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Lesson Overview
Objective
Organize ideas in an outline and draft a complete paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.
Readings and Materials
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Podcast: “This American Life 803: Greetings, People of Earth | Act Four, Jorts and All” by Diane Wu
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Website: Northern Plains History and Cultures: How do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging? by the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
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Excerpt: “Carmen Perez” from American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures by Carmen Perez
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Article: “The Fight for Disability Rights” by Joe Bubar
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Article: “The Remarkable Journey of an Ironman” by Kurt Streeter
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Resource: Single Paragraph Outline
Lesson Map
3 days
Write a cohesive, organized paragraph that makes and supports a clear and complete claim.
Draft a claim that is clear, completely answers the prompt, and includes supporting reasons.
- Details Brainstorming Page (G7, U1, L5)
Standards
L.7.3.aW.7.1.a
Create an outline for a paragraph that fully answers the prompt, and draft a paragraph.
- Details Brainstorming Page (G7, U1, L5)
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.4
Draft a cohesive, organized paragraph.
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.7.1W.7.1.c
2 days
Write a paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.
Organize ideas in an outline and draft a complete paragraph that makes and supports a clear claim.
- Single Paragraph Outline
Standards
W.7.1.aW.7.1.bW.7.4
Revise a paragraph by adding and punctuating equal adjectives to create vivid, clear descriptions.
Standards
L.7.2.aW.7.5
5 days
Write a first-person, fictional narrative that explores a moment in time where a character explores their identity.
Create a planning page that includes characters and conflicts.
- Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)
Standards
W.7.3W.7.5
Draft engaging beginnings and orient the reader to the characters and conflict.
- Engaging Beginnings Practice (G7, U1, L19)
- Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)
Standards
W.7.3.a
Develop internal and external conflicts to advance the plot.
- Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)
Standards
L.7.2L.7.2.aW.7.3.b
Draft a narrative ending that resolves the conflict and intentionally varies pacing.
- Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)
Standards
W.7.3.b
Revise stories by elaborating sentences to create a published narrative.
- Narrative Planning Page (G6–8)
Standards
W.7.3.bW.7.3.d
