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 from Alice’s Adventures in Write a Fictional Narrative Write a Fictional Narrative Write a Fictional Narrative Wonderland Lewis Carroll SE pp 352-354 SE p 355 SE pp 356-357 SE pp 358-361 SE pp 362-367 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT Write a Fictional Narrative Revising Where can imagination lead? Concept Vocabulary Students write a fictional Conventions: Combining Students evaluate and revise latitude; longitude; downward narrative responding to the draft utilizing peer reviews. Sentences for Variety Small-Group Learning First Read following question: What Students use a variety of Strategies Students Notice, Annotate, happens on a particular day sentences in writing. Editing and Proofreading Prepare Connect, Respond as they to characters that inhabit an Students edit for conventions Participate Fully read the selection the first imaginary place similar to the STANDARDS and proofread for accuracies. Support Others time. places described in The L.6.1; L.6.3.a; PII.6 Clarify Phantom Tollbooth? Publishing and Presenting Learning First-Read Guide: Fiction Students create a final Strategies PreWriting/Planning version of their narrative and Read the Selection Students create a story map, share in small groups. of Contents Preview Selection Audio gather evidence, and connect Preview the selections in the from Alice’s Adventures in across texts. Reflecting unit and discuss how they Wonderland: Accessible Students reflect on relate to the EQ and unit Leveled Text Drafting narrative. topic. Students organize and write a Comprehension Check first draft. STANDARDS Working as a Team Students complete W.6.3.a; W.6.3.c; W.6.3.d; Take a position comprehension questions. STANDARDS W.6.3.e; W.6.5 List your rules W.6.3.a; W.6.3.b; W.6.3.d; Apply the rules from Alice’s Adventures in W.6.3.e; W.6.10 Name your group Wonderland: First Read Create a communication Extension Questions plan Research to Clarify Making a Schedule Students choose one Students make a schedule unfamiliar detail from the text with group for completing to research. tasks. Research to Explore Working on Group Projects Students research on Students choose specific unfamiliar detail from the text for each member. and formulate a research question.
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Fictional Narrative SE pp 352-354 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Fictional Narrative SE p 355 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Fictional Narrative SE pp 356-357 OVERVIEW Small-Group Learning SE pp 358-361 SELECTION from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll SE pp 362-367 PERFORMANCE TASK Write a Fictional Narrative Students write a fictional narrative responding to the following question: What happens on a particular day to characters that inhabit an imaginary place similar to the places described in The Phantom Tollbooth? PreWriting/Planning Students create a story map, gather evidence, and connect across texts. Drafting Students organize and write a first draft. STANDARDS W.6.3.a; W.6.3.b; W.6.3.d; W.6.3.e; W.6.10 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Conventions: Combining Sentences for Variety Students use a variety of sentences in writing. STANDARDS L.6.1; L.6.3.a; PII.6 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 narrative and share in small groups. Reflecting Students reflect on narrative. STANDARDS W.6.3.a; W.6.3.c; W.6.3.d; W.6.3.e; W.6.5 Essential Question Where can imagination lead? Small-Group Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Fully Support Others Clarify Learning Strategies 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 group for completing tasks. Working on Group Projects Students choose specific for each member. MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary latitude; longitude; downward First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide: Fiction Read the Selection Selection Audio from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: Accessible Leveled Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: First Read Extension Questions Research to Clarify Students choose one unfamiliar detail from the text to research. Research to Explore Students research on unfamiliar detail from the text and formulate a research question.
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