Unit: 1.

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Lesson: 4
Date: 11/6

Understand: Education=opportunity?

Who has access to a top notch education?

Objective/Do: SWBAT determine important information/evidence from a video to
answer the question, How does the achievement gap real kids and
families?

SWBAT summarize the problem around educational access in

Massachusetts.

Opening
0-15 Do Now Short reading on educational opportunity.

Select and support MVP phrase.

Vote and defend.

15-20 Connection/ Weve spent the last couple days digging into to data and
Framing information about the achievement gap to answer two
questions:
1. What is it?
2. Who does it affect?

Turn and talk. Answer those questions.

Say, It is NOT kids fault. In many cases, its not teachers fault.
Its about a system that does NOT give every kid the same
opportunities. Its about kids who happen to live in this town
and this community . . . tending to have ACCESS to more
wealth, more resources, and better educational opportunities.

Today, were going to watch the film Waiting for Superman

that illustrates, through stories and real peoples experiences . .
.

Collect evidence as you go through, noting,

What people say . . .
Research or statistics
Important background information
Ideas and solutions to the problem

Why? Because next Thursday, well be attending a rally to tell

our newly elected government what WE THINK needs to
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 happen to close this gap.

The Meat
20 50 WFS Students watch and record
What people say . . .
Research or statistics
Important background information
Ideas and solutions to the problem

Students should STOP AND JOT. Asking teachers to pause,

rewind, or underscore salient information.

Turn and talk to summarize:

A B C summarizer in groups
50 65 The Issue at Break it down:
Home Bite by bite OSSs and questions to understand the
legislations MA
Close with MVP Statement
65 75 Start summarizing: What is the problem?
Closing
75- 90 Closing A B C summarizer: Who has access to a great education?
Routine
(Including
Summary)