DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: OVERVIEW SELECTION WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS Small-Group Learning A Work in Progress Write an Informative Essay an Informative Essay Write an Informative Essay Aimee Mullins SE pp 482-484 SE p 485 SE pp 486-487 SE pp 488-491 SE pp 492-499 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT Write an Informative Essay Revising How do we overcome Concept Vocabulary Students write an essay Conventions: The Use of Students evaluate and revise obstacles? accomplishments; answering the following Commas draft utilizing peer reviews. extraordinary; celebrate question: How did the Students identify faulty Small-Group Learning First Read individuals in the selections sentences and re-punctuate Editing and Proofreading Strategies Students Notice, Annotate, cope with the obstacles they them, either adding or Students edit for conventions Prepare Connect, Respond as they faced? removing commas. and proofread for accuracies. Participate read the selection the first Support Others time. PreWriting/Planning STANDARDS Publishing and Presenting Clarify Students gather details, L.7.2.a Students create a final Small-Group Learning First-Read Guide: Nonfiction formulate a thesis, and version of their essay and Strategies organize details. share in small groups. Read the Selection Table of Contents Preview Selection Audio Drafting Reflecting Preview the selections in the A Work in Progress: Students organize and a Students reflect on unit and discuss how they Accessible Leveled Text first draft. essay. relate to the EQ and unit topic. Comprehension Check STANDARDS STANDARDS Students complete W.7.2; W.7.2.a-c; W.7.2.f; L.7.2.a-b; L.7.2.d-e Working as a Team comprehension questions. W.7.10 Take a position List your rules A Work in Progress: Apply the rules Read Extension Questions Name your Create a communication Research to Clarify plan Students research one unfamiliar detail from the text. Making a Schedule Students make a schedule Research to Explore with group for completing Students research something tasks. that interests them from the text. Working on Group Projects Students choose specific STANDARDS roles for each member. RI.7.10; L.7.4.a myPerspectives ELL Support
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write an Informative Essay SE pp 482-484 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS an Informative Essay SE p 485 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write an Informative Essay SE pp 486-487 OVERVIEW Small-Group Learning SE pp 488-491 SELECTION A Work in Progress Aimee Mullins SE pp 492-499 PERFORMANCE TASK Write an Informative Essay Students write an essay answering the following question: How did the individuals in the selections cope with the obstacles they faced? PreWriting/Planning Students gather details, formulate a thesis, and organize details. Drafting Students organize and a first draft. STANDARDS W.7.2; W.7.2.a-c; W.7.2.f; W.7.10 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: The Use of Commas Students identify faulty sentences and re-punctuate them, either adding or removing commas. STANDARDS L.7.2.a 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 essay. STANDARDS L.7.2.a-b; L.7.2.d-e Essential Question How do we overcome obstacles? Small-Group Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Support Others Clarify Small-Group Learning Strategies Table 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 rules Apply the rules Name your Create a communication plan Making a Schedule Students make a schedule with group for completing tasks. Working on Group Projects Students choose specific roles for each member. MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary accomplishments; extraordinary; celebrate First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide: Nonfiction Read the Selection Selection Audio A Work in Progress: Accessible Leveled Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. A Work in Progress: Read Extension Questions Research to Clarify Students research one unfamiliar detail from the text. Research to Explore Students research something that interests them from the text. STANDARDS RI.7.10; L.7.4.a myPerspectives ELL Support
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