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more manageable parts, and o er breaks at certain times. During the assessment, provide sca olds that support executive function skills, self-regulation, and students’ abilities to monitor progress before and after the assessment (e.g., visual prompts, reminders, checklists, rubrics).
Aftertheassessment,askstudentstodiscusswhichassessmenttaskwaseasiestandwhich was most di cult, and why. In future lessons and for homework, focus on the language skills that will help students address these assessment challenges.
Assessment Guidance
Mid-Unit2Assessment:CompareandContrastThemesinLiterature(studentandteacher version) are included in the Assessment Overview and Resources.
Whenassessingandprovidingfeedbackonthisassessment,usetheanswerkeyandsample student responses (see Assessment Overview and Resources) to help complete students’ Track Progress recording form.
In this assessment, students are tracking progress toward the following anchor standards:
– R.1: By the end of Grade 12, I will be able to: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
– R.4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
– R.10: By the end of Grade 12, I will be able to: Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.
– L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
Down the Road
In the next lesson, students will begin preparing for the End of Unit 2 Assessment, in which they write an essay comparing and contrasting how a scene from the novel version of The Lightning Thief is depicted in the film version. They will study a model essay and be introduced to the Painted Essay® structure.
Students’ Mid-Unit 2 Assessments will be returned in Lesson 12 with feedback.
In Advance
Prepare
– Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: Compare and Contrast Themes in Literature (see Assessment
Overview and Resources)
– Track Progress folders
Review the student tasks and example answers to get familiar with what students will be required to do in the lesson (see Materials list).
Ensure End of Unit 1 Assessments with feedback are available for each student at desks as they enter.
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Unit 2: Lesson 5
