Unit Theme: 11.1 Memoir- My Point of View Week: # 4

Teacher: ______Subject: English Grade: 11 th Date: From ______to ______20____

Desired Result

Enduring Understanding EU1. Experiences, relationships, history, and culture influence identity. EU2. We all have our own unique points of view, formed by our personal, literary and cultural experiences. EU3. The structure and organization of writing helps us better understand what we read.

Assessment Evidence Summative Evaluation (Performance Task) The student will complete Journal Response-When I was a Puerto Rican, Student Original Memoir, Memoir Structure Poster (unit projects, exams, etc.)

Learning Plan Suggested Learning Activities: Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Standards Writing Reading Writing Listening Listening

Expectations 11.W.3 11.R.6L 11.W. 11.L.1d 11.L.1d 11.LA.1 11.W.3 11.W.8 11.W. 3 11.LA.6

Academic Strategy

Instructional Strategy and Phase At the end of this lesson, the At the end of the class, the student At the end of the class, At the end of this lesson, the student will At the end of this lesson, the student will explain the will have describes in details their the student will have respond in writing to the read aloud of student will respond in writing to organizational structure for a comparison to a life experience describes in details the When I was a Puerto Rican. the read aloud of When I was a Objective memoir through visual art. with someone else’s. impact of a place in them Puerto Rican. as a person.

___ Recall / Memory ___ Recall / Memory ___ Recall / Memory ___ Recall / Memory ___ Recall / Memory Depth of Knowledge (DOK) ___ Skill / Concept ___ Skill / Concept ___ Skill / Concept ___ Skill / Concept ___ Skill / Concept Desired Result

Learning Plan Suggested Learning Activities: ___ Strategic Thinking ___ Strategic Thinking ___ Strategic Thinking ___ Strategic Thinking ___ Strategic Thinking ___ Extended Thinking ___ Extended Thinking ___ Extended Thinking ___ Extended Thinking ___ Extended Thinking The teacher will present The teacher will read aloud a The teacher provides a The teacher will read aloud an excerpt The teacher will conclude read general feedback on the memoir based on describing a template of choice for the from When I was Puerto Rican aloud of the excerpt from When I concluded Oral Presentations. place that transformed the author. student to write and (http://teacher.scholastic.com/writeit/cav was Puerto Rican The teacher will then present (Example: A House on Mango record their full draft of alcade (http://teacher.scholastic.com/writ an in depth presentation on Street) The teacher will lead the My Place Memoir. /pdf/sept2003/p15- eit/cavalcade Initial Activities Memoir Structure. The teacher opening a pre-write session 21_nonfiction_puertorico.pdf) /pdf/sept2003/p15- will remind students to take exploring students up bringing in The student will take notes on important 21_nonfiction_puertorico.pdf) notes because they will different scenarios. (Life details. The student will take notes on paraphrase the information in connections) The student will important details. an art poster. focus on the task of writing his or her own draft on this topic. The student will work on The student will work on a first The student will complete drawing, painting, and or draft of their My Place Memoir, a their first draft of their My The teacher models think aloud as The student will respond in collage their interpretation of short memoir on text-to-self; Place Memoir, a short he/she reads the excerpt. The teacher his/her journal to the following the Structure of a Memoir. This student has a place in their memoir on text-to-self; can set up a form of T-Chart on a piece quotation: “I had failed the should be done in a letter size upbringing that effected who they student has a place in of butcher paper to visual help the audition and would never, ever Development Activities sheet of paper. Student should are today. their upbringing that students with less auditive learning get out of Brooklyn.” Why does include all the elements effected who they are skills. Santiago feel this way? Can you presented by the teacher. today. relate to this sentiment? Have you ever been in a position like this? Desired Result

Learning Plan Suggested Learning Activities: Activity: The student will give The teacher observes and leads The The student closes the lesson by The teacher will close the T- brief description of their poster. out the lesson by reviewing Basic teacher observes to assessing his other notes and sharing Chart with a class sharing of the (Informal group sharing activity) Editing marks for the student to assess the student’s ideas on these notes with peers. students Journal Responses. Closing Activities use in the editing phase of the progress. The student will The student will turn-in their writing assignment. (See PRCS jot down a reading journal journal response for assessment. English 2014) entry. .

Student Memoir Structure Student Reading Journal Note taking think aloud- Think-Peer- Journal Response Rubric Formative Assessment – Other Poster-Poster Rubric (See Share evidence PRCS) Materials Homework Differentiated Instruction Strategies ___ Special Education ___ LSP/LEP ___ Section 504 ___ Gifted

Teacher Reflection