DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 34 DAY 35 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNING PERFORMANCE-BASED Speaking and Listening Speaking and Listening LEARNING ASSESSMENT Focus Focus Present Multimedia Profiles Present Multimedia Profiles SE pp 528-529 SE p 529 SE pp 530-531 SE pp 532-534 SE pp 535-537 PERFORMANCE TASK PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING How do we overcome ASSESSMENT PREP Present Multimedia Profiles Present and Evaluate obstacles? Read As a group, students present Students present as a Students Notice, Annotate, Review Evidence for an a series of profiles to address and use checklist items to Independent Learning Connect, Respond as they informative Essay the question: How do people evaluate. read the selection the first Students evaluate the Strategies overcome enormous time. strength of evidence Create a Schedule challenges? STANDARDS First-Read Guide Practice what you have SL.7.1.a; SL.7.4; SL.7.5 Evidence Log learned Plan with Your Group Guide Students add notes and Take Notes Students analyze the text, Close-Read Guide evidence that will be used to gather details and and inform the Independent Learning organize their ideas. Close Read the Text Assessment. Strategies Students will review the Close Rehearse with Your Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Table of Contents Preview Students practice the close read sections in the Informative Essay Preview the selections in the presentation, fine-tune the selection. Students will write an essay unit and discuss how they content, improve their use of to answer the following: How relate to the EQ and unit media, and brush up on Analyze the Text can people overcome topic. presentation techniques. Students will respond to adversity in the face of Contents questions about the text, overwhelming obstacles? STANDARDS citing textual evidence. W.7.2; W.7.9 Informative Essay Rubric Quick Write Students use the rubric to Students about a guide their revisions. paragraph that grabbed their interest. STANDARDS W.7.1.a-b; W.7.4; W.7.9; W.7.10 Share Your Independent Learning Students share what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of Individualism. Evidence Log
DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 34 DAY 35 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Present Multimedia Profiles SE pp 528-529 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Present Multimedia Profiles SE p 529 INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 530-531 INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 532-534 PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT SE pp 535-537 PERFORMANCE TASK Present Multimedia Profiles As a group, students present a series of profiles to address the question: How do people overcome enormous challenges? Plan with Your Group Students analyze the text, gather details and and organize their ideas. Rehearse with Your Students practice the presentation, fine-tune the content, improve their use of media, and brush up on presentation techniques. STANDARDS W.7.2; W.7.9 PERFORMANCE TASK Present and Evaluate Students present as a and use checklist items to evaluate. STANDARDS SL.7.1.a; SL.7.4; SL.7.5 Essential Question How do we overcome obstacles? Independent Learning Strategies Create a Schedule Practice what you have learned Take Notes Independent Learning Strategies Table of Contents Preview Preview the selections in the unit and discuss how they relate to the EQ and unit topic. Contents MAKING MEANING Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide Guide Close-Read Guide Close Read the Text Students will review the Close Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Analyze the Text Students will respond to questions about the text, citing textual evidence. Quick Write Students about a paragraph that grabbed their interest. Share Your Independent Learning Students share what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of Individualism. Evidence Log ASSESSMENT PREP Review Evidence for an informative Essay Students evaluate the strength of evidence Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Assessment. Writing to Sources: Informative Essay Students will write an essay to answer the following: How can people overcome adversity in the face of overwhelming obstacles? Informative Essay Rubric Students use the rubric to guide their revisions. STANDARDS W.7.1.a-b; W.7.4; W.7.9; W.7.10
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