Unit Theme: 9.2 Communicating My Ideas Date: Period: 6 Weeks Teacher: Subject
Unit Plan 9.2
Unit Theme: 9.2 Communicating My Ideas Date: Period: 6 weeks Teacher: Subject: ___English______Reform Strategy (PCEA):
Grade: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Transversal Theme: Cultural Identity Civic and Ethic Education Education for Peace Environmental Education Technology and Education
Education for Work
Integration: Spanish English Social Studies Science Math Fine Arts Physical Education Health Sciences Technology / Media
Transfer Objective (T) and Acquisition (A)Transfer (T) Goals
T1. The student will leave class able to use his/her knowledge of memoirs and personal narratives to better reflect upon and understand his/her own experiences as well as those of others.
T2. The student will leave class able to apply his/her knowledge of reading skills to analyze a particular narrative perspective.
T3. The student will leave class able to apply a smooth and fluent flow to his/her writing about the past.
The Students acquire skills to…
A1. Listen to a response out loud in order to analyze point of view and elements of genre.
A2 .Determine the points of view from witch a text is told and rationalize why an author would choose to write that perspective.
A3. Write an original narrative to reflect upon and communicate a message about a pass life experience.
A4. Write fluent sentences in the pass tense using a variety of sentence structure to ensure the flow of the piece.
Essential Questions
EQ1. In which ways does literature contribute to our understanding of the world?
EQ2. Why is it important for people and cultures to construct narratives about their experience?
EQ3. How do writers use reflection to make sense of prior experiences?
PERFORMANCE TASKACTIVITIES
Days / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day5Standards and Expectations
9.R.6L Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create an effect on the reader.
9.S.2 Respond orally to closed and open ended questions.
Activity:
Performance Task:
Instructional Handbook
Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir
- Literary Genres of personal narrative and memoir.
- Attachment 9.2: Learning Activity – Writing Process. Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir notes
9.R.6L Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters create an effect on the reader.
9.R.10 Read and comprehend a variety of literature.
Activity:
Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir
- Literary Genres, compare and contrast.
9.R.5l Compare and contrast the structure of two or more literary test and analyze how the differing structure of each text contribute to its meaning and style.
Activity:
Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir
- Literary Genres, compare and contrast.
9.R.5l Compare and contrast the structure of two or more literary test and analyze how the differing structure of each text contribute to its meaning and style.
9.R.1 Use in-depth critical reading of a variety of text…
Activity:
Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir
- Compare and contrast.
9.W.1 Justify opinions and positions using valid reasoning’s, relevant and sufficient evidence.
Activity:
Features of Personal Narratives and Memoir
- Create a Handbook.
1
week
Day 6 / Day 7 / Day 8 / Day 9 / Day 10
Standards and Expectations
9.S.3 Use a variety of grade appropriate, social, academic, and content specific academic words…
Activity:
Personal Narrative and Memoir
- The student is presenting the handbook.
9.LA.1 Demonstrate command of the of the conversation of English Grammar.
Activity:
Personal Narrative and Memoir
- The students will work with verb tenses.
9.LA.1 Demonstrate command of the of the conversation of English Grammar.
9.LA.1b. Uses vary types of phrases, nouns, commas…
Activity:
Personal Narrative and Memoir
- The student will work with verb tenses.
9.LA.1b. Uses vary types of phrases, nouns, commas…
Activity:
Personal Narrative and Memoir
- The student will work with verb tenses.
9.LA.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand…
Activity:
Personal Narrative and Memoir
- The student will work with verb tenses.
2
week.
DAY 11 / DAY 12 / DAY 13 / DAY 14 / DAY 15
Standards and Expectations
9.W.4 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting.
9.W.8 Write routinely to develop various types of paragraphs…
9.S.2A Respond orally to open ended questions.
Activity:
Performance Task
When I Was Young Flipbook.
Discuss rubrics and requirements for Performance Task When I Was Young.. Flipbook (See Attachment 9.2: Performance Task-When I Was Young in…Rubrics).
Complete a rough draft (See Attachment 9.2: Performance Task-Rough Draft Template). / Standards and Expectations
9.W.4 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting.
Activity: Performance Task
When I Was Young Flipbook.
- Revise rough draft.
- Create a final draft
-If technology is available use online tool
-If not, refer to Attachment 9.2: Learning Activity-Make a Flipbook. / Standards and Expectations
9.S.2b Explain, restate and discuss information.
Activity: Performance Task
When I Was Young Flipbook.
- Flipbook Oral Presentation (See Attachment 9.2: Performance Task-When I Was Young in…Rubrics).
9.S.1 Contribute to class, group and partner discussion…
Activity: Point of View
- Introduce the term “Point of View” (See Attachment: 9.2 Learning Activity- Point of View Notes).
- Complete Point of view Chart (Other Evidence)
- See Literature Connections or the website ereadingworksheets.com.
9.S.5 Demonstrate how to adjust language choices according to the content…
9.W.1a Express and clarify viewpoints and opinions, take and defend positions that differ from others.
Activity: Point of View
- Discuss the sample excerpt of the text (see When I Was Young in the Mountains)
- Teacher will model how to write the excerpt in second and third person points of view.
- Other Evidence (Documenting Points of View in a Reading Log).
3
week
DAY 16 / DAY 17 / DAY 18 / DAY 19 / DAY 20
Standards and Expectations
9.W.3 Write types of paragraphs and literary texts using transitional words and other cohesive devices to better organize writing that develop real or imagined experiences or events, using literary elements.
