Ready-to-teach lesson
Evidence-Based Writing
Box of Shocks (EBook) - Grade 5 - Short lesson
TIME
OBJECTIVE
10 minutes Write a coherent evidence-based paragraph explaining Oliver's development.
PRODUCT
One claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph using at least three cited atoms.
Essential question: How does Oliver change from a collector seeking shocks into someone who acts as Diggory's friend?
Materials
Text to mark
- Prepared passages: Passage 2, Passage 10, Passage 11, Passage 15
- Passage 2
- Passage 10
- Passage 11
Lesson sequence
1 Focus - 2 min
- Passage 15
- Teacher direction:
- How does Oliver change from a collector seeking shocks into someone who acts as Diggory's friend?
- Prepared text:
- Passage 2, Passage 10, Passage 11, Passage 15 2 Evidence move - 5 min
- Teacher direction:
- Oliver first imagines a collection designed to shock his parents. After confronting Diggory's hardship, the box matters less, and he gives Diggory food and Bubbles. Diggory's final message supports the conclusion that Oliver has begun acting as a friend.
- Prepared text:
- Passage 2, Passage 10, Passage 11, Passage 15 3 Product - 3 min
- Teacher direction:
- One claim-evidence-reasoning paragraph using at least three cited atoms.
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- Prepared text:
- Passage 2, Passage 10, Passage 11, Passage 15
Support & extension
Above: Address a counterpoint: Oliver still keeps the Box of Shocks, so explain why his development is a change in priorities rather than a total rejection of his earlier self.
Below: Provide a paragraph frame with spaces for an initial motivation, a turning point, a helpful action, and Diggory's response.
Assessment
- Presents a clear claim about Oliver's change
- Uses evidence from both the beginning and later parts of the story
- Explains how each selected detail supports the claim
- Avoids claiming knowledge beyond the cited evidence
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