“Breaker Boys: A Light at the End of the Tunnel” Informational: Key Details & Cause/Effect

4th Grade • 1 Lesson Plan

$2.00

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Quick Facts

Subject: ELA, Informational

Type: 1 Lesson Plan

Skills:

Participate in a series of engaging close reading lessons with many opportunities to develop vocabulary through oral language practice
Ask and answer text dependent questions in order to...
- Use context clues to define unknown words
- Determine primary cause and significant effects

Materials Needed:

Blank & lined pieces of paper
Pencil & crayons/colored pencils
Document camera or whiteboard.

Printable Resources: Required:

copies of Informational Text: “Breaker Boys: A Light at the End of the Tunnel” by Jennifer Kaul (1 per student)

Optional:

“Exit Slip” –or- blank paper as an assessment component (1 copy per student)
Causal Reasoning Design (Focus on Effects) graphic organizer (1 copy per student)

CCSS: RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, RI.4.4, RI.4.5

File Type: PDF Document

Lesson Plan Description

Pair this lesson with the “closer-looking” lesson of a picture (Breaker Boys) for an intriguing and thoughtful lesson set. This 1 hour lesson uses an informational text “Breaker Boys: A Light at the End of the Tunnel” by Jen Kaul to engage your students in thoughtful discourse and debate. Your students will:

Participate in a series of engaging close reading lessons with many opportunities to develop vocabulary through oral language practice
Ask and answer text dependent questions in order to…
- Use context clues to define unknown words
- Determine primary cause and significant effects
- Summarize the key details and main idea

**Purchasing both this 1 hour and the ELA Bundle: “Breaker Boys: A Light at the End of the Tunnel” Informational Bundle,” will result in duplicated content.