- I can analyze how key individuals, events, or ideas are developed throughout a text. (RI.6.3)
- I can use a variety of strategies to determine word meaning in informational texts. (RI.6.4)
- I can determine an author's point of view or purpose in an informational text. (RI.6.6)
- I can explain how an author's point of view is conveyed in an informational text. (RI.6.6)
Long Term Learning Targets
Supporting Targets
- I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in an excerpt of "Comprehending the Calamity."
- I can explain how Emma Burke introduces, illustrates, and elaborates on the relief camps in "Comprehending the Calamity."
- I can identify Emma Burke's point of view of the relief camps in "Comprehending the Calamity."
- I can explain how Emma Burke conveys her point of view of the relief camps in "Comprehending the Calamity."
Ongoing Assessment
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part A: Determining Word Meaning and How Ideas Are Developed
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part B: Determining the Author's Point of View and How it Is Conveyed
Agenda
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1. Opening A. Engaging the Reader: First Half of Chapter 10 of Dragonwings (8 minutes) B. Unpacking Learning Targets (2 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part A: Determining Word Meaning and How Ideas Are Developed (15 minutes) B. Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part B: Determining the Author's Point of View and How it Is Conveyed (15 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Self-Assessment of Learning Targets: Vote with Your Feet (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read Dragonwings, Chapter 10: "Aroused," pages 236-256, starting with, "Three days later, on a Saturday morning ..." There is no new focus question for this reading.
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Materials
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part A: Determining Word Meaning and How Ideas Are Developed (one per student)
- Introducing, Illustrating, and Elaborating anchor chart (begun in Lesson 2; one for display)
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part A: Determining Word Meaning and How Ideas Are Developed (answers, for teacher reference)
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part B: Determining Author's Point of View and How It Is Conveyed (one per student)
- Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part B: Determining the Author's Point of View and How It Is Conveyed (answers, for teacher reference)
- Grade 6 Two-Point Rubric--Short Response (for teacher reference)
Opening
Opening | Meeting Students' Needs |
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A. Engaging the Reader: First Half of Chapter 10 of Dragonwings (8 minutes) Remind students that for homework they read pages 223-236 of Chapter 10 of Dragonwings, stopping at, "All in all, it was a fine evening and we were sorry it had to come to an end." Ask students to Think-Pair-Share: * "What happens in the beginning of Chapter 10?"
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B. Unpacking Learning Targets (2 minutes)
* "I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in an excerpt of 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can explain how Emma Burke introduces, illustrates, and elaborates on the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can identify Emma Burke's point of view of the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can explain how Emma Burke conveys her point of view of the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'"
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Work Time
Work Time | Meeting Students' Needs |
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A. Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part A: Determining Word Meaning and How Ideas Are Developed (15 minutes)
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B. Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part B: Determining the Author's Point of View and How It Is Conveyed (15 minutes)
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Closing & Assessments
Closing | Meeting Students' Needs |
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A. Self-Assessment of Learning Targets: Vote with Your Feet (5 minutes)
* "I can determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in an excerpt of 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can explain how Emma Burke introduces, illustrates, and elaborates on the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can identify Emma Burke's point of view of the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" * "I can explain how Emma Burke conveys her point of view of the relief camps in 'Comprehending the Calamity.'" Vote with Your Feet:
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Homework
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