Lesson Plan

Making Inferences: The Fall of Saigon

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Get hooked! Reel in and hook scholars to the unit with a slide show, text-based activity, and reading exercises. To increase curiosity, learners read only small pieces of Panic Rises in Saigon, but the Exits Are Few. Readers use the brief excerpts to make inferences about future lessons.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Take notes of pupil discussion and participation during group work to guide future lessons
Classroom Considerations
  • First of 14 lessons in the Grade 8 ELA Module 1, Unit 1 series
  • Requires preparation of sentence strips
Pros
  • Lists ideas for differentiation
  • Includes various types of learning (visual, auditory, etc.)
Cons
  • None
Common Core