Stamped from the Beginning Lesson Plan

Stamped from the Beginning Quote Exercise

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to identify and analyze important passages in the text.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.2

Structure:

To start the activity, ask a student to volunteer to read the first few paragraphs of Chapter 13. The section begins with “It was the story of the age--.” Guide students through a close reading of this paragraph. The close reading may include the following steps.

Step 1: Have students read the paragraph to themselves and take marginal notes. They should write a 1-2 sentence summary of the passage.

Step 2: Have students...