From the grade 6 Oklahoma Academic Standards:

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Lesson idea: Select a chapter from the book Ninth Ward that students could use to strengthen their skills at identifying and describing details such that they are able to summarize the chapter effectively in 1 paragraph.

Objectives: Students will work with a partner to identify the most important details in the chapter. Students will each write a 5-7 sentence paragraph in which they summarize the chapter using the key details they have identified.

How might we model identifying key details using a different chapter?

How might we model writing an effective summary?

What criteria would we identify as important when evaluating the effectiveness of a summary paragraph?

What product will students produce?

What will I grade (if anything)?

How does this product/day's lesson contribute to the larger goals of my unit?

Another lesson idea from the standards:

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If the goal is for students to be able to write and revise their writing for organization, then how might we study texts for their organization?

Select a section of Ninth Ward that would be particularly juicy for considering logical order and transitions. How is the text organized overall (in multiple ways) to communicate chronological order to the reader, as well as chronological order within chapters? What kinds of words can you identify in the text that communicate the presence and passage of time in the text?

Other lessons that could be considered regarding "logical order":

How do the events that occur within the rising action of the plot of Ninth Ward communicate the concept of cause and effect in the novel? Give examples as evidence from the events in the text. Use page numbers to cite your evidence.

How do the events that occur within the rising action of the plot of Ninth Ward communicate the concept of problem and solution in the novel? Give examples as evidence from the events in the text. Use page numbers to cite your evidence.

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