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Unit Author First and Last Name School Name Grade level/Subject Unit Overview Unit Title Es!eran"e #isin by $am Mune" #yan% &hy is chan in cultures so di''icult( Unit Summary Students will read the assi ned te)t and learn how to understand character develo!ment* as well as e)!and vocabulary based on conte)t+ Approximate Time Nee e ,!!ro)imately si) to ei ht wee-s+ Unit !oun ation Targete Content Stan ar s an Kellie Brown McKinley Middle School 6th Grade En lish

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Stu ent O$%ectives&'earning Outcomes Students will understand character develo!ment Students will ras! im!ortant events durin a novel Students will e)!and their vocabulary based on words 'rom the te)t Students will im!rove their s!eech and literacy s-ills Students will have a better understandin o' how settin a''ects a story

Three lessons Students will write a one to two !ara ra!h essay on why they believe chan in cultures is so di''icult+ Be'ore they be in* they will have a discussion between their rou!s on what they believe is so di''icult+ .hey will be !rovided e)am!les to uide them into the !ro!er discussion be'ore writin +

'esson One

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'esson Two

Students will et a list o' vocabulary words at the be innin o' the wee-+ Near the end o' the wee-* students will review the words via an interactive ame on the SM,#. Board+ Students will en a e in the activity* ta-in turns !uttin the correct words with the a!!ro!riate de'initions* be'ore havin a 'inal assessment at the end o' the wee-+

'esson Three

Students will !icture themselves as the main character+ .a-in their ra!hic or ani"ers on the character and events* they will deduce how her character has develo!ed and write a letter to her randmother* e)!ressin the values she has ained* as well as s!eci'ic events that has sha!ed her character+

Assessment Plan Assessment Timeline "e(ore pro%ect wor# $egins Stu ents wor# on pro%ects an complete tas#s A(ter pro%ect wor# is complete

What is Culture? Diagnos tic testing to see if students understand what culture is.

Vocabula ry pretesting to informally test their knowledge of common words used in the story.

Graphic organizers to keep track of setting, plot and character de elopment per chapter for later use.

Complet e ocabulary re iew game to test knowledge before test.

Write Vocab letter to main test at the end characters of each week to grandmother ensure to show knowledge of competency words in on character conte"t. de elopment and knowledge of important key e ents and the effects of changing cultures on !sperana.

Assessment Summary Students will be assessed dia nostically to see i' they understand what culture is* as well as their understandin o' certain words that will be used in the story+ 5urin the readin * the students will be assessed in'ormally by -ee!in ra!hic or ani"ers 'or each cha!ter to ensure they are -ee!in traco' events ha!!enin throu hout the story+ .his is best im!lemented by chec-in their wor-sheets at the end o' each new cha!ter to ensure they are reco ni"in the -ey !oints in the te)t+ ,t the end o' the novel* they will each write a letter to the main characters randmother e)!ressin how her character has chan ed due to the une)!ected chan e in culture* as well as main events that too-

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!lace that also a''ected the chan es she went throu h+ .he students will turn this in to me at the end o' the class !eriod 'or a rade+

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Students will have a ra!hic or ani"er handed out to them in class that they will -ee! in their binders to trac- all the in'ormation they record over the course o' the te)t+ .hey will also receive a co!y o' their vocabulary words with the de'initions at the be innin o' each wee-+

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