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Weekly Overview:

Unit Description:  Facing Adversity

Essential Questions:

·         Why do some survive while others are destroyed by adverse experiences?

·         How can I learn about myself by studying the adversities of others?

·         What can't we learn about ourselves by studying about time adversities of others?

·         How do times of great social adversity test individuals and societies?

·         Why is recording experiences valuable? How do societies record experiences?

·         How do life experiences shape our views?

Resources/Materials:   Guaranteed Curriculum, McDougal Littell Literature Book, McDougal Littell Resource Manager

Unit 5

Standards/Benchmarks/GLEs:  4b, 11b, 11c, 12a, 12b, 15, 17, 19,  20, 21, 28, 38

Objectives:

TSWBAT organize a research paper

TSWBAT identify narrative nonfiction

TSWBAT develop a timeline to organize information

TSWBAT test their knowledge on narrative nonfiction

TSWBAT evaluate an interview with Morrie Schwartz

TSWBAT identify vocabulary words in a novel

TSWBAT examine an interview with Morrie Schwartz and compare the interview with the character in a novel

TSWBAT define vocabulary words in a novel

Student Learning Activities:

**Students will meet in the library lab to work on research paper

Bell Work

Nonfiction Power Point Presentation

Complete reading and discussion on Blowup:  What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain  

Students will use a timeline to take notes

Bell Work

Comprehension and vocabulary test on  Blowup:  What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain

Bell Work

Nightline interview with Morrie Schwartz-students will view and take notes

tuesdays with Morrie-read p. 130-141

tuesdays with Morrie-complete vocabulary p. 130-141

Bell Work

Nightline interview with Morrie Schwartz-students will view and take notes

tuesdays with Morrie-read p. 142-151

tuesdays with Morrie-complete vocabulary p. 142-151

Homework:

**Students will meet in the library lab every Monday to work on their research paper.

Assessments:   The students will be informally assessed on class discussion and participation.  The students will be formally assessed on Bell Work, Timeline note taking,  Blowup:  What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain test, and “tuesdays with Morrie” vocabulary.

What strategies will I use to address literacy this week?   Literacy will be addressed through daily bell work, class discussions, and activities using the strategies of brainstorming, timeline notetaking, and split page notetaking.