DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: OVERVIEW SELECTION WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS WRITING Learning Turtle Watchers Write an Argument Write an Argument an Argument Linda Hogan is what we see— “Nature” Dickinson The Sparrow Paul Laurence Dunbar SE pp 392-394 SE p 395 SE pp 396-397 SE pp 398-401 SE pp 402-407 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT Write an Argument Revising What effects do people have Concept Vocabulary Students write an argument Conventions: Sentence Students evaluate and revise on the environment? ancestors; wisdom; heed taking a position on the Fluency: Revising utilizing peer reviews. First Read following question: What is Sentences Participles Small-Group Learning Students Notice, Annotate, the most significant effect that Students revise sentences Editing and Proofreading Strategies Connect, Respond as they people have on the using participles and phrases. Students edit for conventions Prepare read the selection the environment? and proofread for accuracies. Participate Fully time. STANDARDS Support Others PreWriting/Planning L.7.1.c; L.7.3.a; PI.4; PI.10 Publishing and Presenting Clarify Guide: Poetry Students craft a claim, gather Students create a final Small-Group Learning evidence, and connect across version of their argument and Strategies Read the Selection texts. share in small groups. Selection Audio Table of Contents Preview Turtle Watchers/Nature/The Drafting Reflecting Preview the selections in the Sparrow: Accessible Text Students organize and write a Students reflect on their unit and discuss how they first draft. argument. relate to the EQ and unit Comprehension Check topic. Students complete STANDARDS STANDARDS comprehension questions. W.7.1; W.7.1.a-b; W.7.1.d; W.7.5; W.7.8; L.7.2.b; L.7.4.c Working as a Team W.7.5; W.7.10 Take a position Turtle Watchers/Nature/The List your rules Sparrow: First Read Apply the rules Extension Questions Name your group Create a communication Research to Explore plan Students research on unfamiliar detail mentioned in Making a Schedule one of the poems. Students make a schedule with for completing tasks. STANDARDS RL.7.10; L.7.4.c Working on Group Projects
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write an Argument SE pp 392-394 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write an Argument SE p 395 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING an Argument SE pp 396-397 OVERVIEW Learning SE pp 398-401 SELECTION Turtle Watchers Linda Hogan “Nature” is what we see— Dickinson The Sparrow Paul Laurence Dunbar SE pp 402-407 PERFORMANCE TASK Write an Argument Students write an argument taking a position on the following question: What is the most significant effect that people have on the environment? PreWriting/Planning Students craft a claim, gather evidence, and connect across texts. Drafting Students organize and write a first draft. STANDARDS W.7.1; W.7.1.a-b; W.7.1.d; W.7.5; W.7.10 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: Sentence Fluency: Revising Sentences Participles Students revise sentences using participles and phrases. STANDARDS L.7.1.c; L.7.3.a; PI.4; PI.10 PERFORMANCE TASK Revising Students evaluate and revise utilizing peer reviews. Editing and Proofreading Students edit for conventions and proofread for accuracies. Publishing and Presenting Students create a final version of their argument and share in small groups. Reflecting Students reflect on their argument. STANDARDS W.7.5; W.7.8; L.7.2.b; L.7.4.c Essential Question What effects do people have on the environment? Small-Group Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Fully 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 group Create a communication plan Making a Schedule Students make a schedule with for completing tasks. Working on Group Projects MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary ancestors; wisdom; heed First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the time. Guide: Poetry Read the Selection Selection Audio Turtle Watchers/Nature/The Sparrow: Accessible Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. Turtle Watchers/Nature/The Sparrow: First Read Extension Questions Research to Explore Students research on unfamiliar detail mentioned in one of the poems. STANDARDS RL.7.10; L.7.4.c
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