Concept Un|t

Lesson |an 1emp|ate

Un|t Work|ng 1|t|e: 8esearchlng ?Cu

Un|t "8|g Idea" (Concept]1heme): MulLl-genre 8esearch ro[ecL

Un|t r|mary Sk||| focus: CreaLlve WrlLlng

Week 2 of 4, |an #6 of 12, [90 m|ns.]

|an type: Summary

Content kequ|rement Sat|sf|ed: Week 1 Lesson lan

Cr|t|ca| Learn|ng Cb[ect|ves (numbered) [from my Un|t reface], fo||owed by Spec|f|c Learn|ngs (bu||eted)
be|ng taught |n th|s |esson:
SW8A1:
Cogn|t|ve (Lo know and Lo undersLand)
1. SLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL researchlng Lhelr pasLs can lead Lo a beLLer undersLandlng of Lhemselves.
2. SLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL wrlLlng ls a form of reflecLlon.
3. SLudenLs wlll know Lhe beneflLs of collaboraLlng ln groups.
4. SLudenLs wlll know LhaL research pro[ecLs can be a way Lo geL Lo know one anoLher beLLer.
Affect|ve (Lo feel/value)
3. SLudenLs wlll value a frlend or famlly member's polnL of vlew when reflecLlng on a meanlngful llfe
momenL.
6. SLudenLs wlll value mulLlple creaLlve wrlLlng genres LhaL allow Lhem Lo convey research.
7. SLudenLs wlll value Lhe opporLunlLy Lo reflecL on Lhelr progress and experlences LhroughouL Lhe unlL.
8. SLudenLs wlll feel supporLed by havlng a group of classmaLes Lo collaboraLe wlLh.
erformat|ve (Lo do)
9. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo conducL research abouL Lhelr pasLs.
a. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo conducL an lnLervlew wlLh a frlend or famlly member abouL a dlfflculL
slLuaLlon
10. SLudenL wlll be able Lo use mulLlple creaLlve wrlLlng genres Lo express research.
a. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe a personal ad LhaL descrlbes Lhem.
b. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe a black ouL poem.
c. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe 2-4 pages of a sLorybook wlLh Lhelr group.
d. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe LexL lncorporaLlng lnformaLlon from Lhe personal lnLervlew ln a
personal leLLer.
e. SLudenLs wlll creaLe a vlsual genre of Lhelr cholce.
11. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo share Lhelr research and wrlLlng wlLh Lhelr Leacher and Lhelr peers.
a. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe a wrlLlng porLfollo
b. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo glve a 10-13 mlnuLe presenLaLlon Lo Lhe class.
c. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo creaLe a booLh dlsplaylng Lhelr work and flndlngs abouL Lhemselves.
12. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo reflecL on Lhelr own work and experlence as well as LhaL of Lhelr peers.
a. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo provlde feedback Lo Lhelr classmaLes abouL whaL Lhey LhoughL of
everyone's dlsplay and presenLaLlon.



SCLs:
12.4 1he sLudenLs wlll read and analyze a varleLy of lnformaLlonal maLerlals, lncludlng elecLronlc resources.
a) ldenLlfy formaLs common Lo new publlcaLlons and lnformaLlonal resources.
b) 8ecognlze and apply speclallzed lnformaLlonal vocabulary.
12.7 1he sLudenL wlll develop exposlLory and lnformaLlonal wrlLlngs.
a) CeneraLe, gaLher, and organlze ldeas for wrlLlng.
b) Conslder audlence and purpose when plannlng for wrlLlng.
c) WrlLe analyLlcally abouL llLerary, lnformaLlonal, and vlsual maLerlals.
d) LlaboraLe ldeas clearly and accuraLely.
e) 8evlse wrlLlng for depLh of lnformaLlon and Lechnlque of presenLaLlon.
f) Apply grammaLlcal convenLlons Lo edlL wrlLlng for correcL use of language, spelllng, puncLuaLlon, and
caplLallzaLlon.
g) roofread flnal copy and prepare documenL for publlcaLlon or submlsslon.

rocedures]Instruct|ona| Strateg|es
!"#$%& Any words LhaL represenL whaL l would say dlrecLly Lo sLudenLs appear ln ($)*(+,-]

8eg|nn|ng koom Arrangement:
uesks wlll be arranged ln groups of 4-3, wlLh sLudenLs' nameplaLes on each desk. 1hls was Lhe seaLlng
arrangemenL for Lhe pasL Lwo class perlods and wlll be Lhe same for Lhe resL of Lhls unlL.

1. Greet|ngs & Introduct|on - 3 mlnuLes
SLudenLs walk ln and grab noLebooks from Lhe Lable.
SLudenLs slL aL Lhelr desks.
SLudenLs Lurn ln Lhelr 3 lnLervlew quesLlons or flll ouL a lnk Sllp lnsLead.
Say hello Lo sLudenLs and ask how Lhey are dolng.
o Pave casual conversaLlon for a few mlnuLes.
1ell sLudenLs LhaL lL ls Llme for Lhe SenLence of Lhe Week qulz. 1ell Lhem Lo clear Lhelr desks.

