Claiming Our Place: LGBTQ+ Experiences in the United States

Lesson 18
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ELA

Unit 6

7th Grade

Lesson 18 of 20

Objective


Identify central ideas in The 57 Bus and explain how Slater develops ideas over the course of the text.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater 

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

What central idea does Slater develop on the topic of binaries? How does she use both Sasha and Richard’s stories to develop this central idea? Write a paragraph response using evidence from the text and carefully explain your thinking.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • What big topics does Slater address/explore in this text? Come up with at least four.

  • What central idea does Slater develop about justice?

  • Where in the text does Slater develop this central idea about justice? Provide at least two different incidents/chapters/ passages where she develops this idea.

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Homework


  • Prepare for tomorrow’s Socratic Seminar.

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Common Core Standards


  • RI.7.2 — Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

Supporting Standards

L.7.6
RI.7.1
RI.7.6
RI.7.10
SL.7.1
SL.7.6
W.7.1
W.7.1.a
W.7.1.b
W.7.4
W.7.9
W.7.9.b
W.7.10
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