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Express Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax

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This Express Yourself Lesson Seed 9: Climax activity also includes:

Conduct a close reading of chapter 9 of The Cay. Read the chapter again and ask pupils to respond to a list of included text-dependent questions. Finish the class with the provided writing assignment, which asks learners to use textual evidence to prove that this chapter acts as a turning point in the overall story.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
plot, plot elements, climax, literary elements, the cay, theodore taylor, close reading
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Additional Tags
the cay, theodore taylor, climax, plot, close reading, english language arts
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Pros
  • Comes with text-dependent questions and a writing prompt
  • Provides suggestions for scaffolding
Cons
  • This is not a fully developed plan, so some procedures are not detailed enough to teach without additional teacher preparation