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Greek Mythology
Habits of Character
Social-Emotional Learning Focus
Central to the EL Education curriculum is a focus on “habits of character” and social-emotional learning. Students work to become effective learners, developing mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life (e.g., initiative, responsibility, perseverance, collaboration); work to become ethical people, treating others well and standing up for what is right (e.g., empathy, integrity, respect, compassion); and work to contribute to a better world, putting their learning to use to improve communities (e.g., citizenship, service).
In this unit, students focus on respect, empathy, and compassion habits of character as they respond to one another’s ideas and skills in written work and in discussions. Also, students focus on integrity and perseverance as they work independently on assessments. As they track progress on their assessments, they take responsibility for their own learning.
During the presentation of their performance tasks, students work to create a better world by using their strengths to help others improve.
Unit-at-a-Glance
This unit is approximately three weeks or twelve sessions of instruction.
Lesson and Focus CCS Standards
Lesson Summary
Daily Learning Targets
Ongoing Assessment
Lesson 1
RL.6.1, RL.6.4, SL.6.4, SL.6.5
Introduce the Performance Task
Opening
A. Engage the Learner – RL.6.4 (5 minutes)
Work Time
A. Read The Lightning Thief, Chapter 19 Excerpt – RL.6.1 (20 minutes)
B. Analyze Performance Task Model – SL.6.5 (10 minutes)
Closing and Assessment
A. Share Independent Research Reading – RI.6.10 (10 minutes)
Homework
B. Independent Research Reading: Students read for at least 20 minutes in their independent research reading text. Then they select a prompt and write a response in their independent reading journal.
Students read chapter 19 of The Lightning Thief, then learn the details of the Performance Task by analyzing a model. Students share their learning from the Independent Research Reading assignment.
• I can demonstrate understanding of the excerpt from chapter 19 of The Lightning Thief. (RL.6.1)
• I can analyze a model to identify characteristics of an effective slideshow presentation. (SL.6.5)
• Opening A: Entrance Ticket (RL.6.4)
• Work Time A: Gist on sticky notes
• Work Time A: Annotations on Model Slideshow (SL.6.4, SL.6.5)
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