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Unit Focuses
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Text structure
Cause and Effect
Bias and Propaganda
Citations
Primary and Secondary sources

Standards

C.C. 1.2
o E07.B-K.1.1.1
o E07.B-K.1.1.2
o E07.B-K.1.1.3
CC. 1.2.7.B
o E07.B-K. 1.1.1
CC.1.2.7.D
CC.1.2.7.E
CC. 1.2.7.F
CC.1.2.7.G
CC.1.3.7.D

Assessments

Summative
o Bias Propaganda Poster Presentations
o Citations Quiz
o Essential Question Sheet
o Persuasive Essay
o Image/Graphics Questionnaire
o DOL Quiz

Unit Questions

Text Structure
o What is the text structure of a persuasive essay?
o What similarities and differences are found within non-fiction and fiction?
o What are topic and viewpoint?
o
Cause and Effect
o How does cause and effect relate to the Persuasive Essay?
o How are cause and effect used in persuasive writing?

Bias and Propaganda

o How are Bias and Propaganda used in persuasive writing?
o Hoe are bias and Propaganda applied to everyday life?
o How can using graphs, tables, and charts help support a point?
Citations
o How does one cite evidence?
o What is the importance of correctly citing evidence?
o How can citations help support persuasive writing?
Primary and Secondary sources
o How are primary and secondary sources used in informational non-fiction?
o How does one classify primary and secondary sources?

Date

Essential
Question

Monday

OFF

Tuesday
(Acquisit
ion)

What is
the text
structure
of a
persuasiv
e essay?

Wednes
day
(Extendi
ng and
Refining)

What is
the text
structure
of a
persuasiv
e essay?

Thursda
y
(Extendi
ng and
Refining)

What is
the text
structure
of a
persuasiv
e essay?

Friday
(Acquisit
ion)

How are
cause
and
effect
used in
persuasiv
e
writing?

What do students
need to learn to
be able to answer
the EQ
OFF

Activatin
g
Strategy

Teaching Strategies

Summarizi
ng
Strategies

Homewo
rk

OFF

OFF

OFF

OFF

Students need to
define non-fiction
and examine
examples of nonfiction

Students
will
discuss
with a
partner
the
definitio
n of nonfiction

STAR TESTING
DOL
Students will receive a new EQ
sheet for new unit.
Students will fill out worksheet for
informational non-fiction and
persuasive writing.

Students
will design
a question
to quiz
another
class
period for
warm up
tomorrow

PSSA
Workshe
et
Practice
18

Answer
question
s from
yesterda
y.

DOL
Students will continue notes from
yesterday. They will also fill out a
worksheet of what to do while they
read non-fiction.
Students will read through a sample
persuasive essay. Teacher will
model how to discover topic and
view point
DOL Quiz
Students will read two persuasive
essays and determine the topic and
viewpoint. They will also decide if
they agree with the persuasive
essay or not. (TURN IN- class work
grade)

Discuss
how to
find topic
and view
point with
partner.

Students need to
continue working
with persuasive
essay structures.
They will examine
a modeled
example of how
to discover topic
and viewpoint.
Students need to
examine different
persuasive essays
and determine
the topic and
viewpoint

Students must
classify cause and
effect and apply
that knowledge to
the persuasive
essay.

Review
strategie
s for
reading
INF

Students
will get a
list
scenarios
and will
come up
with
some
effects

Free Write Friday!

Discuss warm up
Students will fill out Frayer Models
and guided notes for Cause and
Effect.
Students will go through several
cause and effect relationships
modeled by teacher.
They will read a cause and effect
persuasive essay and work with
their partner to answer several
questions. They will be given time
to start on their homework and
answer EQ.

Discuss
viewpoints
as a large
group

Answer EQ

Poetry
EQ Sheet
Due
Friday
Poetry
EQ Sheet
due
Friday

PSSA
Workshe
et
Practice
19
EQ Sheet
Due
Friday
Students
will
choose a
topic and
fill out a
C&E star.
Answer
EQ

Date

What do
students
need to
learn to be
able to
answer the
EQ
How are
Students
cause
must
and
classify
effect
cause and
used in
effect and
persuasiv apply that
e
knowledge
writing?
to the
persuasive
essay.

Activatin
g
Strategy

Teaching Strategies

Summ
arizin
g
Strate
gies

DOL
Students
will get a
list of
scenarios
and will
come up
with
some
effects

PSSA
Answe Worksh
r EQ
eet #3
from
Friday
!

Tuesda
y

How are
cause
and
effect
used in
persuasiv
e
writing?

Students
need to
practice
with cause
and effect
essays.

DOL
Students
will make
a list of
causes
(they will
use these
later in
the class)

Wedne
sday

How are
bias and
propaga
nda used
in
persuasiv
e
writing?

DOL
Students
will
discuss
current
events
and how
they may
be
biased.

Thursd
ay

How are
bias and
propaga
nda used

Students
need to
classify bias
and
propaganda.
They must
define each,
and discuss
their use in
everyday
life
Students
need to
classify bias
and

Discuss warm up
Students will fill out Frayer Models and
guided notes for Cause and Effect.
Students will go through several cause
and effect relationships modeled by
teacher.
They will read a cause and effect
persuasive essay and work with their
partner to answer several questions.
They will be given time to start on their
homework and answer EQ. Any
unfinished work from Friday will be
finished today.
Students will choose a cause or topic
and decide on some effects/support
using a graphic organizer.
They will complete the Persuasive Essay
GO and choose their strongest
reason/support.
Students will write a persuasive
paragraph about the cause/topic of
their choice. They will fill out a rough
draft paper, and follow that with a final
copy.
Any leftover time students will work on
homework.
Students will grade and record their
score for the PSSA Worksheet #4
Students will complete take notes on
bias and propaganda. They will see
examples of each.
Students will watch a video about Lance
Armstrong and his public fall from
grace. They will read two different
articles and determine the bias in each.

