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Lesson:History/LAFinisholdunit&startnewunit
EnduringUnderstandingsforUnit:
Peopleofdifferentculturalgroupsliveindifferentways.
Oldunit:Mesoamerica&NorthAmericabefore1500
NewUnit:IndianNations
Theenvironmentaffectswayspeoplemovefromplacetoplace.
Oldunit:Mesoamerica&NorthAmericabefore1500
NewUnit:IndianNations
EssentialQuestions
InstructionalOutcomes:
Pullingmultipleparagraphhistoricalfictionnarrativeintothissection
DesigningInstruction:
Nicenoteslistedhere
Differentiatingby:
Readiness4differentiatedreadinglevelsforeacharticle
InterestStudentchoiceofarticletousewithhistoricalfictionnarrative
AssessmentofInstructionalObjectives:
Listingfinalunit/projectassessments
Addinhowyoullbeassessingthroughoutthelessontoseethatstudentsareunderstandingthe
goalsandobjectives
DescriptionofStudents
Whattolookfor?
Engagementofstudents
Sharingandtalkingwithpartners
AccountableTalk
Interactingwithlessoncontent
Rubricsharingideasforeachpart&discussingintermsthatrelatetowhattheyve
alreadylearnedonthetopic
SampleTextReviewlevelofengagementandfocusduringgroupgradingofsample
texts
AdditionalNotes/Ideas:
Continuetothinkaboutwaystokeepthestudentsfullyengagedandapartofthelearning.Even
throughouttheexplanationofanewassignmentortask
YoumaywanttoaddinashortdiscussionoftheEnduringUnderstandingswithyourstudents.Asyou
arewrappinguponeunitandmovingtothenext,itmaybeanicetimetosharethesebigideaswith
yourstudents.Talkabouthow,althoughyouarestartinganewunitonanewgroupofpeople,the
conceptsarethesame.Theseconceptswillcontinuetoarisethroughouthistoryandinourlivestoday.
Thinkabouthowwealllivedifferentlynow.