Life Is a Journey
Unit Overview
Life Is a Journey
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9th grade |
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five lessons |
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this unit focuses on the journey of life |
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apply reading strategies to unknown text, decode unknown words, summarize text, understand media elements |
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students draw on and enhance their ability to decode unknown words, use reading comprehension strategies, evaluate media messages, and use note-taking and summarizing strategies |
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Handouts including graphic organizers |
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Formative and Summative Assessment |
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Glossary |
Unit Plan: Lessons
Students
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Life is a Journey |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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Journey to Understanding Vocabulary |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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Reading About the Journey: The Odyssey |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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Chronicling the Journey |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
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Journey to Understanding the Elements of Media |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
Essential Questions:
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What is a journey? |
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What occurs on a journey? |
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What are some significant journeys from history or present day? |
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How are journeys portrayed in various media? |
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How can reading strategies assist you in understanding life as a journey? |
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Can students apply reading strategies to unknown text? |
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What do students need to know to decode unknown words? |
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Can students effectively summarize large amounts of text? |
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How might elements of media help promote media message(s)? |
Summative Assessment and Scoring Guides:
PREVIOUS LEARNING
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TARGETED LEARNING
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FUTURE LEARNING
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Students will apply decoding strategy of “chunking” to problem-solve unknown words when reading. R1C |
R1C, R1E: The student will be able to develop and apply strategies to problem solve unknown words when reading grade-level text, such as: affixes and roots. |
Students will be able to apply the decoding strategy of breaking an unknown word into syllables to problem solve the grade-level text word. R1C, R1E |
Students will during reading, utilize strategies to self-question, infer visually, and predict. R1G |
R1G: The student will be able to develop and apply reading comprehension strategies to self-question, correct, and clarify. |
Students will be able to utilize the reading comprehension strategy of visualization. R1G |
Students will select and use an appropriate method for note taking and summarize two or more articles and write a brief informational paper integrating supporting information from both sources. W3B, W3D |
W3B, W3D: The student will be able to routinely summarize information clearly and concisely in a multi-paragraph text using an appropriate method for note-taking. |
Students will be able to routinely summarize information clearly and concisely in a multi-paragraph text using an appropriate method for note taking. W3B, W3D |
Students will analyze and synthesize two or more messages conveyed in various media. I2A |
I2A: The student will be able to describe and evaluate the elements of messages projected in various media, such as: videos. |
Students will be able to synthesize, analyze and evaluate the elements of messages projected in various media. I2A |
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