Ex YA Unit Calendars Unit One

Unit Calendar 2018

Week Month Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Day 1 (8/15/2018) (50 min) Day 2 (8/16/18) (50 min) Day 3 (8/17/18) (50 min)
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Introduction Unit 1 Unit 1
(What does it mean to Explore YA Literature?) (What is YA Literature?) (Building Portfolios)
LT: Syllabus Day . LT:Students will be able to explain the essence of LT: Students will be able to build a website to
- Hand out Syllabus what YA Literature is and its importance. display thier learning.
- Pass out Group Text Synopsis sheet - Writing prompt :"What is your favorite way to spend - Writing Prompt: "You are the wind's interpreter.
1 Aug - Pass out Weekly Assignments Outline (per Unit) a lazy day?" What is it saying?"
- Walk Through Syllabus (Formative) - Pass out Groupt text sign up sheet - Pass out Portfolio Instructions (Blog)
Homework: Read Synopsis, Sign Syllabus, - Pass out Book Card Assignment - In Class / Library work time (Formative)
Think about Group Text and text for book card reading - Mini Lesson on YA Literature - Passout portfolio assignment (Blog)
- Brief History of YA Literature (YT video) Homework: Continue Reading Group Text &
Homework: Read Section 1 of Group Text, Book Card Text, Finish Portfolio (Blog)
Start reading book card text, watch E-portfolio Video
Day 4 (8/20/18) (50 min) Day 5 (8/21/18) (50 min) Day 6 (8/22/18) (45 min) Day 7 (8/23/18) (50 min) Day 8 (8/24/18) (50 min)
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Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1
(Genre Study) (Genre Study) (Genre Study) (Genre Study) (Genre Study)
LT: Students will be able to Define the LT: Students will be able to discuss elements of LT: Students will be able to discuss the applications of LT: Students will be able to discuss the importance LT: Students will be able to discuss Escapism
Fantasy Genre of Literature. Fantasy YA Fiction. Fantasy YA Literature in their education and its of YA short stories within the contect of Fantasy within the context of YA Fantasy Literature.
- Writing Prompt: "Write the first few lines of - Elements of Fantasy Video Montage importance. Literature. - Writing Prompt: "What is something you forget
2 Aug your new book" - Class Discussion : Where have you seen elements - Writing Prompt: "You are going through a tunnel. -Writing Prompt: "What color do you feel like today?" often?"
- Fantasy Mini Lesson of Fantasy within your group texts? Where does it lead?" - Group Text Discussion -Escapism Mini Lesson
- Group text discussion - In class work time: Continue Reading Group Text - Discussion on Article (Class) -Group Text Discussion Questions -In Class Discussion: How have you seen
- Guided Discussion Questions Homework: Group Text Section 2, Book Card Text, - Hand out Short Story 1 - Short Story in class Discussion: Hand out new Escapism in your Group Text?
Homework: Read Section 2 Group Text, Read the Fantastic appeal of Fantasy Article Homework: Group Text Section 2, Book Card text, Story - In-class work day: Catch up on readings, work
Finish Section 1 Guiding Questions, (Annotate) Short Story Homework: Group Text Section 2, Book Card Text, on refining writing, etc.
Continue Reading Book Card Text Short Story, Guiding Questions Homework: Group Text Section 2, Book Card
Text, Short Story, Escapist Literature Article
Day 9 (8/27/18) (50 min) Day 10 (8/28/18) (50 min) Day 11 (8/29/18) (45 min) Day 12 (8/30/18) (50 min) Day 13 (8/31/18) (50 min)
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Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1
(Why Fantasy?) (Why Fantasy?) (Why Fantasy?) (Why Fantasy?) (Why Fantasy?)
LT: Students will be able to discuss LT: Students wil be able to analyze short stories and LT: Students will be able to analyze book trailers for LT: Students will be able to continue to discuss their LT: Students will be able to gain a glimps on their
Escapism within the context of their discuss their themes. new YA literature texts. Group Texts. unit assessment and ank questions.
