Lesson Plan

Introducing the Narrative Arc: The Last Day of Slavery

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Fix your mistakes. Scholars look over their end-of-unit assessments while the teacher focuses on common mistakes made among the class. Learners then make predictions about their next text, Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery, by viewing the pictures on the cover. As the teacher begins to read the book aloud, pupils answer text-dependent questions. Finally, they use matching cards to complete a narrative arc of the story.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Allow pupils to take turns reading the picture book to one another
Classroom Considerations
  • FIrst of 16 lessons in Grade 7 ELA Module 3, Unit 2
  • Uses the End of Unit 1 Assessment with teacher feedback
  • Requires one copy of the book Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery
Pros
  • Lists questions and discussion during read aloud for teacher reference 
  • Offers ideas for meeting the needs of struggling learners
Cons
  • None