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Prairie Lotus Paired Texts – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 19 Paired Texts
  • 10 Nonfiction Readings
  • “To My Mother” Poem & “Uncle Sam’s Farm” Song
  • Historical Documents – Maps, Catalog, Godey’s Lady Book & More!
  • Digital Links for Google Slides™
  • Answer Keys!
The paired texts will build your students’ knowledge about the historical events that influence the novel, Prairie Lotus. Each of the 19 pairings is either a nonfiction text or historical artifact, which means students will synthesize across texts as they engage in their close reading and analysis. Through the process, students will gain a deeper understanding of the political, cultural, and social nuances of the late 19th century. By the end of the unit, students will have developed their ability to think critically and make connections between literature and nonfiction texts and will have expanded their understanding of the history Prairie Lotus is based upon.
 
Paired Texts: The paired texts include a variety of materials with which to engage students and develop their critical thinking skills, such as nonfiction articles, historical documents, photographs, a poem, a song, and much more. By engaging with a variety of sources for close reading, students will grow their ability to comprehend and analyze texts. Each one gives students a chance to practice essential skills aligned to the reading of informational and historical texts under the Common Core State Standards. The resource also allows for differentiation, accommodation, and flexible implementation. After working with these texts over the course of the unit, you can be confident your students will have mastered numerous skills and built their background knowledge on numerous topics, including:
  • Chinese Immigration – Push and Pull Factors, Life in the U.S. and Challenges, Transcontinental Railroad, Boycott Primary Sources
  • Westward Expansion – Principles and Policies
  • First Nations – Impact of Westward Expansion, Reservation System, and Story of the Dakota
  • Newspaper Clippings – Chinese Massacre of 1871 and Dakota Territory
  • Poem – “To My Mother”
  • Song – “Uncle Sam’s Farm”
  • Magazine – Godey’s Lady Book
  • Catalog – Montgomery Ward Catalog
  • Photograph Study – Life on the Prairie
  • Map Study – Great Sioux Reservation Land Loss
 
Digital Links: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. All they will have to do is create a text box! There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
Answer Key: The key provides potential answers for every question asked in every lesson. Of course, not all analytic questions have just one answer! Part of the strength of the analysis question is the room they leave for students to demonstrate their unique thinking and use textual evidence to support their stance. Therefore, use the answers at your discretion but know they provide a solid foundation for the type of performance that makes for quality work. 
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allow for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful. All aspects of the assignments, though, are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in order for students to have ample opportunities to practice and demonstrate their knowledge across numerous, essential literary skills.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE! It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 86.75 MB
  • 113 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & Google Forms™
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
Contents

Prairie Lotus Paired Texts – Snapshot of Included Resources:

  • 19 Paired Texts
  • 10 Nonfiction Readings
  • “To My Mother” Poem & “Uncle Sam’s Farm” Song
  • Historical Documents – Maps, Catalog, Godey’s Lady Book & More!
  • Digital Links for Google Slides™
  • Answer Keys!
Description
The paired texts will build your students’ knowledge about the historical events that influence the novel, Prairie Lotus. Each of the 19 pairings is either a nonfiction text or historical artifact, which means students will synthesize across texts as they engage in their close reading and analysis. Through the process, students will gain a deeper understanding of the political, cultural, and social nuances of the late 19th century. By the end of the unit, students will have developed their ability to think critically and make connections between literature and nonfiction texts and will have expanded their understanding of the history Prairie Lotus is based upon.
 
Paired Texts: The paired texts include a variety of materials with which to engage students and develop their critical thinking skills, such as nonfiction articles, historical documents, photographs, a poem, a song, and much more. By engaging with a variety of sources for close reading, students will grow their ability to comprehend and analyze texts. Each one gives students a chance to practice essential skills aligned to the reading of informational and historical texts under the Common Core State Standards. The resource also allows for differentiation, accommodation, and flexible implementation. After working with these texts over the course of the unit, you can be confident your students will have mastered numerous skills and built their background knowledge on numerous topics, including:
  • Chinese Immigration – Push and Pull Factors, Life in the U.S. and Challenges, Transcontinental Railroad, Boycott Primary Sources
  • Westward Expansion – Principles and Policies
  • First Nations – Impact of Westward Expansion, Reservation System, and Story of the Dakota
  • Newspaper Clippings – Chinese Massacre of 1871 and Dakota Territory
  • Poem – “To My Mother”
  • Song – “Uncle Sam’s Farm”
  • Magazine – Godey’s Lady Book
  • Catalog – Montgomery Ward Catalog
  • Photograph Study – Life on the Prairie
  • Map Study – Great Sioux Reservation Land Loss
 
Digital Links: This resource is also technology friendly! It can be utilized in classrooms where computers or tablets are central to instruction because the resource has been adapted for digital completion. The resource includes links for students to complete the student pages in Google Slides™. For instance, students can work with the documents in Google Drive™ or via Google Classroom. With these links, you can have students complete their work online. All they will have to do is create a text box! There are links for every student work page, making the format friendly not only for technology but also trees.
 
Answer Key: The key provides potential answers for every question asked in every lesson. Of course, not all analytic questions have just one answer! Part of the strength of the analysis question is the room they leave for students to demonstrate their unique thinking and use textual evidence to support their stance. Therefore, use the answers at your discretion but know they provide a solid foundation for the type of performance that makes for quality work. 
The entire resource and its inclusive set of questions allow for multiple potential uses based on your determination about when and where it would be most helpful. All aspects of the assignments, though, are aligned to the Common Core State Standards in order for students to have ample opportunities to practice and demonstrate their knowledge across numerous, essential literary skills.
 
This resource is NOT EDITABLE! It is intended to be comprehensive, but if you have particular needs for your classroom, please contact me! (lauren@lit-lessons.com)
Format
  • ZIP file (PDFs and Word Docs for Digital Links)
  • Non-Editable
  • 86.75 MB
  • 113 Pages
  • Links for Student Pages in Google Slides™ & Google Forms™
Rights
  • This downloadable resource supplies one single-teacher license for use in your classroom. 
  • Photocopying of this product is allowed only for the classroom use of the purchaser. 
  • Replication of this product, in whole or in part, for commercial sale or broader distribution is strictly prohibited. 
  • This product also may NOT be shared electronically, digitally, or otherwise in a manner that violates the Terms of Use detailed by LIT Lessons. 
  • For explicit information on permissions, please see the Terms of Use document included with this resource. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
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