Natural Disasters
Unit Overview
NATURAL DISASTERS
| 6th grade |
| 8 lessons |
| Following a theme of “natural disasters”, this unit requires 6th grade students to apply decoding strategies, identify and develop grade level vocabulary, and apply reading strategies during reading to assist them in reading 6th grade text. |
| Specific strategies: Note-taking, summarizing |
| This unit consists of eight lessons. Students record and organize relevant information using a variety of note-taking strategies to assist them in writing summaries from magazines, newspapers, and informational text. Students identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in various media including videos, pictures, websites, artwork, plays and/or news programs. |
| Handouts provided |
| Formative and Summative Assessment |
| Glossary |
Unit Plan: Lessons
The unit contains seven to eight 50-minute sessions.
| Decoding Strategies |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Vocabulary Development |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Strategies Used During Reading |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Note-taking and Organizational Strategies - Part One |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Note-taking and Organizational Strategies - Part Two |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Writing Summaries - Part One |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Writing Summaries - Part Two |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
| Messages and Viewpoint in Media |
Word |
HTML (with links to documents) |
Essential Questions:
What types of damage would a natural disaster cause in our community? |
| What do good readers do when they encounter unfamiliar words? |
What do you need to know and be able to do to understand natural disasters? |
During reading, what do good readers do to comprehend the text? |
What kinds of natural disasters could occur in your community? |
| What actions would you take to survive a natural disaster? |
What processes can students use to identify and explain messages and viewpoints conveyed in various media? |
What do media people do to help you understand their feelings and point of view about natural disasters? |
Summative Assessment and Scoring Guides:
The unit contains two 50 minute sessions for summative assessment.
PREVIOUS LEARNING |
TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
Students must be able to apply decoding strategies to problem-solve unknown words.
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R1C Apply decoding strategies (using cueing systems-meaning, structure, and visual) to problem-solve unknown words when reading.
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Students must be able to apply decoding strategies to problem-solve unknown words in order to read 7th grade text. |
Students must be able to develop vocabulary through text using roots and affixes, context clues, and a glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus when reading 6th grade material. |
R1E Develop vocabulary through text, using roots, affixes, context clues, glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus. |
Students must be able to apply strategies in order to develop vocabulary through text using: roots and affixes, context clues, and a glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus in order to read and comprehend 7th grade text.
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When reading 6th grade level material, students must be able to apply strategies to self-question and correct, infer, and visualize; predict and check using cueing systems such as meaning, structure, and visual
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CA3 During reading, develop and apply strategies to self-question and correct, infer, visualize, predict and check. |
Students must be able to predict and check using cueing systems such as meaning, structure, and visual in order to read 7th grade text.
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Students must be able to use a note-taking system to organize information from oral presentations and written text, and record relevant information using a variety of note-taking and organizational formats.
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W3B Record and organize relevant information using a variety of note-taking and organizational strategies from oral presentations and written text. |
Student must be able to record and organize relevant information from oral presentations and written text using a variety of note-taking methods at the 7th grade level. |
Students must be able to write summaries of text from magazines, newspapers, and/or informational articles. |
W3D Write summaries of text from magazines, newspapers, and/or informational articles. |
Students must be able to write a multi-paragraph summary from magazines, newspapers, and/or informational articles in 7th grade.
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Students must be able to identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in various media (e.g. videos, pictures, websites, artwork, plays and/or news programs). |
IL2 Identify and explain viewpoints conveyed in various media. |
Students must be able to identify and explain messages conveyed in various media at 7th grade. |
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