Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
TableofContents
Introduction+EssentialQuestions
ThemesandTexts
CommonAssessments
CommonRubricsandGrading
UnitCalendar
WeeklyLessonPlans
Introduction
Thisunitwillintroducestudentstotheideaofcultureandhowitinfluenceswhoweare,thevaluesweholdandourperceptionoftheworld.This
understandingwillgivethemthefoundationtheyneedtoquestionsociety,themselvesandothers,butatthesametimerespectthedifferenceinsociety.Through
theuseofacollectionofshortstories,essaysandpoemsstudentswillexamineculturalidentityacrossavarietyofculturalperspectives.Studentswillexamine
howauthorsbringculturalbackgroundstolifethroughliteraryvoice,dictionanddetails.Thisunderstandingwillopenupthediscussionofusingvoicesthatare
appropriatetoaudience,andpurpose.
Thisunitisalsomeanttoestablishsomeoftheprerequisiteskillsthatstudentsmusthavetosucceedthisyear.TheseskillsincludewritingACE
responses,toolsparagraphsand5paragraphessays.Bytheendofthisunitstudentsshouldbeabletousegraphicorganizerstoplanandorganizetheirwriting.
Infutureunitsstudentswillneedtheseskillssothatinstructioncanfocusonrevisionofwritingratherthanplanning.
EssentialQuestions
Asyouplanyourlessons,keeptheunitquestionsbelowinmindusethemtopromptstudentstoconsiderthecommonalitiesacrossvarioustextsandthe
differencesbetweenthem,aswellaswhattheirownpersonalexperienceleadsthemtobelieveaboutthequestions.(Note:therearenotexplicitobjectiveswithin
theunitplanthatpromptstudentstoconsidertheideasacrosstextsitisyourresponsibilitytointegratethisintoyourteaching.)
SpringBoardEssentialQuestions
Howdoculturalexperiencesshape,impact,orinfluenceouridentityandperceptions?
akahowdoescultureaffectthewayweactandthink?
Howcanthismakeinteractingwithdifferentculturesdifficult?
SubQuestions
Whatisculture?
Whatissomeonessenseofculturalidentity?
Whatfactorsinfluenceculturalidentity?
Whatdifferentperspectivedopeoplehaveaboutculturalidentityandheritage?
Howcandifferencesinculturalidentitycauseconflicts?
WhatismyculturalidentityandhowdoesitaffecthowIseetheworld?
Otherquestionstoconsider
Howdoourexperiences,relationships,andvaluesshapehowweactandwhoweare?
Howdowe,inturn,shapetheworldaroundus?
Howdorace,class,andgenderimpactouridentities?
Isidentitystatic,dynamic,orboth?
Whataretheeffectsbothpositiveandnegativeofcategorizingidentity?
Whatismyresponsibilityevenasahighschoolstudentinupendingtraditionsandhabitsthatcauseharm?
ThemeandTexts
Thethematicflowoftheunitismeanttostartstudentswithareflectiveintroductiontotheroleofculture.Thenguidesthemtoaquestionhowpeoplenavigate
multipleculturesandthepressurestofitculturalstereotypes.Finaltheyshouldconsiderhowpeoplemightdiscriminateormisunderstandothersduetothe
individualsculture.Thisunititbasedonspringboardunit1andthefirsthalfofunit2.
Unit1 Unit2
FocusStandards FocusStandards
1. Inference(RL/RI.1) 5. Introduction(W.2a)
2. Informationalparagraphs(W.2ac) 6. Informationalessays(W.2ac)
3. Citationintext(W.8b) 7. Conclusion(W.2f)
4. CompleteSentences(L.1) 8. Citationworkcited(W.8b)
Unit1midtestinformational
paragraph
IndependentReading:
Textsshouldhaveanidentifiableculturalcontextperhapsincluding,butnotlimitedto,suchelementsasfood,sports,hobbies,religion,clothes,family,
music,art,education,gender,ethnicidentity,etc.
Considerauthorssuchas:FiroozehDumas,MichelleSerros,ErinGruell,PauloCoelho,ChaimPotok,KashmiraSheth,AmyTan,BryceCourtenay,
LuisRodriquez,FrankMcCourt
SuggestedNovels:JoyLuckClub,BullyBurgers,
StrategiesandContent
Common
Unit1 Unit2
Inference Introduction
Hook=grabsyourreadersattention
TextAnalysis Types:Questions,fact,interestingdetailfromthetext,
Background=whatyourreaderwillneedtoknowtounderstandyour
TextStructure essay.Thinkaboutanythingyoudonotexplainordefineinyourbody
paragraphsbutreferenceoften.
