DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 34 DAY 35 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNING PERFORMANCE-BASED Speaking and Listening Speaking and Listening LEARNING ASSESSMENT Focus Focus Deliver a Multimedia Deliver a Multimedia Presentation Presentation SE pp 242-243 SE p 243 SE pp 244-245 SE pp 246-248 SE pp 249-251 PERFORMANCE TASK PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING How do we remember the ASSESSMENT PREP Deliver a Multimedia Present and Evaluate past? First Read Presentation Students present as a group Students Notice, Annotate, Review Evidence for an Students give a presentation and use checklist items to Independent Learning Connect, Respond as they Explanatory Essay answering the following evaluate. Strategies read the selection the first Students evaluate the question: time. strength of their evidence Create a Schedule How do the selections STANDARDS First-Read Guide Practice what you have contribute to your SL.8.4; SL.8.5; SL.8.6 Evidence Log learned understanding of the Close-Read Guide Students add notes and Take Notes Holocaust and the ways in Guide evidence that will be used to which we remember the past? inform the Independent Learning Close Read the Text Assessment. Strategies Students will review the Close Plan with Your Group Students analyze the texts, Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Table of Contents Preview gather evidence, and close read sections in the Explanatory Text Preview the selections in the organize your ideas. selection. Students will write an essay unit and discuss how they to answer the following: How relate to the EQ and unit Rehearse with Your Group Analyze the Text can literature help us topic. Students practice the Students will respond to remember and honor the Contents presentation, fine-tune the questions about the text, victims of the Holocaust? content, improve their use of citing textual evidence. media, and brush up on Explanatory Essay Rubric presentation techniques. Quick Write Students use the rubric to Students write about a their revisions. STANDARDS paragraph that grabbed their SL.8.4; SL.8.5; SL.8.6 interest. STANDARDS W.8.2; W.8.2.b; W.8.10; PI.8 Share Your Independent Learning Students share what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of Individualism. Evidence Log
DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 34 DAY 35 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Deliver a Multimedia Presentation SE pp 242-243 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Deliver a Multimedia Presentation SE p 243 INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 244-245 INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 246-248 PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT SE pp 249-251 PERFORMANCE TASK Deliver a Multimedia Presentation Students give a presentation answering the following question: How do the selections contribute to your understanding of the Holocaust and the ways in which we remember the past? Plan with Your Group Students analyze the texts, gather evidence, and organize your ideas. Rehearse with Your Group Students practice the presentation, fine-tune the content, improve their use of media, and brush up on presentation techniques. STANDARDS SL.8.4; SL.8.5; SL.8.6 PERFORMANCE TASK Present and Evaluate Students present as a group and use checklist items to evaluate. STANDARDS SL.8.4; SL.8.5; SL.8.6 Essential Question How do we remember the past? Independent Learning Strategies Create a Schedule Practice what you have learned Take Notes Independent Learning Strategies Table of Contents Preview Preview the selections in the unit and discuss how they relate to the EQ and unit topic. Contents MAKING MEANING First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the first time. First-Read Guide Close-Read Guide Guide Close Read the Text Students will review the Close Read Model and complete the close read sections in the selection. Analyze the Text Students will respond to questions about the text, citing textual evidence. Quick Write Students write about a paragraph that grabbed their interest. Share Your Independent Learning Students share what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of Individualism. Evidence Log ASSESSMENT PREP Review Evidence for an Explanatory Essay Students evaluate the strength of their evidence Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Assessment. Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text Students will write an essay to answer the following: How can literature help us remember and honor the victims of the Holocaust? Explanatory Essay Rubric Students use the rubric to their revisions. STANDARDS W.8.2; W.8.2.b; W.8.10; PI.8
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