UNIT PLANNER SCHOOL NAME: BULKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL: 6 UNIT TITLE/THEME: Egypt Game UNIT LENGTH: 5 weeks DATE CREATED: August 2014 UNIT TEAM MEMBER(S): NKE
Updated 5/19/15
READING FOCUS: Reading for Evidence WRITING FOCUS: Working with Evidence 1. CONTENT DETAIL/UNIT OVERVIEW Describe your unit in detail using narrative form. In this 10 week unit, students will answer text dependent questions with examples from the text, write a constructed response analyzing character change, take notes, and conduct a mini research question. Writing and vocabulary, as well as non‐ fiction reading supplements the novel study in LAR. Research skills are designed in grade 6 to be developed throughout the year in preparation for Grade 7‐8. 2. FOCUS and ONGOING STANDARDS FOCUS STANDARDS (standards to be assessed in this unit) ON‐GOING STANDARDS (standards that will be addressed, but not assessed) Include any relevant focus standards from ELA CCLS, SOCIAL STUDIES, and/or SCIENCE if applicable RL 6.1; RL 6.2; RL. 6.3; RL.6.4; RL.6.5; RL.6.9 RI.6.1; RI6.2; RI.6.4; RI.6.5; RI.6.6; RI.6.9 W.6.6; W.6.2; W.6.4; W.6.7; W.6.8; W.6.9; L.6.4; L.6.5; L.6.6 NYS SS Core: 6.6 and 6.7 SL.6.1; RI.6.10 W.6.3; W.6.4; W.6.5; W.6.6; W.6.10 L.6.1; L.6.2; L.6.3; L.6.4; L.6.5; L.6.6 W.6.7;W.6.8; W.6.9 3. BIG IDEAS/ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/STUDENT TARGETS (I CAN STATEMENTS) BIG IDEAS/ ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS/ STUDENT TARGETS How do specific lines from the novel affect the plot, theme, characterization, tone, mood or…..? How and why do characters change? What events in the plot are catalysts for dynamic characters? What messages can a novel convey? How does an author use historical details in a novel? How can one take notes using outline format? Prepared by Brian Green for Bulkeley MS | Creative School Services | [email protected] | 914 843 0407 UNIT PLANNER 4. PERFORMANCE TASK The common performance task that all students will complete. Students will cite evidence to support an inference in a short response.(RACE) Students will write an explanatory analysis of a dynamic character. ( Paragraph) Students will summarize the main idea in a paragraph. 5. TEXT TEXT The Egypt Game Zilpha Keatley Snyder Prentice Hall Grammar & Composition Mummies by Kids Discover “Preparing a Mummy” by Shirley J Jordan “Making a Modern Mummy” by Mark Rose Calliope 1997 “How To Read Information Text” Peoples Publication Ancient Egypt by DK “The Great Nile” Crosswalk Coach Triumph Learning “The Shipwrecked Sailor: A Retelling of an Egyptian Myth” Coach “The Tale of Shipwrecked Sailor” by Duane C Damon Calliope 1994 “The Beautiful One is Come” by Lori A Gordon Calliope 1991 “Isis The Queen “ by Robert D SanSouci Calliope 1991 “Tomb Raiders” by ReadWorks “The Allure of Gold” By ReadWorks GENRE LEVEL Fiction Textbook Non‐fiction 6.6 6 Non‐fiction Non‐fiction Fiction Fiction Non‐Fiction Non‐fiction (8) 980L (6) Non‐fiction 1010L (6) Prepared by Brian Green for Bulkeley MS | Creative School Services | [email protected] | 914 843 0407 UNIT PLANNER 6. RESOURCES OTHER RESOURCES Available Quizlet.com Puzzle maker (discoveryed.com) Crossword Puzzles ( atozteacherstuff.com) BrianPOP.com School Databases School Library Websites
H:\Egypt Game\The Tomb of Perneb The Metropolitan Museum of Art.mht https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwYWzbC85tU
Needed Kids Discover iPad App Ancient Egypt Subscription renewal Text Dependent Questions for The Egypt Game by
Nancy Erlanger http://www.slam.org/egypt/index.html 7. UNIT ASSESSMENTS Assessments, both formative and summative, that will occur during the unit. This will include the rubrics/ checklists/ scoring guides etc. that will be used as well as a description of the initial/pre‐assessment as the unit begins. ASSESSMENTS FORMATIVE or SUMMATIVE RUBRICS/CHECKLISTS/SCORING GUIDE ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION etc. Short responses formative & summative RADD Checklist; radd rubric; 2 point (RACE) rubric Paragraph formative & summative Graphic organizer; checklist; rubric Feedback based on grade 7‐8 research Notes & Works Cited (Noodle Tools) formative rubric summative Answer Key Vocabulary Test 8. CURRICULUM SUPPORTS ACADEMIC VOCABULARY GRAMMAR AND CONVENTIONS Essential Vocabulary/ Vocabulary Focus Focus Within the Unit Plot, Characterization, Exposition, Rising Action, Capitalization Suspense, Tone, Mood, Resolution, Theme Business Letter format & punctuation Simile, Metaphor, Close reading, Gist, Sentence variety Transitional Words 4 Vocabulary Lists (47 words) domain specific Prepared by Brian Green for Bulkeley MS | Creative School Services | [email protected] | 914 843 0407 UNIT PLANNER 9. ROUTINES LEARNING ROUTINES AND PROCEDURES EMBEDDED IN THE UNIT Carousel of Quotes Exit Tickets Chalk Talk Give a Gift Basket of Questions Fist to Five Keys to Good Listening Community of Learners SLANT Vocabulary Checklists for the Writing Process Write Now, Learning Targets, Think Pair Share, Triad Talk Prepared by Brian Green for Bulkeley MS | Creative School Services | [email protected] | 914 843 0407