Carol Healy at Inspire Academy and I collaborated today to build a Keep It or Junk It Lesson with a National Geographic article, " Europeans Less Genetically Diverse Than Africans ". We read the article, discussed it's content & purpose, and drafted a focus question. Guided by our knowledge of students, other texts in the Human Genetics Unit, and Student Achievement Partners' Academic Word Finder , we also added definitions of key terms above grade level. Engaging in the lesson as learners we were able to draft a key with a possible evidence lists and categories for kept words and phrases. Carol will use the lesson next week & I cannot wait to see the student work. You can find the edited text here and the lesson handout here .
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