2. Step 1: Sentence of the Week u|z - 13 mlnuLes
Pand ouL SenLence of Lhe Week Culz Lo sLudenLs.
o lnsLrucLlons: 1hls week we learned abouL ldenLlfylng a sub[ecL and a verb, wlLh a focus on be"
verbs. WrlLe a shorL passage, lncludlng aL leasL Lhree senLences where Lhe sub[ecL and verb are
labeled and aL leasL Lhree senLences wlLh be" verb/verb phrases. 1hese senLences may be Lhe
same Lhree senLences.
Pave sLudenLs Lake Lhe qulz.
Check sLudenLs' homework whlle Lhey work.
SLudenLs Lake qulz and Lurn Lhem lnLo Lhe 1u8n ln bln when flnlshed.
1ell Lhem Lo revlew Lhelr ./% 0(1(23 .4%% noLes afLer flnlshlng Lhe qulz.

3. Step 2: 8r|dge - keread|ng !"# %&'&() !*## - 3 mlnuLes
1ell sLudenLs LhaL we are golng Lo do an acLlvlLy LhaL focuses on Lhe mosL lmporLanL momenL for Lhe
1ree and for Lhe 8oy ln Lhe sLory.
8ead ./% 0(1(23 .4%% ouL loud Lo Lhe class.

4. Step 3: ost-kead|ng Act|v|ty - Important Moment - 20 mlnuLes
Pand ouL each group's copy of ./% 0(1(23 .4%%.
osL Lhls [ournal prompL on Lhe board:
o ./% 0(1(23 .4%% deLalls Lhe frlendshlp of a boy and a Lree over a perlod of many years. 8oLh
love Lhe oLher, buL Lhe relaLlonshlp means dlfferenL Lhlngs Lo each of Lhem. lck elLher Lhe 8oy
or Lhe 1ree and choose a momenL ln Lhe book LhaL ls mosL lmporLanL Lo LhaL characLer. Lxplaln
Lhe momenL ln Lhe conLexL of Lhe sLory and descrlbe why you belleve Lhls momenL ls so
lmporLanL Lo Lhe characLer. When descrlblng Lhls momenL, Lhlnk abouL lL ln Lerms of Lhe
characLer's pasL and fuLure.
SLudenLs have 13 mlnuLes Lo respond.
Pave Lhem Lurn lL ln when Lhey are flnlshed.

4. Step 4: |ann|ng Interv|ews - 23 mlnuLes
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhey need Lo carry ouL Lhelr lnLervlew Lhls week.
Pave sLudenLs pull ouL Lhelr paragraph explalnlng Lhe chosen llfe momenL Lhey wlll focus on.
Pand back Lhe sLudenLs' prepared quesLlons.
CommenL abouL a Lrend l noLlced when revlewlng Lhe quesLlons (Lhey were very vague, Lhey were Loo
speclflc, Lhey dldn'L Lake lnLo accounL Lhey wlll need follow-up quesLlons, eLc.)
Pave a mlnl workshop abouL bralnsLormlng lnLervlew quesLlons.
lor 10 mlnuLes, have sLudenLs bralnsLorm as many quesLlons as posslble whlle readlng Lhe lnLervlew
1ranscrlpL 8ubrlc.
Walk around Lhe class Lo help sLudenLs Lhlnk of more quesLlons.
8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL Lhey may wanL Lo have a few follow-up quesLlons prepared. 1o creaLe Lhese,
Lhey should lmaglne Lhe response of Lhelr lnLervlewee and creaLe a few poLenLlal quesLlons.
Allow sLudenLs Lo Lalk Lo Lhelr groups for 3 mlnuLes lf Lhey need help Lhlnklng of more quesLlons.
1ell sLudenLs LhaL ofLenLlmes lnLervlews can go off Lrack. Pand ouL a sLlcky noLe Lo every sLudenL and
have hlm or her wrlLe 2-3 polnLs/quesLlons LhaL Lhey absoluLely wanL Lo geL Lo durlng Lhe lnLervlew.
1ell Lhem Lo place Lhem on Lop of Lhelr lnLervlew quesLlons.
1ell sLudenLs Lo share Lhelr favorlLe quesLlon wlLh Lhe resL of Lhe group.
8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL Lhe LranscrlpL of Lhe lnLervlew ls due aL Lhe beglnnlng of class on Monday. lL wlll
be graded noL for parLlclpaLlon, buL accordlng Lo Lhe rubrlc.