ExplanatoryWriting Types:Historicalcontext,importantdefinitions,summaryofthe
Definition: story,informationabouttheauthor
Whenyouwilluseit: Thesis=yourmainclaim,whatyouwillexplainintheessayislikethe
Definingcharacteristics: roadmapofyouressay.
ACE topicsentence+previewofyourreasons,canbeinseparate
Answer=anideaorpointyouwanttomake sentencesoronesentence.
Cite= Bodyparagraphs
Explain= Needatleast3bodyparagraphsbutcanhavemore
TopicSentences= Cango:
Yourclaimstatement,shouldaddresstheprompt. TopicsentenceACE,ACE,Topicsentence
GoodstrategyistoincludeTAG(title,author,genre)inyourtopic TopicsentenceCE,CE,Topicsentence
sentenceispossible. Canhave13ACE
5types Conclusion
Simplestatement(Type:simplesentence) Restatethesis=differenttopicsentence+reviewcanbeinseparate
Numberstatement(Type:simplesentence) sentencesorone.
Questions(Type:simplesentence) Texttoworldconnectionand/orcalltoaction
Situation,Stance(Type:complex) Workscited
FANBOYS(Type:compoundsentence) Putthetitle,author,publisheranddateonallreadingssothatstudents
for,and,nor,but,or,yet,so arealwaysabletopracticeworkscited
ParentheticalCitation Freecitationgenerator:refme.com
Source+Verb+Evidence+(Lastnamepg#).
Neveruseparagraphorlinenumber,evenifthereadingdoes
nothavepagenumbers.
Ex:Theauthorsaysquote(Clark1).
Typesofevidence
Quote
Paraphrase
Summary
Completesentences
Startswithcapital,endswithpunctuation
Completethought
Hassubjectandpredicate
4types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compoundcomplex
CommonAssessments
Althoughallteachershaveuniqueclassroomstylesthatworkforthemandtheirstudentsallgradelevelteacherswillbeexpectedtosharecommonassessments.
Thiswillallowthecoursealiketoensurethatstudentsaremeetingthesamelevelsofmasterybeforeadvancingtothenextgradelevel.Teachersshouldgrade
studentworkwiththeserubrics,checkingoffallicanstatementsthatareproventobetruebythispieceofwork.Toearnaratingastudentmustcheckallican
statementsinthatrangeandbelow.
Assessment Prompt/Test Expectations Howtoassess
Readinglevel GatesMacGinitiereadinglevelAssessment Followgradinginstructions
assessment document(link)
Term Prompt:Inawellorganizedfiveparagraph Expectations:5paragraphessay CommonRubrics:
Preassessment essayexplainhowtheexperiencesJim IntroHook,andconparagraph, Standard1Inference
Writing Morrisonwentthroughinschooltaughthim 13ACEperparagraphs, Standard2informational
thatlessonaboutlife? intextcitationandworkscited. paragraph
(supplemented) Possibleanswers: Standard3Citation
Text:FirstDaysofSchool 1. Helearnstonotfightunlessitisindefenseofothers Standard4Complete
becauseifhehadjustwalkedawayortalkedtoanadultno Sentence
DOK:3 onewouldhavebeenhurt. Standard5Introduction
2. Helearnstoalwaysworkhardevenwhenyoumaynotwin Standard6Informational
intheendortolovetheprocessoflearning.Hemaynot essay
havelearnedtolovemathbuthegotbetterafterworking Standard7Conclusion
hardwithatutor. Standard8Citation
3. Helearnstobecreativebecausehewastheonlyonewho
thoughtoutsidetheboxontheirassignment.
4. Alloftheselessonsareimportanttohimandwecaninfer
thatwithoutthemhewouldnotbeateachertoday.
Unit1M
idtest Prompt:Writeawellorganized Expectations: CommonRubrics:
EthnicHashlit informationalparagraphexplainingwhythe Paragraphwithintroandcontopicsentence, Standard1Inference
response authorofEthnicHashstruggledtoselectan 12ACEbigideas, Standard2Informational
intextcitation paragraph
InObituaryLoveywaspressuredbyherteacherto
speakstandardEnglishbecausehethinksPidgin
willkeepthemfrombeingsuccessful.
Unit2M
idtest Prompt:Inawellorganizedinformational Expectations: CommonRubrics:
essayexplainsomewayculturaldifferences 5Paragraph Standard6Intro
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asevidencetosupportyourbig intextcitationandworkscitedfrombothtexts. Standard8Conclusion
(supplemented)
ideas. Possibleanswers: Standard9Citation
Besuretociteyourevidenceand Thesis:Culturaldifferencescanleadtojudgmentand
carefullyexplainwhatitmeans. misunderstandings.
