At the end of each unit, the materials provide a writing task that guides students through the full writing process: plan, draft, revise, edit and publish. Speaking and listening practice opportunities are distributed throughout the lessons and follow the same structure throughout the year. On Monday, we assign the reading. Afterward, students create a podcast with a partner, reviewing the documentary clip and assessing whether viewers should see the entire documentary. Students have guidelines for their recording, such as speaking in a conversational tone and enunciating clearly. Then they share their podcast with the class. The materials instruct students to read a memoir and then express their ideas and how humans, particularly themselves, interact with nature. The activity allows students to demonstrate what they learned from the text. The materials provide diverse activities allowing students to learn and practice regardless of their literacy level. 2271 0 obj <> endobj The Critical Vocabulary section frontloads words that students will encounter in reading the text: lobby, fatal, distinguish, and indifferent. Tasks integrate reading, writing, speaking, listening, and thinking; include components of vocabulary, syntax, and fluency, as needed; and provide opportunities for increased independence. Students have to find answers as they read or reread the story. This Google Slides Presentation is ready to go with no prep and is fully adapatable to your classroom--with a focus on character development and conflict, these slides will take you from the activating strategy all the way to test review. English. Students are given opportunities throughout lessons to type in or select answers and get immediate feedback. To prepare students, they read and analyze the text individually. In Unit 4, Lets Aim for Mars, astronaut Buzz Aldrins argument includes the famous first selfie taken on the moon; it shows Aldrin, the American flag, and a land rover. Students use primary sources to conduct an in-depth research on the achievements and importance of one of the women aviators in the text they read. A rubric is provided for teachers to evaluate and score the presentation. In their story, students express their ideas and feelings about a real or imagined person or event. Developing and Sustaining Foundational Literacy Skills, See Quality Review Evidence for this Indicator. In Unit 6, students write a historical fiction piece based on the information they learned from the reading selection Frances Perkins and The Triangle Factory Fire by David Brooks. For example, in Unit 1, Analyze How Character Develops Plot: 7b, 8A; Analyze Setting and Character: 5E, 7D; Parts of Speech: 2A, 2B, 6F. For example, the contemporary short story "Heartbeat" by David Yoo is about positive self-image. This is perfect exercise for post reading of the short story. Also, speaking and listening practice opportunities are distributed throughout the lesson and follow the same structure throughout the year in this material.