Unit Theme: 6.4 Memoirs: Exploring Personal Challengesweek:#1

Unit Theme: 6.4 Memoirs: Exploring Personal ChallengesWeek:#1

Teacher: Subject: English Grade: 6th Date:From ______to______20____

Desired Result
Enduring Understanding
Students will understand that personal experiences can be turned into a specific type of writing called a memoir.
Students will understand that challenges are opportunities for new learning and personal growth.
Assessment Evidence
SummativeEvaluation (Performance Task)
(unit projects, exams, etc.)
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5
Standards / Listening / Listening / Reading / Writing / Language
Expectations / 6.L.1d / 6.L.1; 6.L.1b; 6.L.1d / 6.R.6L / 6.W.8 / 6.LA.4
Academic Strategy
Instructional Strategy and Phase / _X_Exploration
___Conceptualization
___Application / ___Exploration
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___Application / ___Exploration
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___Application / ___Exploration
___Conceptualization
_X_Application / _X_ Exploration
__Conceptualization
___Application
Objective / After the students read the definition of a memoir they will listen, respond, and share experiences. / After reading the interview of Esmeralda Santiago the students will react and interact in a socially appropriate manner, and share personal experiences. / After the students review the facts and details from Esmeralda Santiago’s interview they will identify the point of view. / After the students review the facts and details from Esmeralda Santiago’s interview, they will complete a time line using the information gathered from the reading selection. / Students will be able to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on developmentally appropriate reading and content, choosing flexibly from a variety of strategies; such as, using prefix and suffix, word roots, and context clues.
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) / ___ Recall/ Memory
___ Skill/ concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall/ Memory
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___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall/ Memory
___ Skill/ concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall/ Memory
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___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall/ Memory
___ Skill/ concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
Initial Activities / Routine
Brainstorming: What is a memoir? / Day before review.
Presentation of Reading Selection / Review the concept of identifying point of view in a reading selection. / Review the concept of making a time line. / Students will hand in the Graphic Organizer: My new Words.
Development Activities / Teacher will present the definition of a memoir (6.4 Resource: Characteristics of a memoir) / Reading Aloud: Esmeralda Santiago’s Interview, while the students listen and react. / Students review Esmeralda Santiago’s Interview throughout a discussion guided by the teacher, in order for them to identify the point of view in the reading selection provided. / Using the information from Esmeralda Santiago’s Interview student will complete a time line, in order to identify the sequence of events and the importance and relevance of them. / Group discussion to share students’ graphic organizer in order to establish vocabulary learned during the week and through the reading of Esmeralda Santiago’s Interview.
Closing Activities / Write the characteristics of a memoir in their notebooks. / Class Summary / Students complete a Q&A handout. / Oral presentations of Time Lines made by the students. / Vocabulary Activity (word wall, flashcards, crosswords, word search, among others)
Formative Assessment – Other evidence
Materials
Homework
Differentiated Instruction Strategies
___ Special Education
___ LSP/LEP
___ Section 504
___ Gifted
Teacher Reflection