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and Activities Resources Assessment

September- General Learning Malala Yousazais Summative:
Introductions October 25 Outcomes 1-5 autobiography Autobiography
assignment,
Autobiography Writing their own Sightlines 7 and the paragraphs, short
autobiography. teacher guide story analysis
Short Stories and assignment,
Paragraph Studying short Disney/pixar short tandem short
Writing stories and films story, short story
creating their own writing
piece. Teachers pay assignment, unit
teachers online exam.
Developing resources
paragraph writing Formative:
abilities that will Writing Frames by Checklists,
prepare them for Jean Pottle observation,
the essay writing writing frames
unit. booklet, drafts of
summative
assignments,
discussions,
journals.
Essay Writing (late) General Learning Worksheets Summative: One
October 25- Outcomes 1-5 developed by Ingrid final essay, visual
Visual Literacy December Hoveling (my PS2 TA) essay, and unit
Breaking essay exam.
writing into parts Teachers pay
and spending teachers online Formative: drafts
appropriate resources of summative,
amount of time on observations,
each part. Final Time for writing discussion,
assignment will online resources journals,
be writing an checklists.
essay. To break Essay maps from
this up we will do read, write, think
fun visual literacy online resources
activities and
discuss how to be Visual essay examples
visually literate from Christa
and why it Henderson (my high
matters in this school ELA teacher)
digital age. They
will create a visual
essay and a
written essay by
the end of the
unit.
Poetry January- General Learning Teaching Matters Summative:
March Outcomes 1-5 online resources: Poetry analysis,
Figurative http://www.teaching figurative
Language Study a variety of matters.org/files/poe language chart,
types of poem. tryunit.pdf unit exam, a
Letter Writing formal letter to
Create a chapbook Sightlines 7 and the modern day
of poetry with a teaching guide politician.
glossary that
identifies the Lady Blue Publishing, Formative: drafts
figurative how to make a of summative,
language used in chapbook observations,
the poems. Have https://www.ladyblu discussion,
poems be peer epublishing.com/sing journals,
edited. le-post/how-to- checklists
make-a-simple-
Write a letter to a chapbook
politician or
world leader Poems from Rapi
asking for change Kaur, RH Fowler,
in an area you are Sherman Alexie
passionate about (FNMI), Elizabeth
or thanking them Bishop, and other
for doing work in contemporary
an area you are popular poets.
passionate about.
Include a lesson Poets.org,
prior to this on poetryfoundation.co
research and m,
identifying poetsandwriters.com
reliable sources.

Novel Study March - General Learning The Outsiders, SE Summative:

April Outcomes 1-5 Hinton Essay on novel,
Movie vs Text comparison
Read The The Outsiders the assignment
Outsiders movie between film and
text, make their
Write in journals Teachers pay own soundtrack
throughout about teachers online for The
different themes resources : Outsiders, unit
 from the novel: https://www.teacher exam
alienation, class spayteachers.com/Pr
issues, how these oduct/THE- Formative:
issues still persist OUTSIDERS-Unit- checklists, drafts
today, ect. Novel-Study-SE- of summative,
Hinton-Literature- observations,
Make a Guide-389161 discussion,
soundtrack for the journals,
movie and https://www.teacher discussions
annotate each spayteachers.com/Pr connecting
song to explain oduct/THE- contemporary
where in the OUTSIDERS-NOVEL- outsiders
movie they would STUDY-LITERATURE- (refugees, race,
use this song and GUIDE-FLIP-BOOK- bullying, etc).
how it relates to 1367165
the themes in the
novel. https://www.teacher
spayteachers.com/Pr
Watch the movie oduct/The-
The Outsiders. OUTSIDERS-Test-
Compare the Whole-Novel-Test-
movie and book. with-Common-Core-
Stems-1394714

Film Study April- June General Learning The four basic types Summative:
Outcomes 1-5 of speech: assignment
Types of Speech http://www.ismcken identifying parts
Study the zie.com/4-basic- of film
Public Speaking elements of film. types-of-speeches/ (cinematography,
lighting, music,
Go through the Study.com, types of etc how all these
types of speech speech video: elements
and create small http://study.com/aca enhance plot),
skits explaining demy/lesson/types- write a speech on
them. of-speeches- a contemporary
informative- world issue or
Prepare a speech persuasive-and- from the
to share with the special-occasion.html perspective of a
class. contemporary
Watch a variety of world leader,
TedTalks as unit exam.
examples of public
speaking, including Formative: drafts
this one: of summative,
https://www.ted.com observations,
/talks/chris_anderso checklists,
n_teds_secret_to_grea discussion,
t_public_speaking checklists,
journals
Review June General Learning Kahoot.com Summative: Final
Outcomes 1-5 Exam, portfolio
Exam Jeoparty labs to make reflection
Preparation All assignments a review game assignment
and tests from the https://jeopardylabs.
year should be com/ Formative:
kept in your checklists,
portfolio and be Crumple and Shoot observations,
marked with a discussions,
sticky note to journals.
identify if the
assignment uses
reading, writing,
viewing,
representing, or
listening skills.
There should also
be a reflection in
the portfolio
highlighting the
biggest things
they learned and
how this year may
have changed
their
Autobiography.

Prep and write a

final exam that
reviews the main
topics from the
year.