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 an Explanatory Present an Explanatory Essay Essay SE pp 172-173 SE p 173 SE pp 174-175 SE pp 176-178 SE pp 179-181 PERFORMANCE TASK PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING How can people and animals ASSESSMENT PREP Present an Explanatory Present and Evaluate relate to each other? Read Essay Students present as a group Students Notice, Annotate, Review Evidence for an Students present a slideshow and use checklist items to Connect, Respond as they Independent Learning Explanatory Essay that examines the effects the evaluate. Strategies read the selection the first Students evaluate the animals have on the time. strength of their evidence Create a Schedule characters in the selections. STANDARDS First-Read Guide Practice what you have SL.6.4; SL.6.5 Evidence Log learned Plan with Your Group Close-Read Guide Students add notes and Take Notes Students analyze the text, Close-Read Guide evidence that will be used to gather evidence, and inform the Independent Learning organize your ideas. Close Read the Text Assessment. Strategies Students will review the Close Rehearse with Your Group Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Table of Contents Preview Students practice the close read sections in the Explanatory Text Preview the selections in the presentation, fine-tune the selection. Students will write an essay unit and discuss how they content, improve use of to answer the following: How relate to the EQ and unit media, and brush up on Analyze the Text can animals and people help topic. presentation techniques. Students will respond to one another? Contents questions the text, citing STANDARDS textual evidence. Explanatory Essay Rubric W.6.2.c; SL.6.2; SL.6.6 Students use the rubric to Quick Write guide their revisions. Students write about a paragraph that grabbed their STANDARDS interest. RI.6.7; W.6.2; W.6.10 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 an Explanatory Essay SE pp 172-173 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Present an Explanatory Essay SE p 173 INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 174-175 INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 176-178 PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT SE pp 179-181 PERFORMANCE TASK Present an Explanatory Essay Students present a slideshow that examines the effects the animals have on the characters in the selections. Plan with Your Group Students analyze the text, gather evidence, and organize your ideas. Rehearse with Your Group Students practice the presentation, fine-tune the content, improve use of media, and brush up on presentation techniques. STANDARDS W.6.2.c; SL.6.2; SL.6.6 PERFORMANCE TASK Present and Evaluate Students present as a group and use checklist items to evaluate. STANDARDS SL.6.4; SL.6.5 Essential Question How can people and animals relate to each other? 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 Close-Read 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 the text, citing textual evidence. Quick Write Students write 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 Explanatory Essay Students evaluate the strength of their evidence Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Assessment. Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text Students will write an essay to answer the following: How can animals and people help one another? Explanatory Essay Rubric Students use the rubric to guide their revisions. STANDARDS RI.6.7; W.6.2; W.6.10
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