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Step Activity
Find 9 concepts (big ideas) that will be the basis for content area wit
(9 weeks are used for a grading period).
Select one weeks concept (big idea) for your Major Content Area (M
Divide Major CA into 5 Minor Content Areas (5 smaller ideas, Min
day of the week
Order 5 Minor CAs into days of the week
Find one content area standard by grades K-12 that teach to each of
5. Learner Outcomes
Align, review and revise Content Area Standards to develop one lea
6. Pre-Assessment
Determine assessment task (teaching strategy) that will form 3-5 gen
performance for post-assessment rubric
7. Learning Activities
Find or create 1-3 learning activities for each Day Plan to meet the l
Step 5
8. Ongoing Assessment
9. Post-Assessment
Plan one learning product and select rubric for rating student perform
10. Review/Grade/Rubric
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Rationale: With
background information
on virtual reality, the
students will now have to
see what the positive
impact of virtual reality
on society. They began
with how virtual reality
was created and changed,
now they are going to see
the virtual realitys utility.
Rationale: Naturally
when you see the
positives of something,
the negatives have to be
considered. Students
will need to see the
other side of the
argument if they are to
create a strong stance.
This connects to the
day before where some
of the positives are
listed again in the
second article.
Rationale: Students
need to hear their
colleagues thoughts on
the matter and practice
good public speaking
and listening skills.
That is what Socratic
seminars engage and
foster. Students are
required to listen to
each others opinions
and discuss while
taking notes.
Rationale: Ultimately,
all of the analysis
throughout the week
has to be put together
in some way shape or
form. Students will
ask to produce a
proposal on whether
or not a fictional
virtual reality project
should be funded,
using the evidence
gathered from the
various articles.
The positives of
virtual reality
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Content Area
Standard
Content Area
Standard
Content Area
Standard
7
research on the topic
or issue to stimulate a
thoughtful, wellreasoned exchange of
ideas.
SL11-12.3 - Evaluate
a speaker's point of
view, reasoning, and
use of evidence and
rhetoric, assessing the
stance, premises,
links among ideas,
word choice, points
of emphasis, and tone
used.
The positives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Learning Outcome:
Students will be able
to trace the history of
virtual reality and
analyze the differences
in prototypes through
the years.
Learning Outcome:
Students will be able
to disseminate the
authors arguments
regarding the positives
of virtual reality.
Students will also be
able analyze the
language used that
helps establish the
positive stance.
Learning Outcome:
Students will be able to
decipher an authors
arguments on how virtual
reality has positives and
negatives. Students will
be able to analyze the
language used to
determine the authors
stance.
Learning Outcome:
Students will be able
to formulate a stance
and defend it in a
speaking manner in
front of their peers.
Students will also be
able to use evidence to
support their claims.
Learning Outcome:
Students will evaluate
the pros and cons and
virtual reality and
establish a position
through a written
proposal whether or not
a fictional VR project
should receive funding.
Students must utilize
textual evidence from a
variety of sources,
including the articles
from the week prior.
Step 6- Pre-Assessment
Day 1 - Learning
Plan
Day 2 - Learning
Plan
Day 3- Learning
Plan
Day 4 - Learning
Plan
Day 5- Learning
Plan
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop VR
or stop it all together?
Pre-Assessment
Students will be
asked to come up
with an example of
something that has
changed over the
years and how it has
been improved upon.
Students will share
what changes and
how close, in their
opinion, it is to
perfection and why.
Pre-Assessment
In class review of how
virtual reality has
evolved throughout
the years through
discussion. Students,
in groups, will
brainstorm the
positives of virtual
reality concerning
these topics:
psychological,
physiological,
sociological and
emotional to share
later.
Pre-Assessment
Teacher-led
discussion on
whether or not
students agree with
the statements made
in the previous
article. This will help
the teacher
understand whether
or not the students
were able to find
evidence to support
statements from the
previous text.
Pre-Assessment
Students, in groups,
will come up with
questions regarding
the texts and bring
them to the seminar.
Pre-Assessment
The weeks activities
will be tied together
with the production
of a proposal that
will review the pros
and cons of virtual
reality.
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Day 2
Learning Plan
Day 3
Learning Plan
Day 4
Learning Plan
Day 5
Learning Plan
The positives of
virtual reality
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Learning Activities:
Students,
individually, in their
interactive notebooks
will highlight a
product that they
have seen change and
improve over the
years. They will note
significant changes
and if the product is
perfect.
