Unit Theme:6.3 Non-Fiction Study: Newspapers and Current Eventsweek: #5

Unit Theme:6.3 Non-Fiction Study: Newspapers and Current EventsWeek: #5

Teacher: Subject: English Grade: 6th Date: From ______to ______20____

Desired Result
Enduring Understanding
EU1. Challenges are opportunities for new understanding.
EU2. Readers must read news with a critical eye to distinguish what news is most important.
EU3. A newspaper is a resource that keeps members of the community informed.
EU4. We can learn about our local and global community through various media sources.
Assessment Evidence
PT Writing a News Article
PT Writing an Editorial Article
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:
Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 / Day 5
Standards / Listening / Writing / Writing
Speaking / Reading / Reading
Expectations / 6.L.1a / 6.W.7; 6.W.8 / 6.W.5; 6.S.4: 6.W.1 / 6.R.9l / 6.R.9l
Academic Strategy
Instructional Strategy and Phase
Objective / The student will brainstorm and complete a graphic organizer. / The student will recognize the structure of a newspaper and will write the news article draft. / The student will be able to edit their writing throughout peer editing. / The student will complete their final draft about their news article. / The student will be able to write correctly the new article.
Depth of Knowledge (DOK) / ___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
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___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
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___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
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___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking / ___ Recall / Memory
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___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
Initial Activities / The student brainstorms with the class to identify examples of where he/she can find authentic (real-life), expository texts. / The teacher models how to examine the structure of a newspaper and discusses why it is organized in a particular way (i.e., How do they pick what goes on the front page? How do I find where something is in the paper? What do they put on the back of the paper?). / The teacher reviews the structure of the newspaper and the writing process. / Clarify and review task and concepts. / Give instructions to complete and finish task.
Development Activities / The students complete the graphic organizer based on the brainstorming. (See Attachment: 6.3 Graphic Organizer – Identifying Expository Text Features). / The students begin working on their draft to complete the news article. / The students continue working on the writing of the news article (editing). / After revising the students write their final draft. (proofreading) / The student finish writing their news article about a challenge his/her school or community is facing and present in the class newspaper.
Closing Activities / Discuss exercise and provide feedback on students’ responses. / Review task performance. Provide feedback. / Review task performance. Provide feedback on students’ progress. / Review task performance. Provide feedback on students’ progress. / Discuss activity and check for students’ understanding. Provide feedback on students’ progress.
Formative Assessment – Other evidence / PT News Article / PT News Article / PT News Article / PT News Article / PT News Article
Materials
Homework
Differentiated Instruction Strategies
___Special Education
___LSP/LEP
___Section 504
___Gifted
Teacher Reflection