Peoplecanbejudgmentalofpeoplewhoaredifferentfrom
Texts: them.Differentvaluescanmeanthatpeopledontrespect
IndianFathersPlea thelargeamountofknowledgeapersonhas.
VideoclipGodGrewTiredofUs. Ex:Intheexcerptfromobituarytheteacher
CanuseMulticulturalism:Hapa,Ethnic thoughtthatbecausethestudentsspokepidgin
HashiftheywantTwoWaystoBelongand theywerenotsmart.
ExcerptfromObituary Ex:Windwolfknewmanythingsaboutnatureand
spiritualitybuttheywerenotthethingsassessedin
DOK:3 theclassroomsoheseemedtonotknowanything.
Theteachinindianfatherspleadidnotthinkthat
winwolfwassmartbecausehehadbeentaught
differenttruthsthanshewasusedto.Shethought
hewasgivingthewronganswerbecausehemade
amistake.
Peoplecanfeelleftout,,aloneorashamedoftheirculture.
Ex:SudanvaluescommunitywhileAmericavalues
individualitysotheboysfeelliketheycannotask
forhelportalktostrangers.
Ex:Windwolfwasashamedofhisculture
Ex:BhartimovedawayfromCanadabecauseshe
didnotfeelapartofthecommunity.
Peoplecanbeafraidofpeoplewhoaredifferentfrom
them.
Ex:thecommunitywasafraidoftheboysbecause
theyaredifferent.
Culturaldifferencescanleadtomisunderstandings
Ex:WhentheSudaneseboyswenttothe
supermarketpeoplestaredatthewaytheywere
lookingatallthefood.
Unit2 Duringthistermwehavelearnedaboutthe Links:p
apercopy,digitalcopy CommonRubrics:
summative manyuniqueanddifficultaspectsofculture. Standard6Intro
embracesonsidetheothersaidhewasdoing
somethingwrong.
IntheHapaauthoralsofeltapressuretopicka
culturebutthiswasmorefrompeopleoutsideof
herownculturewantinghertofittheirstereotype
ofhercultures.
InChoosingmyNametheauthortriestofitinto
eachoftheseculturesbychangingherselftofit
theirexpectationandbeliefs.
Helpfulhints:
Response#1(Defend):Cultureconsistentlyinformsthewayone
viewstheworldandothers.
Response#2(Challenge):Culturerarelyinformsthewayoneviews
theworldandothers.
Response#3(Qualify):Culturesometimesinformsthewayweview
theworldandothers.
Extraprompts Prompt:Thecharactersyouhaveencounteredinthistextincludeonecharacterwhoembracesherbackgroundandanotherwhoassimilatesto
anewculture.Compareandcontrasttheirperspectivesandwrite2welldevelopedparagraphinwhichyouexplainhowtheirattitudestowards
theirculturearedifferent.Usequotesfromthetextasevidenceandcarefullyexplainwhattheymean.Besuretouseciteyoursources.
Prompt:Yourassignmentistowriteareflectiveessayexplainingyourculturalidentity.
Common Grading
Allcommonassessmentsaregradedusingtheserubrics.Assessmentscanassessmorethanonestandardaslongastheteachstoresthedata
separatelysoitremainsusefulfordatateams.
Teachersshouldgradestudentworkwiththeserubrics,checkingoffallIcanstatementsthatareproventobetruebythispieceofwork.Toearnaratinga
studentmustcheckallIcanstatementsinthatrangeandbelow.
Teachershouldbasereportcardgradesonaveragemasteryacrossfocusstandardsonlyasassessedonsummativeassessmentsbythecommon
rubrics.Teachersshouldtakethemostrecentattemptforeachstandard.
Term1reportcardgradesis100%theaveragemasteryacrossallfocusstandardsinunit1summativeandunit2summative
(Unit1+Unit2)/2=Term1averagemastery
A=averagemasteryoffocusstandards3.5to4.0(nozeros)
B=averagemasteryoffocusstandards3.0to3.4(nozeros)
C=averagemasteryoffocusstandards2.0to2.9(nozeros)
D=averagemasteryoffocusstandards1.51.9(nozeros)
F=averagemasteryoffocusstandards1.4orless
Ifastudentgot
2,3,4,2=11/4=2.75averageonthediscriminationparagraph
3,3,4,4=14/4=3.5averageonthesynthesisessay
(Unit1+Unit2)/2=(2.75+3.5)/2=3.1=B
Common Rubrics
Firstcolumnisforstudentstoreflectonrubric:
=knowit,O=kindof,X=needtolearnit
Secondcolumnisfortheteachertograde: =workshowstheyknowit,X=workshowstheyneedtolearnit
TeachershouldmarkallIcanstatementsbutstudentsscoreisbasedontheirhighestcompletedlevel,meantheygotallthechecksuptothatpoint.
