Unit 2 Title: Mrs. Flowers by Maya Angelou Suggested Time: 5 days (45 minutes per day) Common Core ELA Standards: RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4; W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, W.8.9; SL.8.1; L.8.1, L.8.2 Teacher Instructions Preparing for Teaching Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task. Big Ideas and Key Understandings The beauty and power of spoken and written language has the ability to humanize us and transform lives. Synopsis In Mrs. Flowers, an excerpt from the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the author, Maya Angelou, describes a significant experience with a respected person in her community, Mrs. Flowers, which changes her life. Through their interactions, Maya Angelou learns the power of language (spoken and written) and relationships to transform lives. Read the entire selection, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. Re-read the text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Tier II/academic vocabulary. During Teaching
Unit 2 Title: Mrs. Flowers by Maya Angelou Suggested Time: 5 days (45 minutes per day) Common Core ELA Standards: RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3, RL.8.4; W.8.1, W.8.2, W.8.4, W.8.9; SL.8.1; L.8.1, L.8.2 Teacher Instructions Preparing for Teaching Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description for teachers about the big ideas and key understanding that students should take away after completing this task. Big Ideas and Key Understandings The beauty and power of spoken and written language has the ability to humanize us and transform lives. Synopsis In Mrs. Flowers, an excerpt from the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the author, Maya Angelou, describes a significant experience with a respected person in her community, Mrs. Flowers, which changes her life. Through their interactions, Maya Angelou learns the power of language (spoken and written) and relationships to transform lives. Read the entire selection, keeping in mind the Big Ideas and Key Understandings. Re-read the text while noting the stopping points for the Text Dependent Questions and teaching Tier II/academic vocabulary. During Teaching
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