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The Unsung Hero
Unit Overview
THE UNSUNG HERO
| 10th grade |
| 4 lessons |
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In this unit, the theme of Unsung
Heroes allows students to examine their views of heroism by
examining the lesser-known or unknown heroes through a variety
of methods. |
| Students develop and apply skills in vocabulary, reading
comprehension strategies, note-taking, summarizing, and
analyzing media messages. |
| This unit consists of four
lessons. The lessons focus on vocabulary, reading comprehension,
note-taking, summarizing and analyzing media messages
while investigating lesser-known or unknown heroes. |
| Handouts including graphic
organizers |
| Formative and
Summative
Assessment |
| Glossary
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Unit
Plan: Lessons
Each session represents one 50-minute class
period unless otherwise noted.
| Heroic Vocabulary: Using Decoding
Strategies and Thesaurus |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Hero Images:
Visualization/Media Messages (two sessions) |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Recording the Deed: Note-taking on
Heroes (may take two or more sessions if teacher uses a guest
speaker) |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
| Putting it all Together
(Summarizing) |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
Essential
Questions:
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What is the difference between being famous and being a hero? |
| How is courage revealed? |
| What are some examples of modern-day heroes? |
| Who are our heroes locally, nationally? |
| How are heroes portrayed in popular media? |
| Why do we need heroes? |
Summative Assessment and
Scoring Guides:
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PREVIOUS LEARNING
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TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
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The student
will be able develop and apply strategies to problem-solve
unknown words when reading grade-level text, such as: affixes
and roots.
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Students
will be able to develop and apply strategies to problem-solve
unknown words such as roots, affixes, and context clues.
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The student
will be able to develop and apply reading comprehension
strategies such as self-question, correct, clarify. |
R1G Students will be able to
utilize during reading comprehension strategies such as
visualization. |
During
reading, utilize strategies to self-question and correct, infer,
visualize, predict and check using cueing systems
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meaning
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structure
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visual.
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The student
will be able to summarize information clearly and concisely in a
multi-paragraph text routinely using an appropriate method for
note-taking such as highlighting, webbing, and clustering.
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W3B Students will be able to
summarize information clearly and concisely in a multi-paragraph
text routinely using an appropriate method for note-taking.
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Students
will use a variety of note-taking methods and summarizing skills
to create a multi-paragraph text.
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The student
will be able describe and evaluate the elements of messages
projected in various media such as videos. |
IL2 Students will be able to
synthesize, analyze and evaluate the elements of messages
projected in various media, such as: videos, pictures, websites,
and/or news programs. |
Students
will be able to analyze and evaluate media messages including
artwork and pictures. |
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