Week One of Two Week Takeover
Tuesday (3/13) *Judy
Journal/
Grammar
Reading
Skills: Features of Persuasive
Writing Considering Audience,
Anticipating Questions Audience
Might Have, Brainstorming,
Standards: CC.1.4.3.E
Choose words and
Writing phrases for effect.
Standards CC.2.1.3.C.1
Explore and develop an
understanding of
Math fractions as numbers.
Social Studies
Monday (3/12) Observing at 9am*
Scholastic Voting - Should
Schools Teach a Foreign
Language? Identify opinions
and fact supporting them, vote
as a class - view results and
bring in Fractions http://sni.
scholastic.
Morning Meeting com/Debates/02_09_15?
Finish Wangari lesson- Show
video and do activites *Judy
Wangari's Trees of Peace Observing at 9am*
Exploring Opinion Writing
(Day 1) BAW - pg. 17
Student Text (Anchor Chart
- "Things We Notice About
Persuasive Writing" -
persuasive writing is used to
convince; Students
brainstorm in their writing
notebooks what they might Exploring Opinion Writing
try to persuade someone (Day 2) BAW - (pg. 18 student
about text)
Objectives: SW
understand what an
Objectives: SWBAT define "audience" is in
purpose of persuasive writing, SW
persuasive/opinion writing identify the audience in a
(to convince); SWBAT
identify the main opinion in
persuasive essay
"School Should Start Later" example , SW identify
from Being a Writer purpose of a text
Unit 6 Session 1.1 Session 1.2
What Do You Do With a
Problem? - Engineering
Problem Solving Activity
Science
Wednesday (3/14) Thursday (3/15) Friday (3/16)
Spelling Quiz, Basketball
Grammar: Verb tenses game, and Morning Meeting
Point of View: The Big Bad
Shared Reading: "Backyard Wolf (after the basketball
I Wanna Iguana Read Aloud Safari" game)
SWBAT define first person,
second person and third
person points of view in text;
SWBAT compare POV in
alternate Big Bad Wolf story
and original Three Little Pigs
story
Participate in Walk Out
Identifying and Practicing
Features of Persuasive
Essays with a Student Model With remaining time, students
Bold Opinions and and organizational structure will write a "main point" for
Considering Audience (Lucy their persuasive piece on the
pgs 30-35) - in the Google outline . (Common Core area of the outdoor space that
Drive Folder Progress ELA - pgs.180-183); they would change.
Objective: SW create bold,
specific opinion statements Objectives: SW analyze student
about something they care examples of persuasive essay
strongly about; SW analyze to identify opinion, reasons and
how the different viewpoints structure of a persuasive essay;
were considered in I Wanna SW use structure to guide
Iguana; SW edit letter work to brainstorming process; SW edit
deepen audience writing using organizational
understanding structure
Session 1.3 Session 1.4 N/A Early Release
Aerial Photo Observation of
Philly/PAS - Exploration Outdoor Observation Part 1 N/A Early Release
 SWBAT to identify a problem
and think about a solution
using basic design and
engineering methods

SWBAT work within a team to

design a structure out of
materials they are given.

SWBAT verbally compare

elements of design and
structure with small groups
and whole class SWBAT analyze Google Maps
of Philadelphia, West
SWBAT brainstorm about Philadelphia and Penn
problems they have noticed in Alexander school IOT identify SWBAT identify specific
the school’s outdoor space, important community characteristics of two defined
select a problem they think is structures. areas in PAS’s outdoor space
of particular importance, and SWBAT compare aerial maps IOT identify potential changes
write about why they think it to evaluate land structures and for the outdoor space.
should be fixed. answer analysis questions.

Week Two of Two Week Takeover

Monday (3/19) Judy observe Tuesday (2/20) Judy observe Wednesday (2/21) Judy
at 1:05pm at 10:00 am observe at 10:00am Thursay (2/22) Friday (2/23)
Journal/
Grammar Grammar: adjectives Spelling Quiz
Thurgood Marshall first Thurgood Marshall second
Reading Skills: reading reading Malala's Magic Pencil N/A Field Trip

Goals and Plan for

Writing Skill: Persuasive Writing
Standards: CC.1.4.3.G Write
opinion pieces on familiar
topics or texts. CC.1.4.3.H
Introduce the topic and state
an opinion on the topic. CC.
1.4.3.I Support an opinion with
reasons. CC.1.4.3.J Create an
organizational structure that
includes reasons linked in a
logical order with a concluding
statement or section. CC.1.4.3.
K Use a variety of words and
sentence types to appeal to
the audience. CC.1.4.3.T With
guidance and support from
peers and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as needed
by planning, revising, and
editing
Persuasive Letter (sections)
- "What I Want and Why I
Want them" T-Chart; Writing
Workshop - Heartmapping
and the Persuasive
Writing Brainstorming
Process; practice with own
idea, then practice with
outdoor space - (Parkland
School District Packet)
SW identify specific opinions
they have about the outdoor
space
"Powerful Words" (Lucy
Calkins pg. 105 "Choosing
words that sound right and
evoke emotion")
Objectives: SWBAT
understand the
importance of a defined
purpose in persuasive
writing; SWBAT identify
personal experiences
and facts used to
support opinion; SWBAT
identify powerful words
in persuasive writing
Partner Workshop: Meeting with
Compare and Contrast of writing partner to defend their Putting our Persuasive writing
Parks/playgrounds argument and peer edit into letter format
Objectives: SWBAT identify
similarities and differences
between previous historical
park structures and modern
day structures IOT develop
understanding of the evolution SW review letter writing
of park/playground design; format IOT write
SWBAT write detailed opinion
about preference IOT practice SW verbally comunicate with persuasive letter to
opinion writing skill their partner about their topic Principal Farrell
Math Session 1.5 Session 1.6 Session 1.7 Session 1.8 N/A
Writing Workshop:
Introductions and Hooks
(Lucy Calkins pg. 141
"Revising your
Introductions and
Students will draw what they
Skills: problem solving, compare Conclusions to Get Your want their change to the outdoor
Social Studies and contrast, mapping Science Outdoor Observation Part 2 Audience to Care") space to look like
SWBAT draft potential
adjustments to the outdoor
space IOT provide a
communal, inviting space for SW analize strong and weak
the PAS community and introductions to persuasive
students. pieces of writing; SWBAT to SWBAT draw a representation
write a strong introduction to of what they want their outdoor
SWBAT present their findings their own persuasive pieces; space desgin to look like. This
to classmates IOT practice SWBAT persuasive writing drawing will be the main
communicating design checklist to check how their component that we submit to
solutions. writing is going Ground Reconsidered.