Lesson plan

Lesson 8 - Compare an Informational Text to A Long Walk to Water

  • From EL Education Language Arts
  • Created by
  • Standards
  • Tags
teaches Common Core State Standards W.7.9.b http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/7/9/b
teaches Common Core State Standards W.7.9.a http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/7/9/a
teaches Common Core State Standards RL.7.9 http://corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/7/9
Print / PDF
Press ESC or click here to exit full screen

Tip: swipe on touch devices, use your keyboard's ← and → arrow keys, or clicker buttons to quickly navigate the lesson plan

or to view additional materials

You'll gain access to interventions, extensions, task implementation guides, and more for this lesson plan.

Lesson 8 - Compare an Informational Text to A Long Walk to Water

About this lesson

To learn more about this lesson and English Language Learner considerations, read the Lesson 8 Narrative and Lesson 8 Teacher's Guide for ELLs found under the Additional Materials tab.

Focus Standards (These are the standards the instruction addresses.)

  • CCSS.RL.7.9NC.RL.7.9CCSS.W.7.9.aCCSS.W.7.9.b

Supporting Standards (These are the standards that are incidental - no direct instruction in this lesson, but practice of these standards occurs as a result of addressing the focus standards.)

  • CCSS.RL.7.1NC.RL.7.1CCSS.RI.7.1NC.RI.7.1CCSS.RI.7.10NC.RI.7.10CCSS.W.7.2NC.W.7.2CCSS.W.7.2.bNC.W.7.2.cCCSS.SL.7.1NC.SL.7.1CCSS.L.7.6NC.L.7.6

Daily Learning Targets

  • I can begin gathering and analyzing evidence to use in planning and writing my essay.
  • I can compare and contrast events in A Long Walk to Water with an informational text describing the same events.

Purpose of Lesson:

  • In this lesson, students read Chapter 15 of A Long Walk to Water and then compare the novel with an informational article titled, “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan.”

In Advance:

  • Ensure there is a copy of Entrance Ticket: Unit 2, Lesson 8 at each student’s workspace.
  • Post the Learning Targets and applicable Anchor Charts (see Materials list).

 Digital Materials Preparation:

  • Prepare to display and assign the lesson and new digital materials to students before class.
  • For digital assignments, ensure that students have access to a digital device.
  • Be sure students have access to their Unit 2 Digital Vocabulary Log.
  • Be sure students have access to their Unit 2 Digital Independent Reading Journal in order to complete the homework assignment.

 New Digital Materials:

  • Similarities and Differences: A Long Walk to Water and “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” Note-Catcher (students will access this digital material in Lessons 8-13)

Vocabulary: 

  • Academic (Tier Two): compare and contrast, staggered
  • Domain-Specific (Tier Three): N/A

Materials from Previous Lessons:

Teacher

  • Equity Sticks (from Unit 1, Lesson 1, Opening A)
  • Close Readers Do These Things Anchor Chart (one for display; from Unit 1, Lesson 4, Opening A)
  • Academic word wall (one for display; from Unit 1, Lesson 1, Opening A)
  • Text Guide: A Long Walk to Water (For Teacher Reference) (from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Work Time A)
  • Work to Become Ethical People Anchor Chart (one for display; from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Opening B)
  • Work to Become Ethical People Anchor Chart (Example for Teacher Reference)(from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Opening B)
  • Questions about A Long Walk to Water Anchor Chart (one for display; from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Work Time A)
  • Questions about A Long Walk to Water Anchor Chart (Example for Teacher Reference) (from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Work Time A)

Student

  • Vocabulary log (one per student; from Unit 1, Lesson 2, Opening A)
  • A Long Walk to Water (text; one per student; from Unit 1, Lesson 1, Work Time C)
  • “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” article (one per student and one for display; from Unit 2, Lesson 1, Work Time A)

New Materials:

Teacher

  • Entrance Ticket: Unit 2, Lesson 8 (Answers for Teacher Reference)
  • Images of Juba (one for display)
  • Similarities and Differences: A Long Walk to Water and “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” Note-Catcher (Example for Teacher Reference)

Student

  •  Digital device for each student
  • Entrance Ticket: Unit 2, Lesson 8 (one per student)
  • Online or print dictionaries (including ELL and home language dictionaries; one per small group of students)
  • Synopsis: A Long Walk to Water, Chapter 15 (one per student)
  • Sticky notes (one of each gist color per student)
  • Similarities and Differences: A Long Walk to Water and “The ‘Lost Girls’ of Sudan” Note-Catcher (one per student and one to display)

 

Adapted from EL Education under CC BY license. All adaptations copyright 2019 LearnZillion.