9.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar.
Activities:
Students Journal (Other Evidence)
Performance Task: Point of View Comic Strips
- Write and revise journal entry about various points of view.
- Introduce and discuss Performance task (See Attachment: 9.2 Point of View Comic Strips Expectations)
- Free Writing Journal Entry
9.W.3 Write types of paragraphs and literary texts using transitional words and other cohesive devices to better organize writing that develop real or imagined experiences or events, using literary elements.
9.S.5 Demonstrate how to adjust language choices according to the context, purpose, task, and audience.
Activities:
Performance Task (Point of View Comic Strips).
- Provides a graphic organizer of comic strip boxes. (See Attachment: 9.2 Performance Task- Point of View Comic Strips Graphic Organizer)
- Create three comic strips to tell the story from his/her journalentry in three differentpoints of viewthird.
9.S.2b Explain, restate, and discuss information.
Activities:
Theme: Performance Task (Point of View Comic Strips).
- Present the comic strips
9. L.1b: Follow turn taking and show consideration by concurring with others. Extend ideas or arguments with moderate support.
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.LA.1a: Use parallel structure using conjunctions (e.g., “and” and "or") to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance (e.g., He likes to jog, swim and hike).
9.LA.1b: Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional. Use various types of clauses: independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial.
Activities:
Syntactic Style – Combining Sentences
- Attachment: 9.2 Learning Activity- Rules for Combining Sentences
9.W.4 Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
9.LA.1a: Use parallel structure using conjunctions (e.g., “and” and "or") to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance (e.g., He likes to jog, swim and hike.).
9.LA.1b: Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional. Use various types of clauses: independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial.
Activities:
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
- Attachment 9.2 Learning Activity- Rules for Combining Sentences
4
week
DAY 21 / DAY 22 / DAY 23 / DAY 24 / DAY 25
Standards and Expectations
9. W.3:Write types of paragraphs and literary texts using transitional words and other cohesive devices to better organize writing that develop real or imagined experiences or events, using literary elements.
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.S.2b: Explain, restate, and discuss information.
Activities:
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
- Rewriting two paragraphs by combining sentences.
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
- Practice combining sentences.
9.S.1 : Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions, sustaining conversations on a variety of appropriate and relevant academic topics by following turn‐taking, to ask and answer relevant, on‐topic questions, affirm others, provide additional, relevant information, paraphrase and evaluate, analyze and synthesize key ideas.
9. W.3: Write types of paragraphs and literary texts using transitional words and other cohesive devices to better organize writing that develop real or imagined experiences or events, using literary elements.
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
Activities:
- Student Journal Revisions
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
- Practice combining sentences.
9. S.1: Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions, sustaining conversations on a variety of appropriate and relevant academic topics by following turn‐taking, to ask and answer relevant, on‐topic questions, affirm others, provide additional, relevant information, paraphrase and evaluate, analyze and synthesize key ideas.
9. W.1: Justify opinions and positions using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
Activities:
- Written Reflection
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.W.8:Write routinely to develop various types of paragraphs, and essays over for a variety of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences, using technology.
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
- Select either a personal narrative or a memoir in order to complete the writing process.
- Attachment 9.2 Learning Activity –Documenting Text Patterns for a Memoir or Personal Narrative.
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
- Practice combining sentences.
9.S.1 : Contribute to class, group, and partner discussions, sustaining conversations on a variety of appropriate and relevant academic topics by following turn‐taking, to ask and answer relevant, on‐topic questions, affirm others, provide additional, relevant information, paraphrase and evaluate, analyze and synthesize key ideas.
9. W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.W.8: Write routinely to develop various types of paragraphs, and essays over for a variety of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences, using technology
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
- Write a rough draft of a personal narrative or memoir.
- Attachment 9.2 Learning Activity –Documenting Text Patterns for a Memoir or Personal Narrative.
5
week
Day 26 / Day 27 / Day 28 / Day 29 / Day 30
Standards and Expectations
9.W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.LA.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar.
9.LA.1b Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional.
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
-9.2 Learning Activity- Combining Sentences #4 (1-10)
Combine sentences and change verbs into the past tense form.
Other Evidence
Syntactic Style –Combining Sentences
-Practice combining sentences.
Attachment 9.2 Learning Activity Combining Sentences Practice #4 (6-20) / Standards and Expectations
9.W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, drafting, revising, editing (editing marks), rewriting, and publishing.
9.LA.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar.
9.LA.1b Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional.
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
- 9.2 Learning Activity- Combining Sentences #4 (11-20)
- Peer editing
9.W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing (editing marks).
9.LA.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar.
9.LA.1b Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional.
9.LA.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
- Rewriting
- Peer-editing
9.W.4: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by editing (editing marks), rewriting and publishing.
9.LA.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar.
9.LA.1b Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional.
9.LA.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
9.LA.6
Accurately use social, academic, and content-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career-readiness level.
Activities:
Performance Task # 4
Personal Narrative or Memoir
-Self-editing
-Publishing
-Attachment 9.2: Performance Task-Personal Narrative or Memoir Rubric. / Standards and Expectations
9.LA.1a: Use parallel structure using conjunctions (e.g., “and” and "or") to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance (e.g., He likes to jog, swim and hike.).
9.LA.1b: Use various types of phrases: noun, verb, infinitive, adjectival, adverbial, participial, and prepositional. Use various types of clauses: independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial.
Activities:
- Test Attachment: 9.2 Learning Activity- Combining Sentences #5