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12.1 My Journey So Far
12.1 My Journey So Far
12.1 My Journey So Far
1: My Journey So Far English as a Second Language 6 weeks Stage 1 - Desired Results Unit Summary
In this unit, students will read biographies, memoirs, and personal narratives focusing on the authors journeys and formational experiences. Students will read a variety of narratives, including but not limited to those by Puerto Rican authors and about Puerto Rican experiences. The students will also write personal narratives and will explore various organizational structures for the narratives. Transfer goal: Students will leave the class able to use their knowledge of reflective writing to better understand their culture and themselves and to express their own formational experiences through writing.
Essential Questions:
How do our personal journeys shape society and culture? How are people shaped by their journeys and experiences? How do authors use literal and symbolic journeys to structure stories? What do effective readers do to get the most out of what they read? 1
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Unit 12.1: My Journey So Far English as a Second Language 6 weeks Content (Students will know)
Greek and Latin root words Academic, cultural, and contemporary vocabulary Setting in nonfiction Point of View Transitional words and phrases Correct grammar, syntax, and style A variety of organizational techniques for narratives
Content Vocabulary Setting Flashback Flash-forward Organizational structure o Introduction o Topic sentence o Body o Conclusion Root words, Prefixes, and Suffixes Argument (academic meaning) Journey (academic meaning)
Other Evidence
Literacy Journals: o Daily Quick-Writes o Reading Log Students will record titles and pages read of books read individually. The teacher may choose to add response questions to the daily log or the response questions can be answered in the Response Log. o Reading Response Log Students will respond to what they read individually and what they listen to in the read alouds in this section of the Literacy Journal. o Personal Word Wall Students will record new academic, cultural, and contemporary words learned throughout the unit. In response to a quotation from the read 2
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Independent Reading
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Literature Connections
June 2012 Adapted from Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins y Jay McTighe