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Response14
SarahSmith
Unit Planning w/
Smagorinsky
Whatisanunit?
"Sustained
attentiontoa
relatedsetof
ideas."
(Smag,111)
Istheunitculturally
orliterarilysignificant,
doesitraisecivic
awarenessorfocus
onarelevantsocial
problem?
Whatwillbethe
textsinthisunit?
Arethereboth
materialtextsand
studentproduced
texts?
Whatwillbethe
topicofthis
unit?
Useinputfrom
students,teacher
andcurriculum.
Whatarethegoals
ofthisunitandhow
willtheybe
assessed?
*Remember
backwardsdesign.*
Whatactivitieswill
besthelpstudents
reachtheunit's
learninggoals?
Aretheyvariedand
handson?
Whatisthe
rationale?
Whyisthisunit
importantand
relevantforstudents'
learning?
Whatwillbethe
"culminatingtext"
orfinal"learning
opportunity"for
studentsinthis
unit?(Smag,113)
Aretheymultiple
opportunitiesfor
studentstohave
authentic,open
endedand
democratic
discussions?