ELA 2019 G6:M4:U1

Remarkable Accomplishments of the Space Race

Each unit is made up of a sequence of between 10-18 lessons. The Unit-at-a-Glance charts, available on the grade-level landing pages, break down each unit's lessons, showing CCS standards, agenda breakdown, daily learning targets, and ongoing assessments. The charts also indicate which lessons include mid- and end of unit assessments and the performance task.

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Lesson 1Discover Our Topic: Remarkable Accomplishments in Space Science
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – RI.6.1 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Infer the Topic – RI.6.1, SL.6.2 (15 minutes) B. Introduce the Performance Task (10 minutes) C. Review the Module Guiding Questions – L.6.4 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Exit Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 1 – L.6.5c (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Read and Reflect: Students will read and reflect on the guiding questions for the module and discuss them with their families. They should consider how the guiding questions make them feel. They can sketch or write about their ideas.	I can infer the topic of this module from resources. (RI.6.1, SL.6.2)	Work Time A: Infer the Topic: I Notice/I Wonder note-catcher (RI.6.1, SL.6.2) Closing and Assessment A: Exit Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 1 (RI.6.4, W.6.10, L.6.5c)

Lesson 2Determine Central Idea and Analyze Point of View
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – W.6.10 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read and Annotate “The Space Race” – RI.6.2 (15 minutes) B. Listen to and Read President John F. Kennedy’s Speech Excerpt – RI.6.6 (20 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. QuickWrite – W.6.10 (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Apollo Missions and Space Race Events Timeline: Students read and annotate Homework: Apollo Missions for key details about the missions leading up to Apollo 11. They then complete Homework: Space Race Events Timeline based on the information they learned from reading “The Space Race,” the excerpt from President John F. Kennedy’s speech, and the Apollo mission descriptions.	I can determine the central idea of a text about the Space Race. (RI.6.2) I can analyze John F. Kennedy's point of view and how it is conveyed in the text. (RI.6.4, RI.6.6)	Opening A: Entrance Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 2 (W.6.10) Work Time A: "The Space Race" annotations (RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.10) Work Time B: Analyze Point of View: President Kennedy's Speech note-catcher (RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.10, W.6.10, L.6.5c) Closing and Assessment A: QuickWrite: Develop Understanding of the Topic (W.6.10)

Lesson 3Analyze Point of View: Team Moon
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Read Team Moon Excerpt – RI.6.6 (15 minutes) B. Language Dive: Team Moon, Paragraph 4 – RI.6.6, L.6.5 (15 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Exit Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 3 – RI.6.6, RI.6.8 (10 minutes) 4. Homework A. Complete Space Race Events Timeline: Students look up dates and details of one or two other Apollo missions and add them to their Homework: Space Race Events Timeline.	I can analyze the author's point of view and purpose and how they are conveyed in the Team Moon text. (RI.6.6, L.6.5) I can determine an author's claim made in an excerpt of Team Moon. (RI.6.8)	Work Time A: Team Moon annotations (RI.6.1, RI.6.6, RI.6.10) Work Time B: Language Dive: Team Moon, Paragraph 4 note-catcher (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, L.6.4, L.6.5) Closing and Assessment A: Exit Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 3 (RI.6.1, RI.6.6, RI.6.8)

Lesson 4Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View: “An Account of the Moon Landing”
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – W.6.10 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View: “An Account of the Moon Landing” (35 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Track Progress – RI.6.1 (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Evaluate a Claim: Students read “Benefits of NASA’s Space Technology on Earth” and evaluate how well the author supports claims in the text to complete Homework: Evaluate a Claim.	I can analyze an author's point of view and how it is conveyed in the text "An Account of the Moon Landing." (RI.6.6)	Opening A: Entrance Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 4 (W.6.10) Work Time A: Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View: "An Account of the Moon Landing" (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.10, W.6.10, L.6.5c) Closing and Assessment A: Track Progress (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.10, L.6.4)

