Roots Lesson Plan

If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.3
   Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.4
   Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.8
   Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

4. 4

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