Building Background Knowledge: Jigsaw to Build and Share Expertise about the 2010 Haiti Earthquake, Part 1

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Using the Jigsaw protocol, scholars study chunks of text from a speech given by former US presidents following a devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. As they read the speech in small groups, they build background knowledge and share what they learned with classmates.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

haiti, earthquakes, barack obama, bill clinton, informational texts, disaster relief

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Instructional Ideas

Have students draw pictures illustrating lesson vocabulary words, such as catastrophe, aid, and rebuild

Classroom Considerations

First of 16 lessons from the Grade 5 ELA Module 4, Unit 3 series
Prepare the technology for viewing the speech in advance

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Includes suggestions for lesson differentiation
Provides comprehensive teaching notes

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