Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Outsiders Name: Kelsey Anderson

Content Area: Language Arts Grade Level: 7
CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RL 7.2 : Determine two or more central ideas in text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text
CCSS.ELA-Literary. RL 7.3: Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals
influence ideas or events).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. W 7.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and
analysis of relevant content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. SL 7.1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussion (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts,
and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.
Big Ideas/Unit Goals:
Big Ideas
- How do our interactions with others form our perception of identity?
- What is the value in recognizing stereotyping, both in our lives and in the text.
- How do our choices affect the challenges in our lives?
- How do our own experiences help us build empathy for the other?
- How do our experiences with family affect our lives?
Unit Goals
- Students will critically analyze either the characters, popular themes, or symbols found in the novel, in group discussions, and create a concept map on these ideas.
- Students will critically analyze aspects of the novel during a presentation and complete a guided notes questionnaire.
- Students will complete a webercise about greasers; analyzing and critically think as they work through the exercise.
Unit Summary:
The purpose of this unit is to get students to critically think about their own adolescence as well as other aspects of their life through the reading of The Outsiders. The
Outsiders showcases the themes of adolescence, innocence, stereotypes/cliques, as well as other issues that students will be able to relate to themselves and life.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:
Padlet discussion board on stereotypes
Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)
Student Learning Objective:
Students will critically
analyze aspects of the novel
during a presentation and
complete a guided notes
Formative: Summative:
Journal entry after every chapter. Formal essay on the topic of identity.
Peer group discussion on informal questions. Final presentation on what the student has learned and
Crossword about slang in The Outsiders. how it applies to modern day society or their life.
Presentation on one of four ideas.
Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
(Assessments): Students will complete a guided notes questionnaire that will assess their critical thinking skills through their
Students will be able to answers. Students will show that they know more about the subject by the end of the guided notes.
discuss the questions
provided in the guided notes
questionnaire. in peer groups.

Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)

Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will complete a Students will learn about The goal of the webercise is to have students answer the questions provided using only the websites on the
webercise about Greasers. some slang words during the worksheet. Students will get make a journal entry on what they’ve learned during the webercise.
webercise, as well as
throughout the book, to help
complete the crossword on
slang in The Outsiders.
Students will also make a
journal entry on what they’ve
learned during the webercise.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)
Student Learning Objective: Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Students will be able to Students will get into small Students get into small groups, first they decide what topic they will choose, one out of three, and start on a
analyze one of three aspects groups and pick one of three concept map in class; after hours students will create a concept map on Popplet, and later present to the class
of The Outsiders using a topics to create a concept their ideas; the concept map will also help students with their presentation on the subject they have chosen.
concept map to help show map that they will use to help
their understanding. with their presentation (not
the final presentation).
Unit Resources:
Videos provided on topics of the book that help students with understanding the novel, the background, and about social cliques. Provided are also links to websites that will help
students quizzing themselves on the slang used in the novel, the characters, and also games that students may find interesting. Study guides are found on links to websites like
Litcharts, Schmoop, and a guide of questions to help students with each chapter. Included are also resources such as Teaching Tolerance, which helps students find a hidden bias they
may have, and learn about stereotypes and discrimination; a video titled People Like US is also included to help students learn more about stereotypes and cliques.
Useful Websites:
Useful websites students will want to utilize will be Litcharts, Schmoop (although not to use as main reference or to cite; but to narrow down main ideas), and Quizlet (Quizlet provides
numerous quizzes on different topics of the novel that students may find helpful.