Wholenumbersonly.
[RL/RI.910.1]
Standard 1: Inference
1: Far to Go I can draw conclusions based on details from the text.
I can draw accurate conclusions based on details from the text.
2: Near Mastery I can cite the details from the text that I based my conclusion on.
I can state that the details from the text connect to my conclusion.
3: Mastery I can explain how and why the details from the text prove my conclusion.
I can draw conclusions that rely on an entire text or multiple texts.
4: Advanced
I can explain text to world connection that support my conclusions.
[W.910.2]
Standard 2: Informational Paragraph
I can write a topic sentence that answers the prompt.
1: Far to Go
I can write a conclusion sentence that restates the answer to the prompt
I can answer all parts of the prompt.
2: Near Mastery I can use evidence to support my ideas.
I can organize my big ideas in a logical way.
I can clearly explain how my evidence supports my ideas.
3: Mastery
I can use appropriate, varied transitions.
I can develop my ideas beyond a basic understanding by explaining text-to-text, text-to-world, metaphors,
4: Advanced
similes, etc.
[W.910.8b]
Standard3: In Text Citation
1: Far to Go I can use relevant quotes from sources to support ideas.
2: Near Mastery I can write the author and page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
3: Mastery I can introduce my quote using the source-verb introduction.
4: Advanced I can use a variety of source-verb introductions.
[L.910.1]
Standard 4: Complete Sentence
1: Far to Go I can write a response with a subject (noun) and a verb that agree in every sentence.
2: Near Mastery I can complete all my thoughts by avoiding sentence fragments.
3: Mastery I can end sentences at the appropriate place to avoid run ons.
4: Advanced I can use varied sentence structure.
[W.910.2a]
Standard5:IntroductionParagraph
1:Basic Icanwriteatopicsentencethatincludesaresponsetotheprompt. Score=
Icanwriteathesisthatanswersthepromptandincludesapreviewofmybigideas. Comments:
2:Approaching
Icanuseformallanguage,suchasthirdperson,limitedcontractionsandslang.
Icanwritetopicsentencesthatusescomplexsyntaxorstructureandrespondstotheprompt.
3:Proficient Icangivecontextthatsetsthestageformywriting.
Icanuseahooktograbmyaudiencesattention.
4:Advanced Icancaptivatetheaudiencewithaneffectivehook,andclearlyconnecttothetopic.
[W.910.2be]
Standard6:Supportanddevelopideas
Icanwriteaboutmultipleideasrelatedtothetopic. Score=
1:Basic
Icanwriteatopicsentenceforeachparagraph. Comments:
Icanuseevidencetosupportmyideas.
2:Approaching Icanclearlyaddressallpartsoftheprompt.
Icanorganizemybigideasinalogicalwaytosupportmyresponsetotheprompt.
Icanclearlyexplainhowmyevidencesupportsmyideas.
3:Proficient IIcanprovidesomecontextaboutmyevidence.
Icanuseappropriate,variedtransitions.
Icanmakestrongconnectionsbyexplainingtexttotext,texttoworld,metaphors,similes,etc.
4:Advanced
Icandeeplyanalyzemyideasanddrawconclusions.
[W.910.2f]
Standard7:ConclusionParagraph
1:Basic Icanwriteaconclusionsentencethatrestatesthetopic. Score=
Icanreviewmybigideas. Comments:
2:Approaching
Icanuseformallanguage,suchasthirdperson,limitedcontractionsandslang.
Icanwriteaconclusionsentencethatusescomplexsyntaxorstructureandrespondstothe
3:Proficient prompt.
Icanconnectallofmybigideasintoafinalthoughtorcalltoaction.
4:Advanced Icanwriteacaptivatingcalltoactionorlastingimpression.
[W.910.8b]
Standard8:CiteEvidence(workscited)
Icanusequotesfromsourcestosupportideas. Score=
1:Basic
Icanwritetheauthorandpagenumberinparenthesesattheendofthesentence. Comments
Icanintroducemyquoteusingthesourceverbintroduction.
2:Approaching
IcanciteallsourcesfrommyresearchinaWorksCitedpage.
Icanuseavarietyofsourceverbintroductions.
3:Proficient
IcancorrectlyciteallsourcesintheWorksCitedpageusingMLAformat.
4:Advanced Icanintegratemyquoteintoacomplexsentence.