Monda
y

Essential
Question

DOL Quiz Students will discuss notes on

Students
emotional appeal. Briefly reviewing
will watch connotation and denotation. They will
3
determine the propaganda used in the

Homew
ork

Share
paragr
aph

Any
unfinish
ed work
(C&E
workshe
et)

Name
one
thing
peopl
e can
be
biased
towar
ds or
agains
t.
One
moder
n
exam

Find
bias in
the real
world
PSSA
Worksh
eet #4
(due Fri)

Unfinish
ed
work.

in
persuasiv
e
writing?

Friday

How can
using
graphs,
tables,
and
charts
help
support
a point?

propaganda.
They must
define each,
and discuss
their use in
everyday
life
Students
need to
analyze
different
types of
graphs used
and discuss
their use in
propaganda
and bias.

commerci
als and
determin
e if
propagan
da is
used.
Free
Write!
Students
will
observe
different
informati
on shown
in graph
form
(biased)

commercials watched during warm up.

Students will then work with their
partner to complete questions about
propaganda.

ple of
propa
ganda
.

Free Write Friday (share)

Go over PSSA worksheet and record
score.
Students will analyze the different types
of graphs and take notes on these.
They will read articles that use these
graphs and complete questionnaire
with their partner. They will be given
time to copy down EQ questions and
answer it (bias and prop)

The
most
impor
tant
thing..

PSSA
workshe
et #5
Answer
EQ

Date

Essential What do
Questio students
n
need to
learn to
be able to
answer
the EQ

Activating
Strategy

Teaching Strategies

Summarizing
Strategies

Homewo
rk

Monday
SNOW DAY ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuesday

Open
Ended

Opened
Ended

Wednes
day

How
does
one cite
evidence
?

Students
need to
discuss
and list
the
reasons
for citing

Thursda
y

How are
bias and
propaga
nda
used in a
persuasi
ve
essay?

They have
learned
the
concepts
they are
applying
them.

DOL
Students
will review
RIGHT FACE
DOL
Share
scenario
paragraph
from Friday

DOL
Students
will share
modern
propaganda
(bandwago
n and
testimonials
)

Open Ended

Open Ended

PSSA
Workshe
et #4

Check answers to PSSA #4

Students will take notes on
citations and plagiarism.
They will discuss
why/when/what to cite.
Students will discuss
plagiarism and its
consequences. Students will
take notes on bibliographies

The Cite is Right

Go over
expectations for
project.

Brainstor
m ideas
for
poster
project.

Assignment:
With a partner students will
create a poster to advertise a
product. They will need to use
both bandwagon and
testimonial, but may choose
two others. They will use
different types of propaganda to
advertise the product.

Share types

PSSA WK
#5

Each group will

give themselves
a grade they
think they
deserve.
Students will
rank the
helpfulness of
their group
members.

PSSA #6
POSTER
DUE
MONDAY

Work Day
Correct PSSA #5

Friday

How are
bias and
propaga
nda
used in a
persuasi
ve
essay?

They have
learned
the
concepts
they are
applying
them.

DOL Quiz
Free Write
Friday!

See above
Work day.

Date

Essential
Question

Monday

How are
bias and
propagan
da used
in
persuasiv
e
writing?
How
does one
cite
evidence
?

Tuesday

Wednes
day

How are
primary
and
secondar
y sources
used in
informati
onal
nonfictio
n?

Thursda
y

Friday

How are
primary
and
secondar
y sources
used in
informati

What do
students need
to learn to be
able to answer
the EQ
MASTERY

Activating
Strategy

Teaching Strategies

Summari
zing
Strategie
s

Homewor
k

DOL
Review
expectations for
final product

Students will be given a work

day.
Students will be given a study
guide for a quiz on citations
tomorrow

Share
types
Correct
answers
for PSSA
#5

PSSA Wk
#6

MASTERY

DOL
Citations and
bibliography quiz

Answer
EQs as
group.

PSSA Wk
#7

Acquisition
Students need
to classify and
define primary
and secondary
sources.

DOL
Students will
classify a list of
items into groups.
(Primary and
Secondary sources.

Students will take a

citations/bibliography quiz
with grading sheet for their
partner.
They will grade their PSSA
Worksheets and record their
score.
They will be given time to
complete their posters, write
written explanations, and
answer EQs
Students will take notes on
primary and secondary
sources.
They will go through one
example with me and then
attempt one individually, with
a partner, and share (Ripple).
They will be given leveled
examples.
Go over answers to PSSA Wk
#7

Unfinishe
d work
PSSA Wk
#8

Students are
presenting
their projects

NO DOL

Students will present their

projects. They will be graded
on the spot.

Students
will do a
moveme
nt
activity.
They will
be asked
to choose
a side of
the room
based on
several
types of
sources
(S/P)
Turn in
project.

Extending and
refining
Students need
to practice
using
secondary and
primary

DOL Quiz
Students will do a
movement activity
with primary and
secondary sources.
They will hear
different types of

Students will choose a topic for

a persuasive essay individually
on a specific color of paper.
They will then find someone
with the same color paper to
work together to list the topic,
viewpoint, primary and

Share
partners
topic and
viewpoin
t

Unfinishe
d
paragraph
.

None

onal
nonfictio
n?

sources
correctly. They
need to
analyze S/P
sources in
relation to
persuasive
essays

P/S sources and

move to the
appropriate part of
the room.

secondary sources. They will

then write a persuasive
paragraph (template optional)