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Identity in Action: Secret Identity

Meredith Hill — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 22:21:48 -0400

Title: Identity in Action: Secret Identity

Author: M. Hill

Subject: ELA

Grade: 6

Week: 6

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity/Diversity

Unit theme:Identity/Diversity

Textbook references:

Elements of this lesson adapted from www.tolerance.org/teach

Learning objectives:

- To understand identity in context - and how individual identity interacts with cultural identity at-large

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Stage 1:

Unit 1: Identity - Week 5

Meredith Hill — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:35:35 -0400

In this unit, students will be introduced to English Language Arts and will begin engaging in reading and writing through activities focused on examining personal identity. Valuing students' own individual identities is key to creating a classroom community - and this unit will allow students to share their personal thoughts and reflections through writing and classroom discussion.

The Writing Process: Group Advising/Revising II

Meredith Hill — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 19:49:47 -0400

Title: Group Advising/Revising II

Author: M. Hill

Subject: ELA

Grade: 6

Week: 5

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity

Unit theme: Identity

Textbook references: The Write Source 2000, "Group Advising," "The Process of Writing," etc.

Learning objectives:

In this lesson, students will continue to workshop the process of writing through Group Advising sessions:

- Asking effective questions in group advising

- Giving helpful feedback to classmates

- Working in group editing/revising environment

My identity - Brainstorm/Freewrite

Meredith Hill — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:00:47 -0400

Title: My identity - Brainstorm/Freewrite

Author: M. Hill

Subject: Identity

Grade: 6

Week: 4

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity

Unit theme: Identity

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

- Students will practice techniques already mastered in a more free-form assignment

- Students will explore an aspect of their identity of their own choosing through descriptive paragraph

- Students will be introduced to the idea of a MUG shot.

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

The Writing Process: Group Advising/Revising

Meredith Hill — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:04:04 -0400

Title: The Writing Process: Group Advising/Revising

Author: M. Hill

Subject: ELA

Grade: 6

Week: 4

Unit/Lesson Plan #:

Unit theme: Identity

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

- To create guidelines for Group Advising sessions

- To generate suggestions for work revision through Group Advising

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Stage 1:

a. WARM-UP: A sentence for editing check/practice (MUG shot #2) & review

The Writing Process: Revising

Meredith Hill — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:53:17 -0400

Title: The Writing Process: Revising

Author: M. Hill

Subject: ELA

Grade: 6

Week: 4

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity

Unit theme: Identity

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

- To conceptualize the steps of the Writing Process

- To understand the process of revising work

- To practice revision of work

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Stage 1:

My Family, part II - description through simile and metaphor

Meredith Hill — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:08:21 -0400

Title: My Family, part II

Author: M. Hill

Subject: ELA

Grade: 6

Week: 4

Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity

Unit theme: Identity

Textbook references:

Learning objectives:

- To give students a new tool for adding description to their writing: simile and metaphor

- To share student work on the identity theme of "family" in order to build classroom community

- To focus on parts of a descriptive paragraph, namely building topic sentences

Key Questions, Concepts, or Themes:

Unit 1: Identity - Week 4

Meredith Hill — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:07:28 -0400

Unit 1: Identity - Week 1

Meredith Hill — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:18:54 -0400

Unit 1: Identity - Week 2

Meredith Hill — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:17:23 -0400

What's in a Name/Nombre?

Meredith Hill — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 11:52:37 -0400

Title: What's in a Name/Nombre?	Author: M. Hill
Subject: ELA I	Grade: 6
Week: 3	Unit/Lesson Plan #: Identity
Unit theme: Identity	Textbook references: "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez (Prentice Hall Literature - 6th Grade, p. 115-119)
Learning objectives A. To analyze the importance of names through discussion of "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez; to practice using the Oral Participation Rubric to assess discussion; to continue to explore how names inform our identities read more Writing Elizabeth Knott — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 22:16:04 -0500 Your vote: No votes yet Standards Checklist Units of Writing Generic Assessments (not unit specific)