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ELA Unit PlanningUnit Title and TypeAuthor or genre study: Becoming Myself Unit ContextPersonal and PhilosophicalBig Idea or QuestionLearning who we are is a lifelong journey!*What does it MEAN to “become myself”?*What do I need to KNOW to become myself?*What do I need to THINK to become myself?*What do I need to LEARN to become myself?*What do I need to DO to become myself?How do I get to know the real me?How do I accept who I am?How are my values developed?How do I decide what choices to make?Compose and Create(Whats)Writing: chart: story/message, chart: JVJ chapter/message, descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive paragraphs, similes and metaphors, simile poetry, expository essayRepresenting: poster, illustrated bookletSpeaking: discussion, oral reading Comprehend and Respond(Whats)Reading: similes and metaphors, short stories, poems, comic strip, novelListening: audio stories, Les Miserables soundtrackViewing: Les Miserables video CRVenn diagram:JVJ novel and Les Mis video CRFormative AssessmentVocabulary and Sentence Building CR CC“Personal” 4-paragraph assignmentComprehension questionsSimile and metaphor practice Jean Val Jean illustrated booklet CR, CC: 4 types of paragraphs and simile poetryVenn diagram: JVJ novel and Les Mis movie Les Mis: reflect on Jean’s decisions CRSelf editing and revisingChecklistsMini vocab and sentence structure quizzes: graph resultsSummative AssessmentFinal vocabulary exam CRVocabulary reflections ARJVJ unit exam CRTypes of paragraphs IdentificationExpository Essay CCBecoming Myself chart: Crossroads literature and JVJ CRTextsCrossroads 8 (Personal Focus: In My Mirror)The Transformations of Cindy R. by Anne Mazer (short story-p.10)You Should Wear Khakis with That by J. Scott and J.Borgman (comic strip-p.28)Feeling Good, Feeling Great by Mary Riskin (magazine article-p.30)Joy-riding by Jim Naughton (short story-p.38)Feathers in the Wind by Diane Robitaille (fable-p.53)How Feel I Do? by Jim Wong-Chu (poem-p.56)I Lost My Talk by Rita Joe (poem-p.57)Jean Val Jean by Solomon CleaverLearning PlanStep 1 Vocabulary and Sentence building CR 8.3 Use pragmatic , textual, synactic, semantic/ lexical/ morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to confirm 8.4 Use syntactical, semantic/lexical/morphological, graphophonic, and other cues to construct and to communicate meaning.Hand out list of new vocabulary and “Sentence Building” notes: SV, SVO, SVC Discuss as a class. Make vocabulary cue cards.PretestsPost testsGraph resultsDo sentence building practice.Step 2 Introduce the new unit “Becoming Myself”Think/Pair/Share re: focus questions Create class BIG IDEA for the unit***Choose some of the following Crossroads literature.***Step 3The Transformations of Cindy R. p.10 CrossroadsBEFOREDiscuss what a parody is with classReview adjectives and adverbs explaining why they are important in a storyPreview/ predict what they think the story is aboutDiscuss what changes the students would like to have in their own lives. What causes the changes in our lives? How do we become ourselves?DURINGRead the story of CinderellaRead The Transformations of Cindy R. p.10 Is it a good example of a parody?AFTER Compare storiesComplete adjective and adverb chartComplete “Becoming Myself” chart AS A CLASS FOR THE FIRST TIME!Finding the main idea or theme or messageStep 4 Feeling Good, Feeling Great p.30 CrossroadsBEFOREPreview the story: title, photosGuided reading – teacher reads first paragraph, topic and concluding sentences of each paragraph, and the conclusion. Have students predict what the story is about.Explain the READ, COVER, REMEMBER, AND RETELL reading strategyDURINGIn pairs, students will only read as much as their hand can cover. Once they have read it out loud, they will cover the page and retell “what happened“ to their partner. Then the partner will read the next part.AFTERDiscuss how they liked the reading strategyCreate “Top 10” list of ways young people can learn to feel good about themselvesComplete “Becoming Myself” chart Step 5 You Should Wear Khakis with That p.28 CrossroadsBEFOREAfter giving the students the name of the comic strip, have them predict the content DiscussionDURINGRead the comic stripReflect on predictionsAFTERComplete “Becoming Myself” chartStep 6 Joy-riding p.38 CrossroadsBEFOREPredict selected vocabulary meanings from the sentence contextStudy vocabularyDURINGRead story aloud AFTERComprehension questionsCompare Peter and Kevin using a venn diagramComplete “Becoming Myself” chartStep 7 How Feel I Do and I Lost MY Talk p. 56 & 57 CrossroadsBEFOREGive notes on authorsPredict what poems are aboutDURINGRead poems orallyConfirm predictionsAFTERComprehension questionsWrite own free verse poemComplete “Becoming Myself” chartStep 8 Feathers in the Wind p. 53 CrossroadsBEFOREReview parts of a fablePredict what the story is aboutDURINGRead aloudConfirm predictions after first paragraphAFTERComprehension questionsComplete “Becoming Myself” chartFable writing assignment hand outCreate own fableStep 9 Paragraph WritingBEFOREDiscuss 4 types of paragraphsLook at exemplars of each typeDURINGPersonal 4-paragraph assignment: plan, 1st draft,AFTERSelf-edit, revise, good copyStep 10 Jean Val Jean Novel StudyBEFOREReview completed “Becoming Myself” chart from Crossroads literatureProvide some background for the life of Jean Val JeanFrench RevolutionIndustrial RevolutionContinue to practice JVJ vocabularyDURINGOrally read the novel Jean Val Jean. (football reading or reading parts) Focus on effective speaking and reading skills.Answer the accompanying comprehension questions for each chapterComplete the character chart as the story unfoldsComplete the “Becoming Myself” chart as the chapters are readIntroduce the JVJ Illustrated Booklet taskDo sample work togetherMake a cover Complete the task to go with particular chaptersDesign appropriate illustrations to go on each page of the booklet AFTERComplete JVJ illustrated bookletEdit, revise, final copyView the Les Miserables movieComplete “decisions” chart or Venn diagramJVJ unit examAssess/Reflect re: vocabulary learningAbstract noun posterChoose one: 1.Write personal narrative essay (similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole) or 2. expository essayComplete introductory essay bookletLook at exemplarsWrite a model essay togetherWrite an essay following the given promptListen to the Les Miserables soundtrack (make French food) ................
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