CIS: Fat Weighs Heavy on the Brain

This CIS lesson is a deep reading lesson intended to be completed with 8th grade students. The article presents research regarding the impact obesity has not only on physical health, but on cognition as well. Students return to the article looking for information three times. Students present the evidence they collect while reading in a short writing assignment that is re-visited and shaped throughout the lesson.

Resource ID#: 63036 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 8

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Document Camera

Instructional Time: 3 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: close read, Comprehension Instructional Sequence, CIS, Fat Weighs Heavy on the Brain, obesity

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Assessment, Text Resource, Instructional Technique, Formative Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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