This document is a middle school lesson plan detailing a 30-minute session for teaching the TIQA Writing Strategy, which is an acronym for Topic, Introduce, Quote, and Analyze. The objective is for students to define this paragraph structure and use it to write a short paragraph about one of the three rock types (igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic). The lesson involves an introduction and explanation of the TIQA acronym, followed by students working collaboratively to select a topic, find a factual quote from provided materials, and use sentence starters to craft their Introduce, Quote, and Analyze sentences. The plan emphasizes accessibility through visual aids, video support, and color-coded graphic organizers, with assessment based on exit tickets checking for correct structure.
