A Year in a Word: Selfie by Gautam Malkani from Time and Free Will by Henri Bergson from The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James End-of-Unit Performance-Based Assessment Days 29-30 TG p. 672-675 Standards: W.12.3.a-e; SL.12.4, SL.12.2.5 Writing to Sources: What types of experiences allow us to discover who we really are? Speaking and Listening: Elevator Introduction GRADE 12, UNIT 6 : Finding a Home INTRODUCTION Day 1 Unit Video: The British Empire Sets Unit Goals: Reading, Writing & Research, Language, Speaking Its Sights West & Listening Discuss It: How do you define when Academic Vocabulary: Informative Text “home” your nation is a global empire? Home Away From Home (Lexile 1120L) Launch Text: LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 2 HISTORICAL Performance-Based Whole-Class Learning Essential Question Unit PERSPECTIVES Assessment Task Strategies: What does it mean to TG p. 678 Focus Period: Mode: Write an Listen Actively call a place home? Evaluate written informative texts by analyzing how Informative Essay Clarify by asking authors introduce and develop central ideas. RI.12.2 A Changing World Prompt: How did British questions Expand knowledge and use of academic and concept Anchor Text (Essay): colonialism complicate Monitor vocabulary RI.12.4 Back to My Own the idea of home? Understanding Write an informative essay in which you effectively Country: An Essay by Language Development: Interact and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information. Andrea Levy Conventions and Style, Share ideas W.12.2 Create a Coherent Conduct research projects of various lengths to Anchor Text (Essay): Shooting an Elephant by Whole: use transitions explore a topic and clarify meaning. W.12.7 George Orwell W.12.2.f; W.12.4; Correctly use appropriate and varied transitions to W.12.5; W.12.7, vary sentence structure and connect related ideas. W.12.8, W.12.9.B, L.12.1 W.12.10, L.12.1, L.12.2, Collaborate with your team to build on the ideas of L.12.2.b others, develop consensus, and communicate SL.12.1 Integrate audio, visuals, and text in presentations SL.12.5
A Year in a Word: Selfie by Gautam Malkani from Time and Free Will by Henri Bergson from The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James End-of-Unit Performance-Based Assessment Days 29-30 TG p. 672-675 Writing to Sources: What types of experiences allow us to discover who we really are? Speaking and Listening: Elevator Introduction Standards: W.12.3.a-e; SL.12.4, SL.12.2.5 GRADE 12, UNIT 6 : Finding a Home INTRODUCTION Day 1 Unit Video: The British Empire Sets Its Sights West Discuss It: How do you define “home” when your nation is a global empire? Unit Goals: Reading, Writing & Research, Language, Speaking & Listening Academic Vocabulary: Informative Text Launch Text: Home Away From Home (Lexile 1120L) LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 2 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Focus Period: A Changing World Anchor Text (Essay): Back to My Own Country: An Essay by Andrea Levy Anchor Text (Essay): Shooting an Elephant by George Orwell Performance-Based Assessment Task Mode: Write an Informative Essay Prompt: How did British colonialism complicate the idea of home? Language Development: Conventions and Style, Create a Coherent Whole: use transitions W.12.2.f; W.12.4; W.12.5; W.12.7, W.12.8, W.12.9.B, W.12.10, L.12.1, L.12.2, L.12.2.b Whole-Class Learning Strategies: Listen Actively Clarify by asking questions Monitor Understanding Interact and Share ideas Essential Question What does it mean to call a place home? Unit TG p. 678 Evaluate written informative texts by analyzing how authors introduce and develop central ideas. RI.12.2 Expand knowledge and use of academic and concept vocabulary RI.12.4 Write an informative essay in which you effectively convey complex ideas, concepts, and information. W.12.2 Conduct research projects of various lengths to explore a topic and clarify meaning. W.12.7 Correctly use appropriate and varied transitions to vary sentence structure and connect related ideas. L.12.1 Collaborate with your team to build on the ideas of others, develop consensus, and communicate SL.12.1 Integrate audio, visuals, and text in presentations SL.12.5
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