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Rollin' on the River
Unit Overview
ROLLIN' ON THE RIVER
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8th grade |
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4 lessons |
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Although the
theme of this unit is river literature, the primary focus is on
identifying and explaining figurative language. |
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Strategies:
capitalization, note-taking, context clues, think-aloud,
identifying figurative language |
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This unit consists of four
lessons.
Students will not only recognize jargon, dialect and slang in
different genres but will also explain the literal meanings of
those. The secondary focus of the unit is on using Standard
English conventions for capitalization, especially capitalizing
the names of historical periods and events, geological eras and
certain scientific terms and capitalizing within divided
quotations. |
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Handouts including graphic
organizers |
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Formative and
Summative
Assessment |
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Glossary |
Unit
Plan: Lessons
This unit
consists of four lessons and a summative assessment that can be implemented
in approximately seven 50-minute class periods.
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Going With the Flow - Writing Dialogue |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Rollin' on the River -
Identifying Jargon |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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A Raging Tide - Identifying Dialect |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
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Floating Along - Identifying
Slang |
Word |
HTML (with links to
documents) |
Essential
Questions:
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How does figurative language contribute to the understanding of
written and spoken communication? |
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How does making connections among literature, history, culture
and self help a reader make sense of text? |
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How does river literature lend itself to the use of figurative
language? |
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How does knowing and using the rules of capitalization aid
effective communication? |
Summative Assessment and
Scoring Guides:
The summative
assessment can most likely be completed in one class period. It includes
selected response and constructed response questions calling for students to
use the rules discussed and practiced for capitalizing within divided
quotations and when using the names of historical periods and events,
geological eras, and certain scientific terms. The summative assessment also
calls for students to identify and explain examples of jargon, dialect and
slang within a provided passage.
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PREVIOUS LEARNING
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TARGETED LEARNING |
FUTURE LEARNING |
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R2B
The student should be able to identify and explain
figurative language, particularly hyperbole, imagery and
symbolism, in poetry and prose.
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R2B
The student will identify and
explain figurative language, particularly jargon, dialect
and slang, in poetry and prose.
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R2B
The student must be able to
analyze and evaluate the author’s use of figurative
language, emphasizing irony, in poetry and prose.
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R2C
The student should be able to identify and explain
figurative language, particularly hyperbole, imagery and
symbolism, in nonfiction text.
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R2C
The student will identify and
explain figurative language, particularly jargon, dialect
and slang, in nonfiction text.
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R2C
The student must be able to analyze and evaluate the
author’s use of figurative language, emphasizing irony, in
nonfiction text.
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W2B
The student should be able to
use the conventions of capitalization for titles of
magazines, newspapers, songs and works of art and proper
nouns, particularly brand names of products and
nationalities, in written text.
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W2B
The student will use conventions of capitalization within
divided quotes and for historical periods and events, for
geological eras, and for scientific terms in written text.
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W2B
The student must be able to use conventions of
capitalization in written text.
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