reading. - Writing Prompt: "When have you experienced heaven - Writing Prompt: "Write about a time you said no." - Writing Prompt: "Write about the last time you felt - Writing prompt: "If you could have any talent in
3 Aug - Writing Prompt: "Quick! the only way to save on earth?" -Book Trailers Discussion: Youtube guilty." in the world what would it be? Why?"
your best friend is to give up a memory, - Class discussion: Short stories within the YA Genre - In-class work time/ reading conference - Groupt Text Discussion - Gloss Questions
what would it be?" Homework: Group Text Section 3, Book Card Text, Homework: Group Text Section 3, Book Card Text - Group Text Guiding Questions - Socratic Seminar Introduction
- Group Text Discussion Watch Book Trailers for next class, and take notes on - Hand out / go over Gloss Assignment Sheet - Hand out Socratic Seminar Assignment
-Group Text Guiding Q what you notice. Homework: Group Text Section 3, Book Card Text, Homework: Group Text Section 3, Book Card
- In- class work time/ Reading Conference Read Gloss Assignment Sheet, Guiding Questions Text, Read Socratic Seminar Assignment
Homework: Group Text Section 3, Book
Card Text, Guiding Questions
Day 15 (9/5/18) (45 min) Day 16 (9/6/18) (50 min) Day 17 (9/7/18) (50 min)
No Class Day 14 (9/4/18) (50 min)
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Unit 1
[Red Day]
Unit 1
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Unit 1
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Unit 1
(Socratic) (Socratic) (Socratic)
(Socratic)
LT: Students will be able to review past writing LT: Students will be able to discuss their Group Text LT: Students will be able to discuss the relevance
LT: Students will be able to discuss their Group
assignments and choose one to flesh out in class. in small groups. of Book Reviews in a world of Social media
Texts in small groups.
- Writing Prompt:"What is one of your greatest blessings?" - Writing Prompt: "What is something you miss about and instant gratification.
4 Sept - Writing Prompt: "If you were a magical beast, what
would you be?"
- In-class work day/ Writing Conferences : Flesh out summer?" - Writing Prompt: Look around you, what is out
1-2 writing prompts for e-portfolio unit 1 check in -Assignment Turn in Reminders of place?"
-Socratic Seminar Questions
Homework: Group Text Section 4, Book Card Text, - Group Text Discussion - Book Review Discussion
- Group Text Discussion
Read Various Book Reviews on your Group Text, and - Group Text Guiding Questions - In Class work day - Finalize Portfolio for Unit 1
- Group Text Guiding Questions
Book Card Text Homework: Group Text Section 4, Book Card Text, Check-in
Homework: Group Text Section 4, Book Card Text,
Guiding Questions, Gloss due next class Homework: Groupt Text Section 4, Book Card
Guiding Questions
Text, Unit 1 Portfolio Check in next class
Day 18 (9/10/18) (50 min) Day 19 (9/11/18) (50 min) Day 20 (9/12/18) (45 min)
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Unit 1 Unit 1 Unit 1
(Socratic) (Socratic) (Socratic/ End of Unit)
LT: Students will be able to Discuss the LT: Students will be able to explore what a Socratic LT: Students will be able to experience the texts of their
ending of their Group text and how they Seminar is and how it runs. peers, and learn about how common themes present
felt about it. - Writing Prompt: "What is a bad habit that you wish in other texts.
5 Sept - Writing Prompt:What is something that you you could change?" - Go over notes for seminar
would like to see invented to make your - Discussion: What is a Socratic Seminar? Why - Socratic Seminar
life easier?" are they important? - Hand out Group Text 2 Synopsis
- Group Text Discussion Homework: Seminar Prompts due next class Homework: Read Synopsis, and Think about Book
- Group Text Guiding Questions Card Text 2
- Hand out Prompts for Seminar .
Homework: Book Card due Next Class,
Seminar Prompt Prep
Lesson Plan
Key CEP Lesson Plan, Modified Lesson Plan, UBD Lesson Plan, My Lesson Plan

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Ex YA Unit Calendars Unit One

Unit Calendar LT: Learning Target

Key Notes: Notes for me as the teacher
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