INTRODUCTION Day 1 Unit Plane Ready for Unit Goals: Reading, Writing & Research, Language, “Doomsday” Nuclear Attack Speaking & Listening Discuss It: Should the government keep a Academic Vocabulary: Narrative “Doomsday” plane or similar resource in continuous operation? Launch Text: Dream's Winter (Lexile 520) WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 2 Anchor Text (Short Performance-Based Whole-Class Learning Essential Question Unit Goals Story): By the Waters of Assessment Task Strategies: Why do we try to TG p. 696 Babylon by Stephen Mode: Write a Listen Actively imagine the future? Evaluate written narratives by analyzing how Vincent Benét Narrative Clarify by asking authors craft their stories. RL.5 Anchor Text (Short Prompt: the end of questions Expand knowledge and use of academic and Story): There Will Come the world, how do we Monitor Understanding concept vocabulary RL.4, RI.4 Soft Rains by Ray begin again? Interact and Share ideas a narrative to convey an experience or Bradbury Language Development: event using effective techniques, Adverbial Clauses details, and well-structured W.3.a–e, W.10, L.1, sequences. W.3 L.1.b, L.2.c Conduct research projects of various lengths to explore a and clarify meaning. W.7 Use adverbial and other types of clauses to convey precise meaning and add sentence variety to your writing and presentations. L.1.b Collaborate with your team to build on the ideas of others, develop consensus, and communicate SL.1 Integrate visuals, and text in presentations SL.5 Standards Covered Reading Literary Text Reading Informational Speaking & Listening Language Writing NOTES: RL.1, RL.4, RL.5, RL.10 Text SL.2, SL.4, SL.5, SL.6 L.2, L.4.b, L.6 W.3, W.3.b UNIT 6 Whole-Class Learning GRADE 9 World’s End Making Meaning Language Development Effective Expression Days 3-6 By the Waters of Close Read Analyze the Analyze Craft and Babylon: Text Structure
INTRODUCTION Day 1 Unit “Doomsday” Plane Ready for Nuclear Attack Discuss It: Should the government keep a “Doomsday” plane or similar resource in continuous operation? Unit Goals: Reading, Writing & Research, Language, Speaking & Listening Academic Vocabulary: Narrative Launch Text: Dream's Winter (Lexile 520) WHOLE-CLASS LEARNING: Introduce Whole-Class Learning Day 2 Anchor Text (Short Story): By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benét Anchor Text (Short Story): There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury Performance-Based Assessment Task Mode: Write a Narrative Prompt: the end of the world, how do we begin again? Language Development: Adverbial Clauses W.3.a–e, W.10, L.1, L.1.b, L.2.c Whole-Class Learning Strategies: Listen Actively Clarify by asking questions Monitor Understanding Interact and Share ideas Essential Question Why do we try to imagine the future? Unit Goals TG p. 696 Evaluate written narratives by analyzing how authors craft their stories. RL.5 Expand knowledge and use of academic and concept vocabulary RL.4, RI.4 a narrative to convey an experience or event using effective techniques, details, and well-structured sequences. W.3 Conduct research projects of various lengths to explore a and clarify meaning. W.7 Use adverbial and other types of clauses to convey precise meaning and add sentence variety to your writing and presentations. L.1.b Collaborate with your team to build on the ideas of others, develop consensus, and communicate SL.1 Integrate visuals, and text in presentations SL.5 Standards Covered Reading Literary Text RL.1, RL.4, RL.5, RL.10 Reading Informational Text Speaking & Listening SL.2, SL.4, SL.5, SL.6 Language L.2, L.4.b, L.6 Writing W.3, W.3.b NOTES: UNIT 6 Whole-Class Learning GRADE 9 World’s End Making Meaning Language Development Effective Expression Days 3-6 By the Waters of Babylon: Close Read Analyze the Text Analyze Craft and Structure
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