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ACTIVITY 1.1
Previewing the Unit
PLAN TEACH
LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Think-Pair-Share, Skimming/ Scanning, Marking the Text, Close Reading, KWHL Chart
ASSESS
ADAPT
ACTIVITY 1.1
Suggested Pacing: 1 50-minute class period
1 Read aloud the learning targets. Clarify and define terms as needed.
2 Making Connections is a brief overview of the unit focus you can use to activate prior knowledge of the skills taught in the unit.
3 Students should provide answers to the Essential Questions. Explain that at the end of the unit, they will revisit the Essential Questions to see how their responses have changed after studying the unit.
4 Consider using a word sort such as QHT for the Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms to determine which students you will need to work with more deeply. As you move through the year, you may want to keep a running list of the Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms introduced and applied during the unit instruction.
5 Unpacking the Embedded Assessment is the most important step in preparing students for success. Guide students through a close reading of the assignment and Scoring Guide, underlining and noting the things that they will need to know and be able to do. Be sure to co-construct or have students create an unpacking graphic organizer.
Monitor the students’ creation
of a graphic organizer and their identification of the skills and knowledge to informally assess their understanding of the topic and task.
You might want to post the unpacking graphic organizer as
you move through the unit to
check students’ progress and understanding. Remind students that the Reader/Writer Notebook is a place for them to track their thinking as they move toward writing the definition essay.
My Notes
Learning Targets
• Preview the big ideas and vocabulary for the unit.
• Identify and analyze the skills and knowledge necessary for success in writing a definition essay.
Making Connections
In this unit, you will read a variety of texts and be asked to think about ideas
and concepts that are “American.” For the first embedded assessment, you will define what it means to be an American. Some words, concepts, and ideas are too complex for a simple definition and require a multi-paragraph essay to define. Definitions also provide a writer the opportunity to clear up misconceptions about a concept or idea. You will learn to define a word or concept using four definition strategies: by example, by classification, by function, and by negation.
Essential Questions
Based on your current knowledge, how would you answer these questions? 1. How do we come to understand big concepts?
2. What is the “American Dream”?
Developing Vocabulary
Use QHT or another strategy to review the Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms. Decide which ones you may know already and which ones will need additional study.
Unpacking Embedded Assessment 1
Closely read the assignment for Embedded Assessment 1: Writing a Definition Essay.
Your assignment is to write a multi-paragraph essay that defines your interpretation of what it means to be an American. This essay should use the strategies of definition and different perspectives from the unit to help you develop a complex and thoughtful definition. If possible, incorporate an iconic image in your essay.
With your class, create a graphic organizer as you “unpack” the requirements of Embedded Assessment 1. What knowledge must you have (what do you need to know) and what skills must you have (what must you be able to do) to be successful on this assignment?
4 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 11
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 Standards Addressed: W.11–12.10
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