Maniac Magee Lesson Plan

Read chapters 9 through 21.

Common Core Objectives

1. 1

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.3
   Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

2. 2

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4
   Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone

3. 3

   CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.5
   Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

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