Lesson Plan

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 3, Lesson 4

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The fourth activity in a unit on crafting a research paper focuses on cohesion within and between paragraphs. Class members examine models that lack cohesion and ones that are cohesive and logically developed before using what they have learned to revise their drafts.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Provide class members with a personal copy of the handout
  • Ask writers to highlight transitional words and phrases in their drafts
  • Ask pairs to read their partner's draft, highlight the transition words and phrases they find, and indicate where transitions are needed to provide cohesion
Classroom Considerations
  • The fourth in a series of an eight-lesson unit that focuses on crafting a research paper
  • The lesson is designed to address Common Core writing standards
  • All the lessons in the unit and the three modules follow the same routine
Pros
  • The 10-page packet includes the text of the Common Core standards addressed by the lesson, models that demonstrate cohesion, a step-by-step plan, and a list of transitional words and phrases that writers may use to connect ideas within and between paragraphs
Cons
  • None