Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Reading
s (To be
complet
ed by
start of
week)

Week
1: Feb
6-10

Feb 6

Feb 7

Feb 8

Feb 9

Feb 10

Introduction
to Unit /
PreAssessmen
t

(Small +
Whole
Group
Discussion
): Defining
The Other
Slavery

Implications
for different
populations
(in Africa,
Caribbean)

Multiple
Choice
Quiz

Journal
Writing

Introduct
ion

Week 2:
bianca
Feb 1317

Feb 13

Feb 14

Feb 15

Feb 16

Feb 17

African
Slavery in
the US vs
Native
Slavery

(Small +
Whole
Group
Discussion
):
Christophe
r
Columbus,
Ovando,
The New
Laws,
Legal
Represent
ation

Prewriting
Short
Stories /
Autobiograp
hies

Week 3:
Feb 2024

Feb 20

Feb 21

Feb 22

Feb 23

Feb 24

Introduction
to the
Chichimec
Wars.
Close read
this section
as a class.

Small/
whole
group
discussion
on the
Chichimec
Wars.

Journal on
the
Chichimec
Wars and
the people
involved

Background
information
about the
California
Gold Rush
and Silver
Boom.

Small
group
activity
about the
Gold
Rush
and
Silver
Boom

Short
Stories/Ficti
onal
Autobiograp
hies due

Ch 1,2
bianca

Writing
Peer
Short
Review
Stories/
Autobiograp
hies

Ch 3, 4

Week 4:
Feb 27Mar 3
Abby

Feb 27

Feb 28

Mar 1

Mar 2

Mar 3

Vocabulary
Activity for
chapter 5

Reciprocal
teaching
for second
half of
chapter 5

Writing
activity on a
Spanish
monarch
and their
impact on
emancipatio
n

Introduction
to the
insurrection
through
whole-class
discussion

Connecti
ng the
text so
far to
today

Week 5: Mar 6
Mar 6-10
Mariclar KWL on
e & Abby Powerful
Nomads.
(Secretive
Leaders)

Mar 7

Mar 8

Mar 9

Mar 10

Mini
Lesson on
difficult
grammar
and
vocabulary
in Chapter
7&8

Historical
context
lessons
about
missions
and slavery

Group
discussion
on written
reflection of
chapters

The Big
Paper
Discussi
on!

Week 6:
Mar 1317
Jacob

Mar 13

Mar 14

Mar 15

Mar 16

Mar 17

Pre-reading
activity:
narrative
writing
(Lesson
Plan)

Question
generation
during
reading

Socratic
seminar

PT
Conference
s

PT
Conferen
ces

(Lesson
Plan)

Ch 5, 6

Ch 7, 8

Ch 9, 10

(Lesson
Plan)

Week
off: Mar
20-24
(Spring
break)

Ch 11,
12 (By
end of
Spring
break)

Week 7:
Mar 2731
Mariclar
e

Mar 27
Writing
prompt on
Chapter 11
& 12

Mar 28
Full text
misconcept
ions group
assignment
given by
chapter.

Mar 29
Full text
misconcepti
ons group
assignment
given by
chapter.

Mar 30
Misconcepti
on
presentatio
ns

Mar 31
PreEpilogue
reading.
What
purpose
does this
book
serve
prompt

Week 8:
April 3-7

April 3
Modern

April 4
Group

April 5
Presentatio

April 6
Discussion

April 7
Introducti

Epilogue

Mariclar
e

Day Slavery
in relation
to the
Epilogue
(Lesson
Plan)

work
creating
posters
about
modern
slavery
(Lesson
Plan)

ns of Group
Work
(Lesson
Plan)

of Peer
Evaluations

on to
ThinkTac- Toe
Unit
Assignm
ent

Week 9:
April 1014

April 10

April 11

April 12

April 13

Think-TacToe
Workshop
with
Teacher
Unit
Conference
s

Think-TacToe
Workshop
with
Teacher
Unit
Conferenc
es

Think-TacToe
Workshop
with
Teacher
Unit
Conference

Project due

Apr 14
(No
school)