We Learned About the Challenger

This series includes four parts focused on the Challenger explosion. Students will read President Reagan’s address to the nation presented on the evening of the Challenger Space Shuttle explosion in January 1986. Students will then analyze the speech and determine which relevant details support Reagan’s central idea. Additionally, students will complete close reading activities individually, with partners, and in small groups as they prepare to draft an expository essay outlining the relevant details that support Reagan’s central idea.
Resource ID#: 29399 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: close reading, text dependent questions, evidence, expository writing, paraphrasing, Challenger, Space Shuttle, Reagan, presidential speeches, central idea, details, peer revision, self-evaluation, speech, vocabulary in context
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Writing to Learn
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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