Learning Activities:
Students will be split
into groups where
they will brainstorm
the positives of
virtual reality
concerning these
topics: psychological,
physiological,
sociological and
emotional.
Learning Activities:
Students will read the
article as a class and
annotate The Atlantic
article, highlighting
the pros and cons of
virtual reality.
Learning Activities:
Students will receive
their entry tickets
upon entering the
door. Students will
have exactly five
minutes to review
their articles,
questions and notes.
Learning Activities:
Students will review
a worksheet referring
on how to write a
proposal.
Students, on laptops,
will review the TIME
Magazine slideshow
about the evolution of
virtual reality
machines. They must
be share what
differences they are
noticing and what has
changed in a Google
Document to be
turned into the
teacher.
The Google
Document will also
serve as an exit
ticket.
Modifications for
ELs and students
with special needs:
English Learners are
allowed to use all
translation
technology and work
with class translators.
Students with special
needs will use any
assistive technology
available to them and
will work with their
designated partner.
Modifications for
ELs and students
with special needs:
English Learners are
allowed to use all
translation
technology and work
with class translators.
Students with special
needs will use any
assistive technology
available to them and
will work with their
designated partner.
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Modifications for
ELs and students
with special needs:
English Learners are
allowed to sit next to
native speakers to
express thoughts
through a conduit, if
desired. Students
with special needs
can do the same
thing.
Modifications for
ELs and students
with special needs:
English Learners are
allowed to use all
translation
technology and work
with class translators.
Students with special
needs will use any
assistive technology
available to them.
Modifications for
Plus 1/3 students:
Students, for extra
points, can earn extra
points for raising
thought-provoking
questions to the
group.
Modifications for
Plus 1/3 students:
Students, for extra
points, can write
longer proposals with
more evidence and
research done of their
own.
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Day 2
Learning Plan
Day 3
Learning Plan
Day 4
Learning Plan
Day 5
Learning Plan
The positives of
virtual reality
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Ongoing
Assessment:
Teacher will circulate
the classroom
throughout the
independent portion
of the activity, asking
if students have any
questions. Teacher
will also set up a
parking lot and sticky
notes available for
students to ask
questions in a nonpublic manner, which
teacher will address
at the end.
Ongoing
Assessment: During
the group activity
where students are
putting positives onto
a piece of paper,
teacher will ask
groups questions on
how they arrived at
that conclusion.
Teacher will stop
during the group
reading to ask
students to translate
and provide opinions
on the text. Teacher
will also circulate the
classroom, listening
to student discourse.
Ongoing Assessment:
Teacher will ask
questions during the
class reading to check
for understanding and
ask if students need
clarification on any of
the text. Teacher will
then ask for a show of
hands on who agrees
that virtual reality is a
good thing or a bad
thing. From there,
teacher will ask for
clarification of
opinion. During the Tchart creation, teacher
will circulate to listen
to student discourse.
Ongoing
Assessment:
Teacher will listen to
the seminar and take
notes on student
discussion. Teacher
will then use the
final 5 minutes for
clarification of
points and facts and
to check for
understanding. The
entire seminar is
geared to check for
overall
understanding and if
students are meeting
the speaking
standards.
Ongoing
Assessment: Teacher
will circulate,
checking on student
progress on the
proposal. Teacher
will also circulate to
help clarify any
questions and ask
students how they are
doing on the overall
proposal.
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Day 2
Learning Plan
Day 3
Learning Plan
Day 4
Learning Plan
Day 5
Learning Plan
The positives of
virtual reality
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Post-Assessment
Students will need to
highlight the changes
of virtual reality and
identify what exactly
was modified and
how it made virtual
reality better or worse
in a Google Doc that
will be shared with
the teacher. Students
will then decide: Is
the most recent
version the best
version? Why or why
not?
Modification for
English Learners
and students with
special needs:
English Learners and
students with special
needs can write
shorter responses and
does not have to be in
complete paragraphs.
They could just list
out the changes in
simple sentences.
English Learners can
use translation
technology to help
with writing.
Post-Assessment
Students will turn in
their journal at the
end of the week and
teacher will assess
their understanding
through completion
of the agree or
disagree with the
article prompt.
Post-Assessment
Students will have to
complete the Socratic
seminar entry ticket
at the end of class
with questions
regarding the seminar
question and the
pieces of evidence.
Students are also
required to have their
articles annotated for
discussion.
