Discovering Self: Bud, Not Buddy

Lesson 17
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ELA

Alternate Unit 6

4th Grade

Lesson 17 of 29

Objective


Write a multiple-paragraph essay to answer a unit Essential Question. 

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Write a multiple-paragraph essay to answer one of the following Essential Questions. 

  • What traits help people succeed in the face of challenge? 
  • Can a person be entirely self-sufficient? 
  • What was the Great Depression? How does the setting of the Great Depression influence the way the story unfolds?

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Common Core Standards


  • W.4.1 — Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information

Supporting Standards

L.4.1
L.4.2
L.4.6
W.4.4
W.4.5
W.4.9
W.4.10
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