Unit Theme: 11.4 It’s a Mystery! Week:#6

Teacher: Subject: English Grade: 11th Date:From ______to______20____

Desired Result
Enduring Understandings
EU1. Mystery requires suspense, clues, details, alibis, character development and
motivation and details to be engaging and effective.
EU2. Multiple strategies including using context clues, prediction, inference and
descriptive language can be used to help readers and writers determine the meaning
of unfamiliar words and to understand what is read.
EU3. The elements of mysteries, particularly detective stories and expository writing
include providing background information and facts to solve the story. Show but not tell, cause and effect, and investigation are all key to expository fiction.
Assessment Evidence
SummativeEvaluation (Performance Task) Explain a Process Integrating Compare/Contrast(unit projects, exams, etc.)
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5
Standards / Writing / Speaking / Writing / Speaking / Writing
Expectations / 11.W.3
11.W.4
11.W.5 / 11.L.1a
11.W.3
11.W.5 / 11.L.1a
11.W.3
11.W.5 / 11.S.6
11.S.3 / 11.S.6
11.S.3
11W.5
Academic Strategy
Instructional Strategy and Phase / ____ Exploration
____ Conceptualization
____ Application / ____ Exploration
____ Conceptualization
____ Application / ____ Exploration
____ Conceptualization
____ Application / ____ Exploration
____ Conceptualization
____ Application / ____ Exploration
____ Conceptualization
____ Application
Objective / By the end of this lesson the student will have explored the topic for an writing of an original mystery story. / By the end of this lesson the student will have created an original mystery story. / By the end of this lesson the student will have created an original mystery story. / By the end of this lesson the student will have rehearsed the presentation of mystery story. / By the end of this lesson the student will have portrayed an original mystery story.
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
InitialActivities / The teacher will begin glass with given routines. The student will begin to explore via brain storm the road map to their original mystery story. / The teacher will provide daily routine. The teacher will provide the students a lab day or technology equipment for students to produce a give technology assisted first draft of the mystery story. / The teacher will provide daily routine. The student will commence the preparation of the final presentation of their mystery story. / The teacher will provide daily routine. The student will rehearse the presentation of their mystery story. (The teacher will provide individual attention to students who need it.) / The teacher will provide daily routines. The student will present their Mystery Story
Development Activities / The student will engage in a pre-writing activity to begin the rough draft of their mystery story. The teacher will provide scaffolding as needed. The teacher will provide collaborative pairs as a mean of differentiated strategy. / The student will write their story using given technology. The length of the story will be determined by the teacher. The student will plan in what mediumthey will present their given story. Example: short film, readers their script, dram play, comic strip, musical, or as a crime report of a mock newspaper. / Mystery Story / Mystery Story Rehearsal
The teacher will discuss presentation rubric for students to be clear on what is expected of them. / The students will present their Mystery Story.
Closing Activities / The teacher will provide feedback any general observation made of student writing activity. / The teacher will provide a time for an oral exploratory session for students to mock their final product. / The teacher will provide feedback of the process observed. The teacher will announce day five as the presentation date for the Mystery Story. / The student will present written product of their Mystery Story. / The teacher will provide feedback and rubric for signing by the student.
Formative Assessment – Other evidence / Student Rough Draft / Printed First Draft of the Mystery Story / Mystery Story / Printed Mystery Story, Applies to the individual format chosen by the student. / Mystery Story Rubric
Materials
Homework
Differentiated Instruction Strategies
___ Special Education
___ LSP/LEP
___ Section 504
___ Gifted
Teacher Reflection