S. Step S: Look|ng Ahead - 10 mlnuLes
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhls weekend Lhey are Lo compleLe Lhe lnLervlew and Lhey musL have a neaLly
wrlLLen copy of Lhe LranscrlpL. 8emlnd Lhem Lhey wlll be graded accordlng Lo Lhe rubrlc.
nexL week we wlll sLarL a new SenLence of Lhe Week and have a qulz on LhaL.
We wlll also wrlLe a chlldren's sLory wlLhln our group and wrlLe a leLLer Lo your pasL or fuLure self based
on Lhe lnformaLlon you learned from Lhe lnLervlew.
Ask sLudenLs lf Lhey have any quesLlons abouL Lhe process.
Pave sLudenLs Lurn ln Lhelr noLebooks.
Allow sLudenLs Lo leave aL Lhe bell.

Methods of Assessment:
lormaLlve:
o lnLervlew CuesLlons 8ralnsLormlng - lndependenL
! Cb[ecLlves 1, 3, 6, 9, & 11
o lnLervlew CuesLlons 8ralnsLormlng - Croup
! Cb[ecLlves 3, 6, 8, 9, & 11
SummaLlve:
o ./% 0(1(23 .4%% lmporLanL MomenL rompL
! Cb[ecLlves 2, 7, & 11
o SenLence of Lhe Week Culz


D|fferent|ated Instruct|on to accommodate one or more of my prof||ed students:
lor sLruggllng wrlLers, l could glve Lhem a quesLlon preparaLlon sheeL LhaL has a few sample quesLlons and
many quesLlon lead-lns, such as
WhaL was your lmpresslon of me as l experlenced Lhls slLuaLlon?
WhaL was your reacLlon Lo Lhls slLuaLlon?
Pow dld you feel when?
WhaL was your flrsL LhoughLs when.
uld you ________ when.

Mater|a|s Needed:
6 coples of ./% 0(1(23 .4%%
SenLence of Lhe Week Culz
./% 0(1(23 .4%% MomenL rompL
1 sLlcky noLe per sLudenL
LlsL of formulaLed quesLlons
Copy of lnLervlew 1ranscrlpL 8ubrlc



name: _______________________________
uaLe: ________________________________
Class perlod: __________________________
./% 0(1(23 .4%% 8eadlng Culde

1. 1race Lhe 8oy's evoluLlon. uoes he change? lf so, how and when does he change? Pow do hls needs
change as he grows?






2. 1race Lhe 1ree's evoluLlon. uoes she change? lf so, how and when does she change? Pow do her needs
change as she grows?






3. Why does Lhe 8oy love Lhe 1ree?




4. Why does Lhe 1ree love Lhe 8oy?




3. uoes Lhe 8oy learn a lesson from Lhe 1ree?




6. uoes Lhe 1ree learn a lesson from Lhe 8oy?




7. uo you learn a lesson from Lhe 8oy and Lhe 1ree?




8. 56#7$ ,$#486##9,& WhaL lnformaLlon do you flnd ouL from Lhe plcLures and noL Lhe LexL?

Interv|ew 1ranscr|pt kubr|c

SLudenL name



1

2

3
Lxperlence/SlLuaLlon uon'L know whaL Lhe slLuaLlon
addressed ls, no background
lnformaLlon ls lncluded or
explalned
noL clearly ldenLlfled by
lnLervlewer, background
lnformaLlon ls lncluded and
explalned broadly
Clearly ldenLlfled by
lnLervlewer, background
lnformaLlon ls lncluded and
explalned Lhoroughly
lnLervlewee ConnecLlon and relaLlonshlp Lo
lnLervlewee ls noL addressed,
reason why he ls lnLervlewed
ls noL clear
ConnecLlon and relaLlonshlp Lo
lnLervlewee ls noL clear, cannoL
undersLand why Lhe lnLervlewee ls
asked abouL Lhls slLuaLlon
ConnecLlon and
relaLlonshlp Lo lnLervlewee
ls clearly explalned, reason
why lnLervlewee ls asked
abouL speclfled slLuaLlon ls
clearly sLaLed
CuesLlons Cnly surface level quesLlons
are asked, no deeper
quesLlons are asked, no
follow-up or clarlflcaLlon
quesLlons lncluded
Malnly surface level quesLlons are
asked, aL leasL 1 quesLlon LhaL dlgs
deeper aL a blgger Lheme/message,
some follow-up, clarlflcaLlon
quesLlons are asked
Some surface level
quesLlons are asked, aL
leasL 3 quesLlons LhaL dlg
deeper aL a blgger
Lheme/message, several
follow-up, clarlflcaLlon
quesLlons are asked
reparaLlon repared quesLlons are noL
Lurned ln on Llme, less Lhan 3
quesLlons are creaLed
repared quesLlons are Lurned ln
on Llme, aL leasL 7 quesLlons are
creaLed
repared quesLlons are
Lurned ln on Llme, aL leasL
10 quesLlons are creaLed
ahead of Llme
1ranscrlpL no LranscrlpLs ls Lurned ln on
Llme
neaLly Lyped or handwrlLLen
LranscrlpL ls Lurned ln laLe
1ranscrlpL ls neaLly Lyped
or handwrlLLen and Lurned
ln on Llme