Lesson 17: Technical Language
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
After rereading and discussing a model of close reading, students will be able to determine the meaning of technical words and phrases as they are used in the text.
What is the subject of the informational text?
How does the use of technical language help establish the author as an authority on the subject?
Are there any technical words that have an impact on the meaning and tone, or quality, of the book or article?
Can you identify the contextual meaning of any of the words?
Instruction:
CCSS: RI.7.4
Application:
CCSS: RI.7.1, RI.7.4, SL.7.1.A, SL.7.1.C, SL.7.2
DOK 2,3,4
Text Chunking
Guiding Questions
Sentence Starters & Response Frames
Small Group Support
Graphic Organizers
Visual Glossary
Modeling
Think-a-Louds
Quiz questions, Open-Ended Response Questions, Discussion and Notes
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