DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: OVERVIEW SELECTION WRITING FOCUS WRITING WRITING Small-Group Learning Tutors Seniors New Write a Nonfiction Narrative Write a Nonfiction Narrative Write a Nonfiction Narrative High-Tech Tricks Jennifer Ludden SE pp 52-54 SE p 55 SE pp 56-57 SE pp 58-61 SE pp 62-66 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT What can one generation Write a Nonfiction Narrative Revising learn from another? Concept Vocabulary Students write a narrative Develop Technique: Finding Students evaluate and revise struggling; impairments; answering the question: Your Voice draft utilizing peer reviews. Learning frustrated What unexpected event Students think of ways they Strategies shows how a can can develop their voice in Editing and Proofreading First Read Prepare influence someone from a their writing. Students edit for conventions Students Notice, Annotate, Participate Fully different generation? and proofread for accuracies. Connect, Respond as they Support Others STANDARDS read the selection the first Clarify PreWriting/Planning W.7.3.d Publishing and Presenting time. Small-Group Learning Students focus their topic, Students create a final First-Read Guide: Nonfiction Strategies develop characters and version of their essay and gather details. share in small groups. Read the Selection of Contents Preview Selection Audio Preview the selections in the Drafting Reflecting Tutors Teach Seniors New unit and discuss how they Students organize and write a Students reflect on High-Tech Tricks: Accessible relate to the EQ and unit first draft. narrative essays. Leveled Text topic. STANDARDS STANDARDS Comprehension Working as a Team W.7.3.a-e; W.7.10 W.7.3.a; W.7.3.d; W.7.3.e; Students complete Take a position W.7.4; W.7.5 comprehension questions. List your the rules Tutors Seniors New Name your group High-Tech Tricks: First Read Create a communication Extension Questions plan Research to Clarify Making a Schedule Students research one Students make a schedule unfamiliar detail from the text. with for completing tasks. Close Read the Text Working on Group Projects Students will review the Close Students choose specific Read Model and complete the roles for each member. close read sections in the selection. Read the Text
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 52-54 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING Write a Nonfiction Narrative SE p 55 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING Write a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 56-57 OVERVIEW Small-Group Learning SE pp 58-61 SELECTION Tutors Seniors New High-Tech Tricks Jennifer Ludden SE pp 62-66 PERFORMANCE TASK Write a Nonfiction Narrative Students write a narrative answering the question: What unexpected event shows how a can influence someone from a different generation? PreWriting/Planning Students focus their topic, develop characters and gather details. Drafting Students organize and write a first draft. STANDARDS W.7.3.a-e; W.7.10 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Develop Technique: Finding Your Voice Students think of ways they can develop their voice in their writing. STANDARDS W.7.3.d 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 narrative essays. STANDARDS W.7.3.a; W.7.3.d; W.7.3.e; W.7.4; W.7.5 Essential Question What can one generation learn from another? Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Fully Support Others Clarify Small-Group Learning Strategies 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 the rules Name your group Create a communication plan Making a Schedule Students make a schedule with for completing tasks. Working on Group Projects Students choose specific roles for each member. MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary struggling; impairments; frustrated First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide: Nonfiction Read the Selection Selection Audio Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks: Accessible Leveled Text Comprehension Students complete comprehension questions. Tutors Seniors New High-Tech Tricks: First Read Extension Questions Research to Clarify Students research one unfamiliar detail from the text. Close Read the Text Students will review the Close Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Read the Text
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