Post-Assessment
Students will turn
in notes from the
seminar on the
following day.
Post-Assessmen
Students will wri
proposal regardin
pros and cons of
reality.
Modification for
English Learners
and students with
special needs:
English Learners and
students with special
needs can write
shorter responses and
does not have to be in
complete paragraphs.
They could just list
out the changes in
simple sentences.
English Learners can
use translation
technology to help
with writing.
Modification for
English Learners
and students with
special needs:
English Learners and
students with special
needs can write
shorter responses and
does not have to be in
complete paragraphs.
They could just list
out the changes in
simple sentences.
English Learners can
use translation
technology to help
with writing.
N/A
Modification for
English Learner
students with sp
needs: English
Learners and stu
with special need
write shorter resp
and does not hav
in complete para
They could just l
the changes in si
sentences. Englis
Learners can use
translation techn
to help with writ
Modification for
Plus 1/3: Extra credit
will be offered to
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Day 2
Learning Plan
Day 3
Learning Plan
Day 4
Learning Plan
Day 5
Learning Pla
The negatives of
virtual reality
Should humanity
continue to develop
VR or stop it all
together?
Analyze the p
cons of virtua
and express t
in essay form
Grade Rubric
Grade Rubric
Grade Rubric
Grade Rubric
Grade Rub
A Student identifies
more than 10
differences throughout
the years on virtual
reality and provides
more than four reasons
why the latest version
is either the best or the
worst.
A Student provides
more than six reasons
why they agree or
disagree
A Student provides
more than six
reasons why they
agree or disagree
A Student speaks or
writes more than five
reasons why they
agree or disagree
with another student
B Student provides
5-6 reasons why they
agree or disagree
B Student
provides 5-6 reasons
why they agree or
disagree
A Student i
more than 10
and cons in th
proposal AND
a strong case
or not to fund
project with i
analysis.
B Student identifies
8-10 differences
throughout the years
of virtual reality and
provides four reasons
why the latest version
is either the best or the
worst.
C Student identifies
5-7 differences
throughout the years
of virtual reality and
provides three reasons
why the latest version
is either the best or
worst.
D Student identifies
3-4 differences
throughout the years
and provide at least
two reasons why the
latest version is the
best or worst
C Student provides
3-4 reasons why they
agree or disagree
D Student provides
two reasons why they
agree or disagree
F Student provides
minimal reasoning
why they agree or
disagree
C Student
provides 3-4 reasons
why they agree or
disagree
D Student
provides two reasons
why they agree or
disagree
B Student speaks
or writes 5-6 reasons
why they agree or
disagree
C Student speaks
or writes 3-4 reasons
why they agree or
disagree
D Student speaks
or writes two reasons
why they agree or
disagree
F Student provides
minimal reasoning
F Student provides
why they agree or
minimal reasoning
disagree
why they agree or
disagree
B Student i
8-10 pros and
their proposa
makes a good
whether or no
fund the proj
good analysis
C Student i
5-7 pros and
their proposa
makes an ave
case whether
to fund the pr
with average
analysis.
D Student i
3-4 pros and
their proposa
makes a case
or not to fund
project with l
analysis
F Student i
F Student identifies
less than 3 differences
and provides minimal
reasons why the latest
versions is the best.
Modification for
English Learners
and students with
special needs: English
Learners and students
with special needs can
write shorter
responses and does not
have to be in complete
paragraphs. They
could just list out the
changes in simple
sentences. English
Learners can use
translation technology
to help with writing.
Modification for Plus
1/3: Extra credit will
be offered to those
who then identify the
best 5 version of
virtual reality
machines and explain
why they ranked them
in that manner.
Modification for
English Learners
and students with
special needs:
English Learners and
students with special
needs can write
shorter responses and
does not have to be in
complete paragraphs.
They could just list
out the changes in
simple sentences.
English Learners can
use translation
technology to help
with writing.
Modification for
N/A
English Learners
and students with
special needs:
English Learners and
students with special
needs can write
shorter responses and
does not have to be
in complete
paragraphs. They
could just list out the
changes in simple
sentences. English
Learners can use
translation
technology to help
with writing.
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less than 3 p
cons in their
AND fails to
case whether
to fund the pr
with average
analysis.
Modification
English Lear
and students
special need
English Lear
students with
needs can wr
shorter respo
does not have
complete par
They could ju
out the chang
simple senten
English Lear
use translatio
technology to
with writing.