NAME______PD______DATE______RTW
Novel---mini unit
The BIG questions: How do culture, time, and place influence the development of identity?
How does war impact children?
OBJECTIVES:
- Increase awareness of water’s significance to human survival
- Increase awareness of the consumption of water—personally, nationally, and globally
- Learn some general geographical info about Sudan
- Read independently
- Complete a multiple choice Check for Understanding
- Complete a text dependent analysis writing assignment using the PPP strategy
- Complete the AR test for the novel
- Participate in discussions related to the novel and assignments
- Complete a “3 – 2 – 1” sheet
Tentative schedule…
Day 1 Water Web Quest
-complete the pre reading activity
Day 2 What if…
-complete for HW if not completed in class
Day 3 Brief introduction to the novel
Students begin reading in class Today I read pp ______to ______.
Day 4 Students continue reading in class Today I read pp ______to ______.
Information on the PPP assignment will be handed out/discussed.
Day 5 Students continue reading in class Today I read pp ______to ______.
Day 6 Students continue reading in class Today I read pp ______to ______.
Day 78 Studentswork on novel unit assignments.
If novel work is completed, class time is to be used for work on novel unit extra
credit opportunities (optional), AR, and/or Study Island.
GRADING:
100 pts AR test(can take in class 2/10)
50 pts PPP writing assignment
-typed using MLA formatting and printed *final due date 2/10*
40 pts Completion of pre reading activity sheets (must be handed in by 1/27)
25 pts Check for Understanding multiple choice (will be completed in class)
10 pts Completion of “3 – 2 – 1” reflection sheet(will be completed in class)
*Additional assignments may be added at the teacher’s discretion.
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EXTENSION topics: What is the history of the United Nations?
What are basic human rights?
What is it like to have to live in a refugee camp?
Grading for response to text dependent analysis question.
POINT / 15 / -attention to task, audience andpurpose
-response begins with a topic
sentence—a statement that answers
the question
-sufficient story details are given to
provide the reader with the context of
the quote
-effective lead in is given and
punctuated properly
PROOF / 15 / -quote from selection is represented
accurately
-punctuation is used properly
-quote is cited properly
PURPOSE / 15 / -effective explanation is given to
explain the significance of the quote
and to relate it back to the topic
sentence
MLA format / 5 / -correct heading, spacing, and font