SB Activity: SB Embedded Assessment 2.

1 Responding to Literature
Date: Thursday 12/18/2014
Teacher:
NVACS Standard(s):
Collaborating Teachers: ELA 6 Teachers
W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a
Subject(s): ELA
topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information
Essential Questions:
through the selection, organization, and analysis of
1. How can talking and working with others help
relevant content
one analyze a novel?
W.6.2a: Introduce a topic; organize ideas, concepts, and
2. How do internal and external forces help people
information, using strategies such as definition,
grow?
classification, comparison/contrast, and cause/effect;
Objective: I will write an expository response to the novel
include formatting
Walk Two Moons. I will choose between different
W.6.2b-e, W.6.4, W.6.5, W.6.6, W.6.10, L.6.1e, L.6.2b,
prompts.
L.6.3a, L.6.5b
Warm-Up/Introduction:
What are the five steps in the writing process? Is any step more important than another? Why is this important to
your Embedded Assessment?
Daily Review (identify instructional standard/indicator):
Essential questions, Review of Walk Two Moons
Concept/Skill Development (including 3+ high level questions) & (identify instructional standard/indicator):
TE #1: Planning and Prewriting: Whole class reading of the prompts. Direct students to choose the prompt they
feel most comfortable writing. (5 min)
Review the rubric with the students before they begin writing. Inform them the points each criteria will be
worth. They will write down the total points for each criteria. (10 min)
NEPF- Standard 5, Indicator 2: Teacher aligns assessment opportunities with learning goals and performance
criteria
Practice & Application (Guided/Independent/Group Practice) (identify instructional standard/indicator):
1. Students will create a brief outline of the supporting details and commentary they will write for their Embedded
Assessment. (15 min)
2. After completing their half sheet outline, students will draft their embedded assessment. Their rough drafts are
due before they leave class. (45 min) Small group of students who are having a difficult time will be pulled
aside to receive extra help.
Assessment (Formative - include Homework - & Summative) (identify instructional standard/indicator):
Completion of the Embedded Assessment. Students will be graded on the rubric given on page126 (Standards, Ideas,
and Use of Language).
Long-Term Review & Closure (identify instructional standard/indicator):
Check Your Understanding: Ticket out the Door
What area of the rubric do you think you excelled in? What area do you think you need help in?
Supplementary Materials:
Novel Walk Two Moons
Springboard, Rubric

Potential Modifications to Lesson: