DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: OVERVIEW SELECTION WRITING WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS Small-Group Learning A Blessing an Explanatory Essay an Explanatory Essay Write an Explanatory Essay James Wright SE pp 128-130 SE p 131 SE pp 168-169 SE pp 134-137 SE pp 138-141 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT Write an Explanatory Essay Revising How can people and animals Concept Vocabulary Students write an essay Conventions: Revising for Students evaluate and revise relate to each other? ripple; nuzzled; caress responding to the question: In draft utilizing peer reviews. Correct Pronoun Case First Read what ways do Dr. Goodall and Students fix mistakes with Learning Students Notice, Annotate, the blogger present the pronoun case in sentences. Editing and Proofreading Strategies Connect, Respond as they animals and people as having Students edit for conventions Prepare read the selection the first things in common? STANDARDS and proofread for accuracies. Participate time. L.6.1.a; L.6.1.e Support Others PreWriting/Planning Publishing and Presenting Clarify First-Read Guide: Poetry Students write a thesis, Students create a final Small-Group Learning gather evidence, and connect version of their essay and Strategies Read the Selection across texts. share in small groups. Selection Audio Table of Contents Preview A Blessing: Accessible Text Drafting Reflecting Preview the selections in the Students organize and a Students reflect on their unit and discuss how they Comprehension Check first draft. essays. relate to the EQ and unit Students complete topic. comprehension questions. STANDARDS STANDARDS W.6.2.a; W.6.2.b; W.6.10 W.6.2.c; W.6.2.e; W.6.4; Working as a Team A Blessing: First Read W.6.5; W.6.6 Take a position Extension Questions List your rules Apply the rules Research to Clarify Name your group Students choose one Create a communication unfamiliar scientific detail of plan the text to research. Making a Schedule Read the Text Students make a schedule Students will review the Close with group for completing Read Model and complete the tasks. close read sections in the selection. Working on Projects Close Read the Text Students choose specific roles for each member. Analyze the Text
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING an Explanatory Essay SE pp 128-130 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS an Explanatory Essay SE p 131 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write an Explanatory Essay SE pp 168-169 OVERVIEW Small-Group Learning SE pp 134-137 SELECTION A Blessing James Wright SE pp 138-141 PERFORMANCE TASK Write an Explanatory Essay Students write an essay responding to the question: In what ways do Dr. Goodall and the blogger present the animals and people as having things in common? PreWriting/Planning Students write a thesis, gather evidence, and connect across texts. Drafting Students organize and a first draft. STANDARDS W.6.2.a; W.6.2.b; W.6.10 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: Revising for Correct Pronoun Case Students fix mistakes with pronoun case in sentences. STANDARDS L.6.1.a; L.6.1.e PERFORMANCE TASK Revising Students evaluate and revise draft utilizing peer reviews. Editing and Proofreading Students edit for conventions and proofread for accuracies. Publishing and Presenting Students create a final version of their essay and share in small groups. Reflecting Students reflect on their essays. STANDARDS W.6.2.c; W.6.2.e; W.6.4; W.6.5; W.6.6 Essential Question How can people and animals relate to each other? Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Support Others Clarify Small-Group Learning Strategies Table of Contents Preview Preview the selections in the unit and discuss how they relate to the EQ and unit topic. Working as a Team Take a position List your rules Apply the rules Name your group Create a communication plan Making a Schedule Students make a schedule with group for completing tasks. Working on Projects Students choose specific roles for each member. MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary ripple; nuzzled; caress First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide: Poetry Read the Selection Selection Audio A Blessing: Accessible Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. A Blessing: First Read Extension Questions Research to Clarify Students choose one unfamiliar scientific detail of the text to research. Read the Text Students will review the Close Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Close Read the Text Analyze the Text
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