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 Present a Nonfiction Narrative Present a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 76-77 SE p 77 SE pp 78-79 SE pp 80-82 SE pp 83-85 PERFORMANCE TASK PERFORMANCE TASK Essential Question MAKING MEANING ASSESSMENT PREP Speaking and Listening Present and Evaluate What are some of the First-Read Guide Focus: Present a Nonfiction Students present as a group milestones on the path to Students Notice, Annotate, Review Notes for a Narrative and use checklist items to growing up? Connect, Respond as they Nonfiction Narrative Students create a series of evaluate. read the selection the Students evaluate the nonfiction narratives about Independent Learning time. strength of their content. rites of passage. STANDARDS Strategies First Read Guide SL.8.4; SL.8.5 Evidence Log Create a Schedule Plan With Your Group Guide Students add notes and Practice what you have Students will analyze the text, Read Guide evidence that will be used to learned gather evidence and inform the Take Notes examples and organize ideas. Read the Text Assessment. Students will review the Close Independent Learning Rehearse With Your Group Read Model and complete the Writing to Sources: Strategies Students practice with the close read sections in the Nonfiction Narrative fine-tune the content, selection. Students will write a Table of Contents Preview improve the use of media, nonfiction narrative Preview the selections in the and brush up on presentation Analyze the Text responding to the prompt: unit and discuss how they techniques. Students will respond to relate to the EQ and unit questions about the text, What rite of passage has held topic. STANDARDS citing textual evidence. the most significance for your SL.8.4; SL.8.5 or for a person you know Contents Quick Write well? Students write about a paragraph that grabbed their Nonfiction Narrative Rubric interest. Students use the rubric to guide their revisions. Share Your Independent Learning STANDARDS Students what they W.8.3.a-e learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of how one generation learns from another. Evidence Log
DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 34 DAY 35 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Focus Present a Nonfiction Narrative SE pp 76-77 PERFORMANCE TASK: Speaking and Listening Present a Nonfiction Narrative SE p 77 INTRODUCE INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 78-79 INDEPENDENT LEARNING SE pp 80-82 PERFORMANCE-BASED ASSESSMENT SE pp 83-85 PERFORMANCE TASK Speaking and Listening Focus: Present a Nonfiction Narrative Students create a series of nonfiction narratives about rites of passage. Plan With Your Group Students will analyze the text, gather evidence and examples and organize ideas. Rehearse With Your Group Students practice with the fine-tune the content, improve the use of media, and brush up on presentation techniques. STANDARDS SL.8.4; SL.8.5 PERFORMANCE TASK Present and Evaluate Students present as a group and use checklist items to evaluate. STANDARDS SL.8.4; SL.8.5 Essential Question What are some of the milestones on the path to growing up? 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 Guide Students Notice, Annotate, Connect, Respond as they read the selection the time. First Read Guide Guide Read Guide 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 what they learned from independent learning with a group and reflect on how it adds to their understanding of how one generation learns from another. Evidence Log ASSESSMENT PREP Review Notes for a Nonfiction Narrative Students evaluate the strength of their content. Evidence Log Students add notes and evidence that will be used to inform the Assessment. Writing to Sources: Nonfiction Narrative Students will write a nonfiction narrative responding to the prompt: What rite of passage has held the most significance for your or for a person you know well? Nonfiction Narrative Rubric Students use the rubric to guide their revisions. STANDARDS W.8.3.a-e
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