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aCTIvITy 3.1
previewing the Unit
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Think-Pair-Share, QHT, Close Reading, Marking the Text, Paraphrasing, Graphic Organizer
My Notes
learning Targets
• Examine the big ideas and the vocabulary for the unit.
• Identify the skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in completing the Embedded Assessement.
Making Connections
In the first part of this unit, you will read texts about the Holocaust that show both the tragedy of historical events and the ways in which people reacted to those events. This study will help prepare you to research current issues from around the world and choose one for which to create a persuasive multimedia campaign.
Essential Questions
The following Essential Questions will be the focus of the unit study. Respond to
both questions.
1. Why is it important to learn about the Holocaust?
2. How can one person make a difference?
Developing Vocabulary
3. Use a QHT chart to sort the Academic Vocabulary and Literary Terms in the Contents.
Unpacking Embedded Assessment 1
Read the assignment for Embedded Assessment 1:
Present a panel discussion that includes an oral reading of a significant passage from the narrative read by your group. Your discussion should explain how
the theme or central idea of “finding light in the darkness” is developed in the entire narrative.
After you closely read the Embedded Assessment 1 assignment and use the Scoring Guide to further analyze the requirements, work with your class to paraphrase the expectations. Create a graphic organizer to use as a visual reminder of the required concepts and skills.
INDepeNDeNT
reaDING LINk
You will be reading a narrative related to events preceding and during World War II and the genocide of a people based on their religion.
You may want to read an additional novel or nonfiction narrative from the additional titles mentioned in this unit. Book lists are available in the back of this textbook, and you can use book discussions and recommendations from classmates to help you choose. Use your Reader/ Writer Notebook and your Independent Reading Logs to keep notes on what you are reading and answer questions that will come up. As you read, look for the thematic focus of this unit: “finding light in the darkness.”
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