DAY 26 DAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 PERFORMANCE TASK: INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNING PERFORMANCE-BASED Speaking and Listening LEARNING ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT Focus Deliver a Multimedia Presentation SE pp 682-683 SE pp 684-685 SE pp 686-688 SE pp 689-691 SE pp 692-693 PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING PERFORMANCE-BASED What can we learn from a ASSESSMENT PREP ASSESSMENT Speaking and Listening Journey? Guide Focus: Students Notice, Annotate, Review Evidence for an Speaking and Listening: Present an Multimedia Independent Learning Connect, Respond as they Explanatory Essay Podcast Presentation Strategies read the selection the Students evaluate the completing the essay, Students will develop a time. strength of their evidence. students develop a brief Create a Schedule presentation that addresses First-Read Guide three- to five-minute podcast. Practice what you have the question: What different Evidence Log learned types of journeys are there, Guide Students add notes and Reflect on the Unit Take Notes and how can they transform Guide evidence that will be used to Students reflect on Unit someone? inform the learning strategies, and the Independent Learning Read the Text Assessment. text. Strategies Plan With Your Group Students will review the Close Students will analyze the text, Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Reflect on the Unit Table of Contents Preview gather evidence and media close read sections in the Explanatory Essay Preview the selections in the examples, and organize selection. Students will write an essay Unit Test unit and discuss how they ideas. exploring when the journey relate to the EQ and unit Analyze the Text might matter more than the STANDARDS topic. Rehearse with Your Group Students will respond to destination. SL.9-10.4; SL.9-10.4.a Contents Students practice the questions about the text, podcast, fine-tune the content citing textual evidence. Explanatory Rubric and improve use of media. Students use the rubric to Quick Write guide their revisions. Present and Evaluate Students write about a Students present as a group paragraph that grabbed their STANDARDS and use checklist items to interest. W.9-10.2; W.9-10.10 evaluate. Share Your Independent STANDARDS Learning SL.9-10.4; SL.9-10.5; Students share what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of American identity. Evidence Log
DAY 26 DAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Deliver a Multimedia Presentation SE pp 682-683 INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 684-685 INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 686-688 ASSESSMENT SE pp 689-691 PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT SE pp 692-693 PERFORMANCE TASK Speaking and Listening Focus: Present an Multimedia Presentation Students will develop a presentation that addresses the question: What different types of journeys are there, and how can they transform someone? Plan With Your Group Students will analyze the text, gather evidence and media examples, and organize ideas. Rehearse with Your Group Students practice the podcast, fine-tune the content and improve use of media. Present and Evaluate Students present as a group and use checklist items to evaluate. STANDARDS SL.9-10.4; SL.9-10.5; Essential Question What can we learn from a Journey? 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 Guide Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the time. First-Read Guide Guide Guide 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 about 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 American identity. Evidence Log PERFORMANCE-BASED 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 Essay Students will write an essay exploring when the journey might matter more than the destination. Explanatory Rubric Students use the rubric to guide their revisions. STANDARDS W.9-10.2; W.9-10.10 ASSESSMENT Speaking and Listening: Podcast completing the essay, students develop a brief three- to five-minute podcast. Reflect on the Unit Students reflect on Unit learning strategies, and the text. Reflect on the Unit Unit Test STANDARDS SL.9-10.4; SL.9-10.4.a
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