6.1 Unit Plan

Unit Theme 6.1 Characters Facing Challenges Date: Period: 8 weeks Teacher:

Subject: ______English______

Reform Strategy (PCEA):

Grade: ¨ 1 ¨ 2 ¨ 3 ¨ 4 ¨ 5 ¨ 6 ¨ 7 ¨ 8 ¨ 9 ¨ 10 ¨ 11 ¨ 12

Transversal Theme: ¨ Cultural Identity ¨ Civic and Ethic Education ¨ Education for Peace ¨ Environmental Education ¨ Technology and Education ¨ Education for Work

Integration: ¨ Spanish ¨ English ¨ Social Studies ¨Science ¨ Math ¨ Fine Arts ¨ Physical Education ¨ Health Sciences ¨ Technology

Transfer Objective (T) and Acquisition (A)
T1. The student will leave the class able to use his/her learning of challenges to more effectively deal with the challenges in his/her own life.
The student acquires skills to...
A1. Identify and organize events in narrative texts.
A2. Sort and organize relevant events to reconstruct narrative fiction.
A3. Use a variety of sentence types to construct narrative paragraphs.
A4. Compare and contrast character traits of characters in narrative fiction.
Essential Questions
EQ1. How do challenges lead to new learning?
EU1. Challenges are openings to new learning.
EQ2. What makes a great story?
EU2. Great narratives capture the reader’s attention from beginning to end.
EQ3. How do I figure out a word I don’t know?
EU3. Readers use many tools to figure out unknown words.
EQ4. What makes great writing?
EU4. The writing process helps us more effectively communicate our own stories.

PERFORMANCE TASK ACTIVITIES

Days / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Standards and expectations
Systematic Agenda / Standards and expectations
Systematic Agenda / Standards and expectations
Parents’ School Commitment / Standards and expectations
Pre-test / Standards and expectations
Pre-test
1
week
Standards and expectations
6. R.3L, 6 R 1
Review elements of a short story; traits of fiction
Activity: fill in the blanks; match concepts / Standards and expectations
6.R 3L
Character traits
Activity: 6.1 adjectives describing character traits / Standards and expectations
6 .LA.4b
suffixes, prefixes
Activity: describe personality of his/her family / Standards and expectations
6L1d, 6.W.3
Read aloud: “Hungry Caterpillar”
Activity: 6.1 timeline
Assessment: Story elements quiz / Standards and expectations
6R2L
Performance task: Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Introduce and explain the performance task.
2
week.
Standards and expectations
6..R.3L
Read a story / Performance Task
Activity: Work in pairs to analyze the story chosen by the students. / Standards and expectations
6.R.3L
Read a story /PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Work in pairs to answer WH questions. / Standards and expectations
6.R.3.L
Plot./ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Draw pictures about 5 important events. / Standards and expectations
6R.3L
.Plot/ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Timeline using plot. / Standards and expectations
6R.3L
.Plot/ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Timeline using plot.
3
week
Standards and expectations
6R.3L
Plot/ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Assemble sequence picture book / Standards and expectations
6R.3L
Plot/ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Assemble sequence picture book / Standards and expectations
6L.1
Listen to an oral presentation/ PT Sequencing Picture Books
Activity: Presentations of their sequence picture book / Standards and expectations
6L.1
Listen to an oral presentation/ PT Sequencing Picture Books .
Activity: Presentations of their sequence picture book / Standards and expectations
6 R 3L, 6.L.1d
Listen and respond to a read aloud
Introduce story: “Gonzalo”
4
week
Standards and expectations
6.L.1d
Listen and respond to a read aloud
Activity: define vocabulary of the story 6.1 Using word wall for vocabulary / Standards and expectations
6 S.2c; 6L1d
Read “Gonzalo”"Ktivity: Presentations of their sequence picture book the students
Activity: 6.1 Story map / Standards and expectations
6R3L, 6.R.1 Elements of a story; supporting details
Activity: 6.1 Problem and solution diagram / Standards and expectations
6R3L
PT: Character Traits Essay
Activity: 6.1 character traits organizer / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
Write descriptive paragraph/ PT: Character Traits Essay
Activity: Write a twoivity: Write a 2essayaph
hart paragraph essay
5
week
Standards and expectations
6.W.3
Write descriptive paragraph/ PT: Character Traits Essay.
Activity: Write a twoivity: Write a 2essayaph
hart paragraph essay / Standards and expectations
6.W.7
Reflection
Activity: 6.1 Reflective journal / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
Explain narrative writing
Activity: Review elements of a narrative / Standards and expectations
6.R.1, 6R2L
How characters respond to challenges
Activity: brainstorming: a list of people facing challenges / Standards and expectations
6.L.1d
Read aloud
Activity: Students reflects upon the challenge faced by the character.
6
week
Standards and expectations
6.W.3 Narrative writing
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Introduce and explain performance task / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Brainstorm title of the story / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Draft the beginning, middle and end. / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Draft the beginning, middle and end. / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Describe character changes in the story and supporting details
7
week.
Standards and expectations
6.W.3, 6.W.4
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Revise writing / Standards and expectations
6.W.3, 6.W.4
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Edit writing
6.1 peer editing checklist / Standards and expectations
6.W.3
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Make 2 illustrations of the narrative / Standards and expectations
6.W.3, 6.W.4
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Publish writing / Standards and expectations
6.S.5, 6.L.1
PT: Writing My own narrative
Activity: Share his/her story
8
week

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