Developing Resilience: The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Lesson 6
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ELA

Unit 1

6th Grade

Lesson 6 of 32

Objective


Draft a paragraph response and revise for analysis.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis  pp. 20 – 46 — Chapter 2 and 3

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

How does Kenny’s point of view of Rufus change over the course of today’s reading? Provide specific evidence from the text (pp. 32–33 and 44–46) to support your answer and carefully explain your thinking.

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.6.3 — Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
  • W.6.1.a — Introduce claim(s) and organize the reasons and evidence clearly.
  • W.6.1.b — Support claim(s) with clear reasons and relevant evidence, using credible sources and demonstrating an understanding of the topic or text.
  • W.6.1.c — Use words, phrases, and clauses to clarify the relationships among claim(s) and reasons.
  • W.6.5 — With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.

Supporting Standards

L.6.1
L.6.2
L.6.2.b
L.6.6
RL.6.1
RL.6.10
W.6.4
W.6.9
W.6.9.a
W.6.10
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