Lesson 5Close Read: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever”
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – RI.6.7 (10 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Close Read: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever” – RI.6.4, RI.6.6 (30 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Close Read Culminating Task – RI.6.6 (5 minutes) 4. Homework None for this lesson	I can determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text about the Space Race, including technical meanings. (RI.6.4) I can determine the author's purpose and point of view in a text about the Space Race. (RI.6.6) I can determine the central ideas and how they are conveyed in a text about the Space Race. (RI.6.2)	Opening A: Picture Puzzles (RI.6.7) Work Time A and Closing and Assessment A: Close Read: "This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever" note-catcher (RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.4, RI.6.6)

Lesson 6Language Dive: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever”
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – RI.6.6 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Language Dive: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever” – RI.6.2 (20 minutes) B. Read and Annotate The Space Shuttle Decision Excerpt - RI.6.2 (15 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Exit Ticket - RI.6.2 (5 minutes) 4. Homework None for this lesson	I can determine the central ideas and how they are conveyed in a text about the Space Race. (RI.6.2) I can analyze how the sentence fits into the structure of the overall article. (RI.6.5)	Opening A: Entrance Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 6 (RI.6.1, RI.6.6) Work Time A: Language Dive: "This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever" note-catcher (RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.5) Work Time B: Annotate Text: The Space Shuttle Decision Excerpt (RI.6.2, RI.6.10) Closing and Assessment A: Exit Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 6 (RI.6.1, RI.6.2, W.6.10)

Lesson 7Trace an Argument: The Space Race and the Great Political Rivalry
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – RI.6.8 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. Trace an Argument: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever” – RI.6.8 (15 minutes) B. Analyze Point of View: The Space Shuttle Decision – RI.6.6 (10 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Launch Independent Research Reading – RL.6.10, RI.6.10 (15 minutes) 4. Homework A. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal.	I can trace and evaluate an argument in an essay about the Space Race. (RI.6.8) I can analyze the author's point of view in The Space Shuttle Decision and how it is conveyed in the text. (RI.6.6)	Opening A: Entrance Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 7 (RI.6.1, RI.6.8) Work Time A: Trace an Argument: Evidence Cards (RI.6.1, RI.6.8, W.6.10) Work Time B: Analyze Point of View: The Space Shuttle Decision (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, W.6.10)

Lesson 8End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Argument and Point of View: “An Argument against the Moon Mission”
Agenda	Daily Learning Targets	Ongoing Assessment	Anchor Charts & Protocols
1. Opening A. Engage the Learner – W.6.10 (5 minutes) 2. Work Time A. End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View and Argument (35 minutes) 3. Closing and Assessment A. Track Progress – RI.6.1 (5 minutes) 4. Homework A. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal.	I can trace and evaluate the argument in the text "An Argument against the Moon Mission." (RI.6.8) I can analyze an author's point of view and how it is conveyed in the text "An Argument against the Moon Mission." (RI.6.6)	Opening A: Entrance Ticket: Unit 1, Lesson 8 (W.6.10) Work Time A: End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View and Argument: "An Argument against the Moon Mission" (RI.6.1, RI.6.4, RI.6.6, RI.6.8, RI.6.10, W.6.10) Closing and Assessment A: Track Progress: Read, Understand, and Explain New Text (RI.6.1)

EL Education Curriculum

ELA 2019 G6:M4:U1

Remarkable Accomplishments of the Space Race

Lesson 1Discover Our Topic: Remarkable Accomplishments in Space Science

Lesson 2Determine Central Idea and Analyze Point of View

Lesson 3Analyze Point of View: Team Moon

Lesson 4Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View: “An Account of the Moon Landing”

Lesson 5Close Read: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever”

Lesson 6Language Dive: “This Is How the Space Race Changed the Great Power Rivalry Forever”

Lesson 7Trace an Argument: The Space Race and the Great Political Rivalry

Lesson 8End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Argument and Point of View: “An Argument against the Moon Mission”

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