in Virginia City summarizing, main ideas, kids into a deep during the late 1800s. questioning, etc; and discussing reading of a and responding to questions in complex text over preparation of a culminating several days. It takes time for kids written piece.
And additional question: What county in Nevada does the town reside in? Session Eight 45 Minutes Extension Activity: Students will take all information from all towns researched and write an argumentative essay about why or why not a pioneer should have lived in one or two of the towns during the Gold Rush days. Students will write an argumentative essay including text dependent information. Lesson 2 Resources: Nevada, Our Home Lesson 3: Virginia City Miners Essential Understandings and Skills of Lesson: Students will develop an understanding of the daily life of Miners in the Comstock (Virginia City.) Also, using evidence in text to support and generalize, listening and speaking respectfully, writing coherent paragraphs with evidence. Rationale and Student Objectives: Students will use a complex text and respond to text dependent questions through evidence and reasoning within the text. Materials: Roughin It by Mark Twain, 1872 – close read Lesson Plan Outline: Approximate Time (e.g. 15 mins) What is the teacher doing during this time? What are students expected to do during this time? Notes (formative assessment ideas, differentiation, adaptations, etc.) One week (45-60 minute chunks) Take students through the close reading process while introducing students to life in Virginia City during the late 1800s. Close reading (see CCSS), annotating text: vocabulary, summarizing, main ideas, questioning, etc; and discussing and responding to questions in preparation of a culminating written piece. This is an in-class slow moving process that takes kids into a deep reading of a complex text over several days. It takes time for kids