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Using Fort Life by Bobbie Kalman and David Schimpky to Create Cinquain Poetry
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Theme: |
Revolutionary War
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Grades: |
3 - 5
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Subject: |
Reading and Language Arts, Social Studies
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Duration: |
45 minute class session
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Standards
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New York State Standards
- Listening and reading to acquire information and understanding involves collecting data, facts and ideas; discovering relationships, concepts and generalizations; and using knowledge from oral, written and electronic sources.
- Listening and reading for literary response involves comprehending, interpreting and critiquing imaginative texts in every medium; drawing on personal experiences and knowledge to understand the text; and recognizing the social, historical and cultural features of the text.
- Speaking and writing to acquire and transmit information requires asking probing and clarifying questions; interpreting information in one’s own words; applying information from one context to another; and presenting the information and interpretation clearly, concisely and comprehensibly.
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Read Fort Life by Bobbie Kalman and David Schimpky
- Gain a better understanding of the terms used to describe life of military families
- Choose four aspects of fort life and create a mini-book of cinquain poetry
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