Division of School Improvement - Model Curriculum Units

	5^th grade
	5 lessons
	This series of lessons will help students understand the importance of using correct manners by learning how to set a table complete with folded napkins and how to fold the American flag by reading, following, and giving oral multi-step directions.
	Strategies: Write expository paragraphs, read and follow multi-step directions, give clear and concise directions
	This unit consists of five lessons. Students write expository paragraphs and analyze messages conveyed in various media as they view various media connected with flag etiquette.
	Handouts including graphic organizers
	Formative and Summative Assessment
	Glossary

	What purpose does being able to read and follow multi-step directions serve in our society?
	Why is it important to be able to give clear and concise oral multi-step directions?
	What are the essential elements of expository writing?
	What are media messages and some examples of each
	Why is it important to be able to analyze messages conveyed in various media?
	What are manners?
	What is the importance of manners?
	Are manners the same all over the world?

PREVIOUS LEARNING

TARGETED LEARNING

FUTURE LEARNING

Read and follow multi-step directions to complete a task.

R3D Read and follow multi-step directions to complete a complex task.

Read, follow, and give multi-step directions to complete a complex task.

Give clear and concise oral multi-step directions to complete a task.

LS2B Give clear and concise oral multi-step directions to complete a complex task.

Give clear and concise multi-step directions to complete a complex task.

Write expository paragraphs with a main idea, three or more supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

W3C Write expository paragraphs (emphasizing compare/contrast) with an effective topic sentence, three or more supporting sentences and a concluding sentence.

Write expository paragraphs (including cause and effect) with a main idea, three or more supporting details, and a controlling sentence.

Identify and explain the intended message conveyed through oral and visual media.

IL2A Analyze messages conveyed in various media (e.g. videos, pictures, web-sites, artwork, plays, and/or news programs).

Identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in various media (e.g., videos, pictures, web-sties, artwork, plays, and/or news programs).