ELA G5:M1

Stories of Human Rights

Each module is approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction broken into 3 units. The "week at a glance" chart in the curriculum map gives the big picture, breaking down the module into a detailed week-by-week view. It shows how the module unfolds, the focus of each week of instruction, and where the six assessments and the performance task occur.

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Weeks 1-2 Unit 1: Building Background Knowledge: Human Rights

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Launch independent reading, vocabulary logs, and collaborative discussion norms. Begin reading literary text Esperanza Rising to analyze how each chapter fits into the overall structure of the novel. Closely read articles of the Universal Declaration of Human rights to determine the main idea and summarize the text. Make connections between threats to human rights in Esperanza Rising and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights for a text-based discussion. Prepare for and practice having a text-based discussion.	RL.5.1 RL.5.5 RL.5.10 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4 RI.5.7 RI.5.9 RI.5.10 W.5.7 W.5.8 W.5.9 W.5.9a SL.5.1 SL.5.1a SL.5.1b SL.5.1c L.5.4 L.5.4a L.5.4b L.5.4c L.5.5 L.5.5b	Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Answering Questions about and Summarizing Article 13 of the UDHR (RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.4, RI.5.10, L.5.4b, and L.5.4c) End of Unit 1 Assessment: Text-Based Discussion - Threats to Human Rights in Esperanza Rising (RL.5.1, RL.5.5, RL.5.10, RI.5.1, W.5.9a, and SL.5.1, SL.5.1a, SL.5.1b, SL.5.1c)

Weeks 3–6 Unit 2: Writing to Inform: Threats to Human Rights in Esperanza Rising

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Finish reading Esperanza Rising. Interpret metaphors and identify themes in Esperanza Rising. Analyze character reactions to events in Esperanza Rising and compare and contrast those reactions. Analyze model literary analysis essay. Write a literary analysis essay comparing and contrasting the reactions of two characters to the same event in Esperanza Rising. Revise and edit literary essay.	RL.5.1 RL.5.2 RL.5.3 RL.5.5 RL.5.10 RI.5.1 RI.5.10 RF.5.4 W.5.2 W.5.2a W.5.2b W.5.2c W. 5.2d W.5.2e W.5.3 W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.6 W.5.9 W.5.9a W.5.10 L.5.1 L.5.2 L.5.2d L.5.4 L.5.4a L.5.4b L.5.4c L.5.5 L.5.5a L.5.6	Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Interpreting Metaphors and Analyzing Character Reactions (RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.3, RL.5.10, W.5.9a, and L.5.5a) End of Unit 2 Assessment: Revising a Literary Essay (W.5.2c, W.5.2d, W.5.5, W.5.6, W.5.10, L. 5.2d, and L.5.6)

Weeks 7-8 Unit 3: Using Writing to Raise Awareness: Human Rights

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Analyze model monologue. Plan original monologue. Write original monologue. Revise monologue for word and phrase choice, and punctuation for effect. Revise monologues for perfect verb tense and narrative voice. Analyze model Directors' Note. Gather evidence for Directors' Note. Write Directors' Note. Create programs. Reading fluency practice.	RL.5.4 RI.5.4 RF.5.3 RF.5.4 RF.5.4a RF.5.4b RF.5.4c W.5.2 W.5.3 W.5.3a W.5.3b W.5.3d W. 5.3e W.5.4 W.5.5 W.5.6 W.5.8 W.5.10 SL.5.1 L.5.1 L.5.1b L.5.4	Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Narrative Monologue: Describing an Event from Esperanza Rising (W.5.3, W.5.3a, W.5.3b, W.5.3e, W.5.4, and W.5.10) End of Unit 3 Assessment: Revising Writing and Reading Fluency (RF.5.3, RF.5.4, W.5.4, W. 5.5, and L.5.1b) Final Performance Task: Monologue Performance and Program (RF.5.4, W.5.4, W.5.5, and W. 5.8)

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