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Which subject	English
What topic	Text Evidence
What length (min)	30
What age group	Year or Grade 7
Class size	20
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Lesson plan

Topic

Text Evidence

Objectives

• Understand what text evidence is and its importance in comprehension.
• Learn how to identify and use text evidence to support inferences and conclusions.
• Apply skills in analyzing a passage and citing evidence from the text.

Materials

• Excerpts from a selected text (short story or article)
• Whiteboard and markers
• Projector (if needed for digital text)
• Handouts with guiding questions
• Sticky notes for annotations
• Homework assignment sheet

Grade/Age Group

Grade 7

Subject

English

Class Size

20 students

National Curriculum Alignment

This lesson aligns with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for reading comprehension and text analysis. Specifically, it addresses CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.1.

Lesson Structure

Step Number	Step Title	Length (minutes)	Details
1	Introduction	5	Introduce the concept of text evidence. Explain its significance in reading comprehension.
2	Guided Practice	10	Distribute text excerpts. Guide students in identifying text evidence through group work.
3	Independent Practice	10	Students analyze a different passage individually and find supporting text evidence.
4	Class Discussion	3	Students share their findings with partners. Facilitate a brief whole-class discussion.
5	Conclusion and Homework	2	Summarize the lesson and assign homework: write a paragraph that includes text evidence supporting a point. Check homework submission without presentations.

Assessment

• Monitor student participation during group work and class discussions.
• Review the collected homework to assess understanding and ability to utilize text evidence effectively.

Homework

• Complete a short paragraph using text evidence from a provided text or a text of their choice. The paragraph should have at least two pieces of evidence to support their main point.

This lesson plan ensures that students grasp the concept of text evidence effectively while adhering to the guidelines of the year 7 English curriculum.

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