The Undefeated Lesson Plan
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Lesson Plan
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Description
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This lesson uses Kwame Alexander's The Undefeated to examine pre- and suffixes in context as well as a starting point for a small research project about the people portrayed in the text.
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Language
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English
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Content Standards
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L.3.4b Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
b. Choose punctuation for effect.
W.3.4 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
3 – H3.0.5 Use informational text and visual data to compare how Indigenous
Peoples and non-Indigenous Peoples in the early history of Michigan interacted with, adapted to, used, and/or modified their environments.
4 – H3.0.1 Use historical inquiry questions to investigate the development of Michigan’s major economic activities from statehood to present.
4 – H3.0.3 Use case studies or stories to describe the ideas and actions of individuals involved in the Underground Railroad in Michigan and in the Great Lakes region.
5 – U2.2.2 Describe the lives of enslaved Africans and free Africans, including fugitive and escaped slaves in the American colonies.
5 – U2.2.3 Describe how enslaved and free Africans struggled to retain elements of their diverse African histories and cultures to develop distinct African-American identities.
