Who Will Survive?
Inquiry 1:
Danger in the Extreme
Inquiry 2: Now It’s Personal |
Readings
Meet the Expert:
Tom Brown Jr.: Tracker and Survival Instructor
(Stud. WB: p.p.2-7)
News Feature:
One Hand Gone, But Not His Spirit
(Stud. WB: p.p.8-15)
Non-fiction Excerpt:
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
(Stud. WB: p.p.16-27)
Magazine Article:
“Could You Survive On A Desert Island?”
(Stud. WB: p.p.28-35)
Memoir:
“Dirk the Protector”
(Stud. WB: p.p.36-45)
Short Story:
“Tuesday Of The Other June”
(Stud. WB: p.p.46-57)
Poetry:
“Life Doesn’t Frighten Me”
(Stud. WB: p.p.58-63)
21st century Skills:
- ~Make Decisions
- ~Follow Directions
Comprehension
- Compare and Contrast
- Sequence
- Context Clues
- Problem and Solution
- Fact and Opinion
- Denotation and Connotation
- Summarize
- Inference
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Navigating The Text:
- Text Features
- Author’s Purpose
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- Word Analysis:
- Context clues:
- Synonyms and antonyms, and examples
- Denotation and connotation
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Critical Thinking:
- Analyze
- Synthesize
- Evaluate
Literary Analysis:
- Mood
- Static and Dynamic Characters
- Refrain
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- Think Across The Texts:
- Organize and synthesize
- Compare and evaluate
- Discuss and write
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*Quick Writes
*Writing On Demand
*Discuss and Write
*Respond and Write
Traits of Writing by Ruth Culham:
Unit 6 Expository, Unit 7 Persuasive
Expert21 T.E.
Using specific and accurate words
Creating the lead
Finding the topic
Using pronouns correctly
Using quotation marks
Publish/Present
Features of Narrative Writing:
Helps the reader know where and when the story takes place
Help the reader picture the experience
Traits
Should be told in a clear, easy to follow way, including a problem to be solved
Fictional Narrative:
Students will write a fictional narrative about a person’s struggle to survive a difficult situation.
Grammar, Usage, Mechanics (GUM’s):
- Modifiers
- Nouns
- Verbs
- Pronouns
- Quotation Marks
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Red Routine 1: Teaching Vocabulary
Red Routine 2:
- Modeled Reading
- Choral Reading
- Partner Reading
- Oral Cloze
- Independent Reading
Red Routine 3: Think, Pair (write), Share
Red Routine 4: Idea Wave
Red Routine 5: Give One, Get One
Red Routine 6: Jigsaw Groups
Red Routine 7: Socratic Method
Red Routine 8: Peer Feedback
Red Routine 9: Quick Write, Writing on Demand
Red Routine 10
- Entrance Ticket
- Questioning Circle
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Expert21:
21st Century Toolkit
T.E. Scholastic Expert21
Strategy Sourcebook
Professional Development Guide
Teacher Implementation Guide
Expert Space
Expert21 Teacher resource Binder
Anchor Media Videos
Traits of Writing by Ruth Culham:
Traits Writing Source Kit: Teaching guide, Implementation guide, Comments Book, Mentor Texts, Trait Posters, Traitspace, Student Handbook and Writing Folders
Record-Keeping Forms
Rubrics for each mode of writing
Brentwood UFSD Resources:
Workfolio Table of Contents
Workfolio Strands of Writing
Supplemental Grammar Packet
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SRI
Informative Assessment
Ongoing Progress Monitoring
Formative Assessment:
- Workshop Wrap-Up
- 21 Book Progress Test (2)
- xSkills Test
- Formal Writing Pieces- Fictional Narrative and Persuasive Poster
- Expert Project: Case Study: Survival in the Snow
- Performance Evaluation-Make Decisions
- Portfolio Evaluation using Traits of Writing Scoring Guide (rubrics)
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