the sun and the summer did her lips move as she watched the drenched windows. And then, of course, the biggest of all was that she had come here only five 6. Differences between people cause conflict. How does Margot contribute the conflict she is having with the other years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was when she was four in Ohio. And they, they had been on Venus all children in this passage? their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and Final Culminating Task: Students will answer the question had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was. “How is being different dangerous for Margot?” But Margot remembered. "It’s like a penny," she said once, eyes closed. "No it’s not!" the children cried. "It’s like a fire," she said, "in the stove." "You’re lying, you don’t remember!" cried the children. But she remembered and stood quietly apart from all of them and watched the patterning windows. Scaffolds and Extensions UDL Components: Extensions for advanced students: Support for students who are ELL, have disabilities or read well below grade level The group approach of the literature circles will also allow for advanced students to take on more of a leadership role, text band: and I can specifically assign those students who are on the For students who need accommodations advanced end as leaders in their respective groups. because of the independent nature of the Students who complete assignments early will be given reading and reading journals, I will provide opportunities for self-assessment and improvement, and teacher-selected passages and/or passage can be assigned as peer-buddies for struggling students. analysis frames for the reading journals. The groupings of this unit also for additional support. Because students will often be working in groups or partners for the literature circle discussions and other activities, I will be able to students in a “level”
the sun and the summer did her lips move as she watched the drenched windows. And then, of course, the biggest of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was when she was four in Ohio. And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was. But Margot remembered. "It’s like a penny," she said once, eyes closed. "No it’s not!" the children cried. "It’s like a fire," she said, "in the stove." "You’re lying, you don’t remember!" cried the children. But she remembered and stood quietly apart from all of them and watched the patterning windows. 6. Differences between people cause conflict. How does Margot contribute the conflict she is having with the other children in this passage? Final Culminating Task: Students will answer the question “How is being different dangerous for Margot?” Scaffolds and Extensions UDL Components: Support for students who are ELL, have disabilities or read well below grade level text band: For students who need accommodations because of the independent nature of the reading and reading journals, I will provide teacher-selected passages and/or passage analysis frames for the reading journals. The groupings of this unit also for additional support. Because students will often be working in groups or partners for the literature circle discussions and other activities, I will be able to “level” students in a Extensions for advanced students: The group approach of the literature circles will also allow for advanced students to take on more of a leadership role, and I can specifically assign those students who are on the advanced end as leaders in their respective groups. Students who complete assignments early will be given opportunities for self-assessment and improvement, and can be assigned as peer-buddies for struggling students.
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