Day 1: Monday Day 2: Tuesday* Day 3: Day 4: Thursday Day 5: Friday

Wednesday
-Introduce the Multi -Lesson on KWL -Index cards -First 15 index cards -Second 15 index
Genre Research charts, index -Start research DUE at beginning of cards DUE at
Project cards, MLA format, the hour beginning of the hour
Works Cited, and -Continue -Continue
sources. researching researching

SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT:

-Understand what a -Effectively -Start researching -Start researching -Start completing
genre is and why brainstorm about the basics of their more deeply into their their final set of index
they will be creating their specific topic. research topic. research topic. cards for their official
them. -Start researching -Have 15 index -Complete the research portion of
-What is expected of on their topic using cards due by the second set of 15 this project.
them for this the method of non- next class period. index cards by the -Organizing all of
research project. traditional index next class period. their research
cards. findings in an outline
-Differentiate or any way that
between a credible makes sense to
source and non- them.
credible source.

Day 6: Monday* Day 7: Tuesday Day 8: Day 9: Thursday* Day 10: Friday
Wednesday
-40 index cards DUE -Continue -Continue -Informative essay -Continue working on
at beginning of the working/editing working/editing DUE at beginning of Genre #2
hour informative essay informative essay the hour.
-Introduce the 1st -DUE -Introduce Genre #2:
REQUIRED genre: TOMORROW: an Print Media (Lesson
the informative artifact that on Advertisements/
essay (Lesson on describes popular Pop Culture
Form= culture or popular -Reflect on the
Audience+Purpose) advertisements that artifact they brought
-Begin Genre #1 we see in today’s in and why
media -Begin Genre #2

SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT: SWBAT:

-Understand why -Structure their -Work in groups to -Make informed -Continue an ongoing
audience and informative essay peer edit their inferences about discussion about
purpose are in the basic 5 informative essays what advertisements media and society in
important when paragraph form through work- in print media are a large group.
writing an with quotes and shopping in groups aiming for. -Relate media not
informative essay. citations. of three. -Utilize the concept of only to themselves in
-Identify who and -Start editing their -Understand how to form=audience+ the classroom but
why a certain piece own paper. compare and purpose to outside of the
was written via contrast informative incorporate into classroom as well.
previous student essays by what research.
samples. makes them good -Construct a print
-Effectively write an and what does not. media genre of some
informative essay on sort.
their chosen topic -Understand what it
while keeping means to be media
audience and literate and have a
purpose in mind. discussion about
what this means.

Day 11: Monday* Day 12: Tuesday Day 13: Day 14: Thursday Day 15: Friday
Wednesday
-Genre #2: DUE by -Finish up working -Continue working -Genre #3 DUE at -Continue working on
beginning of hour in their stations on Genre #3 beginning of hour Genre #4
-Introduce Genre #3: -Continue working -Start working on
Visual (Lesson on on Genre #3 Genre #4: Creative