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ACTIVITY 1.1
Previewing the Unit
PLAN
TEACH
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Think-Pair-Share, Skimming/ Scanning, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Summarizing, Paraphrasing
ASSESS
ADAPT
ACTIVITY 1.1
Materials: web graphic organizer to unpack Embedded Assessment 1 Suggested Pacing: 1 50-minute class period
1 Ask students to think-pair-share responses to the two Essential Questions. Students will revisit these questions throughout the unit to develop a more mature understanding of these ideas.
2 Ask students to find the Embedded Assessment 1 assignment and Scoring Guide. Lead students through a close reading of the assignment, steps, and Scoring Guide criteria. Instruct students to mark the text by underlining or highlighting the places in the text that mention a skill or knowledge necessary to succeed on the assessment.
3 Instruct students to summarize or paraphrase with a partner or small group the skills and knowledge they have underlined or highlighted. As you conduct a large-group discussion, create a web graphic organizer that lists the knowledge and skills.
Monitor students as they unpack the Embedded Assessment to evaluate their understanding of how to identify skills and knowledge needed.
Revisit the web graphic organizer throughout the unit. Pointing students back to the web reinforces the purpose of each activity and
how each activity allows them to practice the skills and knowledge needed for success on the Embedded Assessment. This process will be repeated for the second half of the unit in preparation for Embedded Assessment 2.
My Notes
Learning Targets
• Preview the big ideas and the vocabulary for the unit.
• Identify and analyze the skills and knowledge required to complete Embedded Assessment 1 successfully.
Making Connections
In this unit, you will read a variety of texts to examine the concept of perspective and how one’s perception determines his or her interpretation of the world.
In this level, you will learn and apply multiple literary theories as filters in order
to have deeper and richer ways to think about, interpret, and critique literature and life. You will be introduced to Reader Response Criticism in the first half of the unit and Cultural Criticism in the second half of the unit. Studying literary theory is a means to make you aware that the world is full of ideologies, theories, and biases through which we construct an understanding of our own as well as others’ experiences.
Essential Questions
Based on your current knowledge, how would you answer these questions? 1. How does perspective influence perception?
2. What does it mean to be a stranger in the village?
Developing Vocabulary
Go back to the Contents page and use a QHT strategy to analyze and evaluate your knowledge of the Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms for the unit.
Unpacking Embedded Assessment 1
Closely read the assignment for Embedded Assessment 1: Creating an Argumentative Photo Essay.
Your assignment is to create and present a photo essay expressing your perspective (position) on an issue or topic of importance to you. You can use the argument you wrote in Activity 1.14 to develop a final product, using at least 10 images to develop a visual argument. Include your intended thesis and a written rationale explaining how your images convey this thesis.
Paraphrase the assignment in your own words. What do you need to know to be able to complete this assessment successfully? What skills must you have to complete the task successfully?
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COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
Focus Standards:
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L.11–12.6: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Additional Standard Addressed: RL.11–12.10
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