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UNIT PLAN (2021)

Unit Title Length Date Subject

Unit 8.2: Memoirs and 1 week November 15, 2021- November 18, 2021 English
Transformative Decisions

Teacher’s Name Reform strategies (PCEA-PCOA) Grade

Paola M. Rodríguez García 8th grade
Reading Strategies: Making connections (text-to-world, text-to-
self), Visualizing, Determining Importance.

Participatory Approach

Transversal Themes Essential Questions Integration Ideas

Cultural Identity x . EQ1. What is a transformative decision? Spanish ___ “Meta

Nacional
Civic and Ethical EU1. Transformative experiences are crossroads in our lives where Manual de Fichas
Education__x__ decisions have to be made, actions are made that cannot be undone, didácticas”
we experience moments of enlightenment, or we meet an exceptional ______pág.____
Education for the peace ______ person. English __ Science
___
EQ2. What motivates authors to write memoirs?
Environmental Education Maths ___ Arts _x_
___x___ EU2. Life can change course in a moment. Some experiences alter History _X_Others:
our path slightly, while others ‘rock’ our worlds to the extent that life ______
Technology and Education _____
 is never the same.
EQ3. How is writing an extension of ourselves?
EU3. When we write, we share our experiences with the world. We
share the details of our lives that make us who we are. Writing is
both an intellectual and personal activity

Transfer and Acquisition Goals

Transfer (T) Goals

T1. The student will leave the class able to apply his/her knowledge of transformative decisions to the materials he/she reads.
He/she will understand the relationship between transformative decisions in memoirs and how these decisions fuel human
experience.
T2. The student will leave the class with the necessary ability to connect many texts and life experiences together. He/she will begin
to look deeply at the authors of the works they read and will connect, not just to the written work, but to the person who wrote it.
The student will be able to research and produce a letter to an author, expressing interest in both the author and his/her works.
T3. The student will leave the class with the ability to engage in deep and meaningful discussions with peers and teachers based on
memoirs that have been read or heard aloud. He/she will bring his/her personal experiences to bear in these discussions, making
personal connections to the text or illuminating key details or passages.
T4. The student will leave the class able to apply his/her knowledge of the elements of a memoir to write his/her own memoir.
He/she will adapt writing techniques he/she has seen and will incorporate them into his/her own writing. The student will learn to
share personal experiences in a manner that is balanced and honest.

Acquisition (A) Goals

The student acquires skills to…

A1. Read and analyze memoirs, making connections between memoir and his/her own experiences or the experiences of family
members or friends.
A2. Engage in and extend discussions about memoirs with peers and the teacher.
A3. Research an author and write a letter to the author, making connection between the student’s life and the author’s own life and
work.
A4. Consider important moments in his/her own life and to write a memoir based on personal life experiences.

Standard Expectations Indicators

Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g.,
Reading 8.R.3
how setting shapes the character or plot).
a. Distinguish character traits (internal and external).

Programa de Preparación de Maestros UPRM

 WEEKLY GUIDE OF THE TEACHER (2019)

Unit Title Number of the Week Teacher’s Name

Unit 8.2: Memoirs and 1 Paola M. Rodríguez García
Transformative Decisions

Subject Grade Date

English 8th grade November 15, 2021- November 18, 2021

Enduring Understanding
EU1. Deepen his/her understanding of poetry through active reading.
Formative Evaluation Summative Evaluation
PBL: Activity during the class N/A

Learning Plan
Days Monday Tuesday Wednesda Thursday Friday
y
Standards Reading
Expectations/ 8.R.3
Indicators
Academic ECA
Strategies Exploration

Level of Thinking Level 1 (Recall & Reproductin)

And
Level III (Strategic Thinking)

Objectives The students will read “Stories from My Father” and will have
an example of a what a memoir is
Concepts and Cultural identity.
integrated skills of Identify memoir concepts in the reading.
the area
 Start Activity Introduce myself
Review what is a memoir
Read through the comic “Stories From My Father” by Adam
Development Lance Garcia
Activity
Closing Activity Give the students two papers, one red/orange and the other
green, in the shape of leaves. In the orange one write out any
doubts that they have about memoirs and on the green one
answer “Why is this story a memoir?” And write out
something that caught your attention from the comic.
After that, students will tape the leaves to the traced out tree
drawing that I brought.
Note: The trees beauty because of all the colors. Having doubts
is valid since your mind is working hard to understand the
subject.
Assessments
The students will write their answers and doubts on the leaves.

Materials
- Copies of “Stories From My Father” by Adam Lance
Garcia
- Drawn out tree on tracing paper
- At least 10 cut out leaves of each color with tape in the
back for each student.

Homeworks N/A
Differentiated
instruction N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
strategies
Reflection on N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
praxis