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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 examine the key idea of disaster

TSWBAT define narrative nonfiction

TSWBAT develop a rough draft of their research paper

TSWBAT identify narrative nonfiction

TSWBAT define vocabulary in Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain

TSWBAT interpret narrative nonfiction

TSWBAT develop a timeline to organize information

TSWBAT test their knowledge on narrative nonfiction

Student Learning Activities:

Bell Work

Review Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions

Small group work-Key Idea, What can we learn from Disaster?

Reading strategy-taking notes p. 509

Teacher will model the use of a timeline

Author’s purpose-Reading of Author Online p. 509

Review Elements of Nonfiction: Narrative Nonfiction p. 509

Bell Work

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

Bell Work

Nonfiction Power Point Presentation

Vocabulary Practice p. 98

Read and discuss Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain

Students will use a timeline to take notes

Bell Work

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

Homework:

**Students will meet in the library Tuesday to work on research papers**

Monday: Read “tuesdays with Morrie”p.100--129 and complete vocabulary-due Monday 11/16/09

Assessments: The students will be informally assessed on class discussion and participation. The students will be formally assessed on Bell Work, “tuesdays with Morrie” vocabulary, vocabulary p. 98, timeline notes, and Blowup comprehension and vocabulary test.

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 and a timeline graphic organizer.