Big Question of the Unit: “ Does every conflict have a winner?” https://georgedelahenty.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/managing-conflict-and-handling-with-difficult-people.jp Table of Contents: Module Focus 4 Standards: Anchor and Progress Indicators 5-9 Essential Questions and Enduring Understandings AND Learning Targets by Standard 10-11 Assessments and Sample Schedule 12 Module A: Unit 1 Overview 13 Module A Unit 2 Overview 14 Unit 1: Week #1 and 2 (9/8-9/16): Setting up Shop 15 Unit 1: Week#3 (9/19-9/23):Bear Boy or Rikki Tikki Tavi 16 Unit 1: Week#4 (9/26-9/30): Letters from Rifka or Two Kinds 17-18
Assessments Screening Formative Summative Authentic Reading Interest On Demand Realistic Fiction Narrative Teacher review of portfolio (6th grade) SRI score Informal anecdotal records, annotations, discussion notes, double-entry journals, exit tickets, notes, writer’s notebook entries, reader response journals, sticky notes Formal District Mid-Module Assessment (Week of October 7) District End of Module Assessment (Week of November 1) Published realistic fiction narrative Performance Tasks (PH Lit pp. 400-401) Socratic Seminar Block Schedule (90 Minutes) Opening Core curriculum (review target learning outcome) 5 Work Time PHLit Core curriculum: *See: engageny.org ELA Appendix for full list of strategies/implementation 50
Small Groups Each group session is 15 minutes. Two sessions per day. Independent Read: Student Choice LEVELED LIBRARIES Independent Read: Supplemental:Content/Know- ledge SEE APPENDIX Teacher Led Small Group: Meets with 2 groups daily- -5 minutes check-in on Interest Read -10 minute small group instruction with Content Complex text Instructional Software: Reading Plus 30 See pp. 28-29 Closing Core curriculum (exit ticket) 5 ELA Model Content Framework Chart - Grade 7 Module A: UNIT 1 “Does every conflict have a winner?” (Pacing: 5 Weeks: Sept. 8-Oct. 7) Reading Complex Texts (RL/RI.7.10) Writing to Texts (W.7.1-6, 9-10, RL/RI.7.1-10) ResearchProject (W.7.1, 2, 4-9, RL/RI.7.1-10) Complex Grade Level Text Short Texts Routine Writing 4-6 Analyses: 1-2 Narratives 1 Short Research Project Literature: The Bear Boy pg. 220 or pg. 228. From Letters from Rifka pg. 252-256 or Two Kinds from The Joy Luck Club pg. 260-276. Literary Analysis Workshop The Dinner Party The Treasure of Lemon Brown Comparing Literary Works Seventh Grade, p. 290-295 & Melting Pot, p. Informational: Mongoose, pg. 282-5 Indian Grey Mongoose, pg. Develop & convey understanding Text-Dependent Question Responses (i.e., the PHLit Critical Thinking) Reader’s/Writer’s Notebook Entries Annotations Responses to Literature Explanatory 1.Reading for Information: Informative Text - Description (Timed Writing, pg. 287) 2.Comparing Literary Works: Explanatory Text – Essay (Timed Writing, pg.301) Convey experiences, events and/or procedures Units of Study Realistic Fiction Integrates knowledge from sources when composing 300
2.Kid Territory: Why Do We Need Zoos? p1031-2 Response to Literature Explanatory Text: Essay (Timed Writing, pg. 383) Independent reading is an encouraged component of the MS ELA Curriculum. For this unit, texts that align to the Big Question include the following: Fiction Nonfiction The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper Heat by Mike Lupica Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet out of Idaho by Jon Katz The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes By Langston Hughes The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen White Fang and The Call of the Wild by Jack London ELA Unit Instructional Pacing Plan - Grade 7 Module A: Unit 1 Short Story and Narrative Pacing Guide Module A: Unit 1- Week 1 and 2: Setting up Shop Curricular Resources/ Supplements Strategies Student Assessment/ Evidence Reading: Engagement/Interest inventory Independent reading book: classroom library, school library, town library, online sources Set up accounts for: Google Classroom, Newsela.com, Proquestk12.com, Readworksdigital.org, First 9 days activities How to choose the perfect independent book Student interest and engagement inventories Reader’s notebook entries Short, informal running records
1.Vocabulary pg. 310 OR pg. 320 2.Latin prefix mal- pg. 319 OR Latin prefix per- pg. 333 3.Adjectives pg. 334 Acquisition and use of language Identify and apply knowledge of adjectives L.7.1 L.7.4B Academic Vocabulary: English Academic Vocabulary: Spanish Standards Internal Conflict/ External Conflict Conflicto Interno Conflicto Externo Speaking and Listening Activity Skill Standards Present: Anecdote or New story Speaking to an audience SL.7.4, SL.7.6 Module A: Unit 2 -Week 7: (10/17-10/21) Reading PhLit Complex Text Skill/Small Group Student Assessment/Evidence (CW/HW) Standards Zoo pp. 341-342 And Zoos: Joys or Jails pp. 1029-30, Kid Territory: Why Do We Need Zoos? Pp. 1031-2 OR Ribbons pp. 346-358 *Pair with Why Chinese Mothers (see appendix) Anchor Charts: Making Inferences Theme Reader’s Notebook: Response to Lit Question/Answer chart pg. 337 Making Inferences pg. 343 or pg. 359 Theme pg. 353 or pg. 359 Text-dependent questions pg. 342 or pg. 358 QUIZ: Making inferences pg. 362-3 (Week#6 or 7) PH LIT: RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.3 RL.7.4 RL.7.6 Writing
In Common: Effective Writing for All students ProQuest: ; User NJ85665H Password:07050 Read Works: Tween Tribune: NEWSELA: Management/Organizational Chart Week 1 of 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Notes/Comments Teacher led small group instruction Group A Group B Teacher led small group instruction Group C Group D Teacher led small group instruction Group A Group B Teacher led small group instruction Group C Group D Teacher led small group instruction Group A Group B Each group is 15 minutes Group members may be flexible; based on student need. Student Choice Leveled Readers Group B Group A Student Choice Leveled Readers Group D Group C Student Choice Leveled Readers Group B Group A Student Choice Leveled Readers Group D Group C Student Choice Leveled Readers Group B Group A Content Read See Appendix Blended Learning Group C Content Read See Appendix Blended Learning Group A Content Read See Appendix Blended Learning Group C Content Read See Appendix Blended Learning Group A Content Read See Appendix Blended Learning Group C
150 Years Later, Battle Lingers over how Textbooks Explain Civil War 3- 9 570L- 1220L kids x YES Anchor 2: Central Idea Anchor 6: Point of View + Purpose ReadWorks.org Search by keyword, grade, lexile Multiple choice and short answer questions W/ answer key Many have paired texts to build knowledge Many have StepReads (a modified version) Many have additional Vocabulary worksheets Title Type/ Topic Vocab Images Paired Text/ STEP ANCHOR Standards Famous Scientists & Mathematicians: Sigmund Freud 5 790L Life Science YES x x R.1, R.2, R.10 L.4, L.6 The Pueblo Revolt + Native American Homes (paired text) 5 1160L U.S. History YES x YES + STEP R.1, R.2, R.9, R.10 L.4, L.6 Blood Mineral 6 980L Geography + Societies YES YES x R.1, R.2, R.10 L.4, L.6 A Monument for Peace + Transcript of Gettysburg Address (paired text) 6 910L U.S. History YES x YES + STEP R.1, R.2, R.9, R.10 L.4, L.6