SE p 283 SE p 284 SE p 285 SE pp 286-292 SE pp 293-295 MAKING MEANING LANGUAGE LANGUAGE MAKING MEANING LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT Analyze & Structure: Concept Vocabulary Conventions: Basic Sentence Author’s Argument Concept Vocabulary Conventions: Clauses implemented; mandates; Structures Students will identify facts the Students complete activities Students identify subordinate intervene; intentions; dictate; Students identify sentence author uses to support her related to the Concept and relative clauses. exemption structures and clauses. argument. Vocabulary words: Conventions: Clauses Conventions: Basic Sentence Analyze Craft and Structure: impose; justifiable; status Conventions: Clauses (RP) First Review Structures Author’s Argument quo; rational; principle Students Notice, Annotate, Conventions: Basic Sentence Analyze and Structure: STANDARDS Connect, and Respond as Structures (RP) Author’s Argument Word Study: Latin Root: L.8.5.b they read the selection the (RP) -just- first time. EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION Concept Vocabulary and STANDARDS Word Study Guide: Nonfiction Writing to Compare: RI.8.6; RI.8.8 Word Study: Latin Root: Argumentative Essay -just- (RP) Read the Selection Students an argumentative Selection Audio essay about which argument Word Network Ban the Ban/Soda’s a they found most convincing. Students add new words to Problem: Accessible Leveled Writing to Compare: their Word Network as they Text Argumentative Essay read texts in the unit. Comprehension Check Evidence Log STANDARDS Students complete Students add notes and L.8.1; L.8.2; L.8.4.b; L.8.4.d comprehension questions. evidence that will be used to Ban the Ban/Soda’s a inform the Performance-Based Problem: First Read Assessment. Extension Questions STANDARDS Research to Explore RI.8.9; W.8.1.b; W.8.1.c; Students formulate a W.8.10; W.8.9.b research question relating to the concept of the “nanny state”. MAKING MEANING Close Read the Text Students will review the Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection.
SE p 283 SE p 284 SE p 285 SE pp 286-292 SE pp 293-295 MAKING MEANING Analyze & Structure: Author’s Argument Students will identify facts the author uses to support her argument. Analyze Craft and Structure: Author’s Argument Analyze and Structure: Author’s Argument (RP) STANDARDS RI.8.6; RI.8.8 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Concept Vocabulary Students complete activities related to the Concept Vocabulary words: impose; justifiable; status quo; rational; principle Word Study: Latin Root: -just- Concept Vocabulary and Word Study Word Study: Latin Root: -just- (RP) Word Network Students add new words to their Word Network as they read texts in the unit. STANDARDS L.8.1; L.8.2; L.8.4.b; L.8.4.d LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: Clauses Students identify subordinate and relative clauses. Conventions: Clauses Conventions: Clauses (RP) STANDARDS L.8.5.b MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary implemented; mandates; intervene; intentions; dictate; exemption First Review Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, and Respond as they read the selection the first time. Guide: Nonfiction Read the Selection Selection Audio Ban the Ban/Soda’s a Problem: Accessible Leveled Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. Ban the Ban/Soda’s a Problem: First Read Extension Questions Research to Explore Students formulate a research question relating to the concept of the “nanny state”. MAKING MEANING Close Read the Text Students will review the Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: Basic Sentence Structures Students identify sentence structures and clauses. Conventions: Basic Sentence Structures Conventions: Basic Sentence Structures (RP) EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION Writing to Compare: Argumentative Essay Students an argumentative essay about which argument they found most convincing. Writing to Compare: Argumentative Essay Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Performance-Based Assessment. STANDARDS RI.8.9; W.8.1.b; W.8.1.c; W.8.10; W.8.9.b
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