DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: PERFORMANCE TASK: OVERVIEW SELECTION Small-Group Learning You Are the Electric Boogaloo WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS WRITING FOCUS Write a Nonfiction Narrative Write a Nonfiction Narrative a Nonfiction Narrative Geoff Herbach Just Be Yourself Stephanie Pellegrin SE pp 34-36 SE p 37 SE pp 38-39 SE pp 40-43 SE pp 44-49 PERFORMANCE TASK LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING DEVELOPMENT What are some milestones on Write a Nonfiction Narrative Revising the path to growing up? Concept Vocabulary Students write a narrative that Create Cohesion: Students evaluate and revise immense; majestic; numerous answers this question: What Transitions draft utilizing peer reviews. Small-Group Learning event changed your Students choose transitions Strategies First Read understanding of yourself, or to show specific connections Editing and Proofreading Students Notice, Annotate, Prepare that of someone you know? among ideas and events. Students edit for conventions Connect, Respond as they Participate and proofread for accuracies. read the selection the Support Others PreWriting/Planning STANDARDS time. Clarify Students choose their topic, W.8.3.c; PII.2 Publishing and Presenting First-Read Guide: Nonfiction Learning gather evidence, and connect Students create a final Strategies across texts. version of their narratives and Read the Selection share in small groups. Selection Audio Table of Contents Preview Drafting You Are the Electric Preview the selections in the Students organize and write a Reflecting Boogaloo/Just Be Yourself!: unit and discuss how they first draft. Students reflect on Accessible Leveled Text relate to the EQ and unit narrative essays. STANDARDS Comprehension Check Working as a Team W.8.3.a-e STANDARDS Students complete Take a position W.8.3.d; W.8.3.e; W.8.4; comprehension questions. List your rules W.8.5 Apply the rules You Are the Electric Name your group Boogaloo/Just Be Yourself!: Create a communication First Read Extension plan Questions Making a Schedule Research to Clarify Students make a schedule Students research one with group for completing unfamiliar detail from the text. tasks. STANDARDS Working on Projects RI.8.10; L.8.5; PI.6 Students choose specific roles for each member.
DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 34-36 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS Write a Nonfiction Narrative SE p 37 PERFORMANCE TASK: WRITING FOCUS a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 38-39 OVERVIEW Small-Group Learning SE pp 40-43 SELECTION You Are the Electric Boogaloo Geoff Herbach Just Be Yourself Stephanie Pellegrin SE pp 44-49 PERFORMANCE TASK Write a Nonfiction Narrative Students write a narrative that answers this question: What event changed your understanding of yourself, or that of someone you know? PreWriting/Planning Students choose their topic, gather evidence, and connect across texts. Drafting Students organize and write a first draft. STANDARDS W.8.3.a-e LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT Create Cohesion: Transitions Students choose transitions to show specific connections among ideas and events. STANDARDS W.8.3.c; PII.2 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 narratives and share in small groups. Reflecting Students reflect on narrative essays. STANDARDS W.8.3.d; W.8.3.e; W.8.4; W.8.5 Essential Question What are some milestones on the path to growing up? Small-Group Learning Strategies Prepare Participate Support Others Clarify Learning Strategies Table of Contents Preview Preview the selections in the unit and discuss how they relate to the EQ and unit 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 Projects Students choose specific roles for each member. MAKING MEANING Concept Vocabulary immense; majestic; numerous First Read Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the time. First-Read Guide: Nonfiction Read the Selection Selection Audio You Are the Electric Boogaloo/Just Be Yourself!: Accessible Leveled Text Comprehension Check Students complete comprehension questions. You Are the Electric Boogaloo/Just Be Yourself!: First Read Extension Questions Research to Clarify Students research one unfamiliar detail from the text. STANDARDS RI.8.10; L.8.5; PI.6
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