Days 33-34 TG p. 390-391, 392A-392F, 392-395 Standards: RL.6.10 Select and read a story from selections available online: from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Our Wreath of Rose Buds by Corrinne Fantasy by Gwendolyn Bennett The Shah of Blah from Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie Prince Francis by Roddy Doyle End-of-Unit Performance-Based Assessment Days 35-36 TG p. 396-399 Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.10, SL.6.4, SL.6.6 Writing to Sources: Fictional Narrative Prompt: What might happen if a fictional character were to come into the real world? Speaking and Listening: Storytelling GRADE 6, UNIT 5 : Exploration UNIT INTRODUCTION Days 1 & 2 Unit Video: Hang Son Doong Unit Reading, Writing & Research, Discuss It: Discuss It Why might explorers want to discover Speaking & Listening unknown places? Academic Vocabulary: Argument Launch Text: What on Earth Is Left to (Lexile 950) WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 3 Anchor Text (Memoir): from A Whole-Class Learning Strategies: Essential Question Unit Goals Long Assessment Task Listen Actively What drives people to TG p. 444 Way Home by Saroo Brierley Write an Argument Clarify by asking questions explore? Evaluate written arguments by (Video): BBC Science Club: All Prompt: Can anyone be an Monitor Understanding how authors state and support Exploration narrated by Dara explorer? Interact and Share ideas claims. RI.6.8 Ó Language Development: Expand knowledge and use of Conventions: Word Choice and thematic vocabulary. RI.6.4 for Style and Tone
Days 33-34 TG p. 390-391, 392A-392F, 392-395 Select and read a story from selections available online: from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum Our Wreath of Rose Buds by Corrinne Fantasy by Gwendolyn Bennett The Shah of Blah from Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie Prince Francis by Roddy Doyle Standards: RL.6.10 End-of-Unit Performance-Based Assessment Days 35-36 TG p. 396-399 Writing to Sources: Fictional Narrative Prompt: What might happen if a fictional character were to come into the real world? Speaking and Listening: Storytelling Standards: W.6.3, W.6.4, W.6.10, SL.6.4, SL.6.6 GRADE 6, UNIT 5 : Exploration UNIT INTRODUCTION Days 1 & 2 Unit Video: Hang Son Doong Discuss It: Discuss It Why might explorers want to discover unknown places? Unit Reading, Writing & Research, Speaking & Listening Academic Vocabulary: Argument Launch Text: What on Earth Is Left to (Lexile 950) WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 3 Anchor Text (Memoir): from A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley (Video): BBC Science Club: All Exploration narrated by Dara Ó Assessment Task Write an Argument Prompt: Can anyone be an explorer? Language Development: Conventions: Word Choice for Style and Tone Whole-Class Learning Strategies: Listen Actively Clarify by asking questions Monitor Understanding Interact and Share ideas Essential Question What drives people to explore? Unit Goals TG p. 444 Evaluate written arguments by how authors state and support claims. RI.6.8 Expand knowledge and use of and thematic vocabulary. RI.6.4
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