Martin Luther King Jr. Compare and Contrast Poem to Nonfiction Article
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Compare and Contrast
Martin Luther King Jr.
Nonfiction Article and a Poem
Why do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.? What kind of man was he? Students will read an original article and poem all about this! Then they will analyze it using close reading skills. They will compare and contrast using a double bubble map or Venn diagram, fill out two column notes, and finally write an essay. Or, you can just have them read and answer questions! The choice is yours.
Included:
- One original nonfiction article
- One original poem
- Step by step teacher directions (I do, We do, You do method of teaching)
- Close reading poster
- Close reading bookmark
- Graphic organizers: two column notes, Venn diagram, thinking map, paragraph frame
- Rubric
- Comprehension Questions (2 versions- easy and hard)
24 pages in all!
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English Language Arts Standards Met:
Fourth Grade:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.1Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
Fifth Grade:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.5Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.
Sixth Grade:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.6Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
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