Unit 2 Small Group Texts
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Embedded Files
Acceptance Speech for the Nobel Peace Prize
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Concept Vocabulary
humiliation
persecution
traumatized
Skill Vocabulary
symbolize
author's purpose
author's point of view
inferences
Analyze Craft & Structure
Analyze Craft & Structure
Focus: Author's Purpose and Point of View
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
7-8.R.8 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings within a text.
7-8.RI.11 Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how the author distinguishes their position from that of others and responds to conflicting evidence or viewpoints.
Support/Resources
Sharing Perspectives Discussion Prompts
Word Study
Word Study
Focus: Word Families
Standard(s)
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Support/Resources
Conventions
Conventions
⏳Speaking & Listening
⏳Speaking & Listening
Focus: Discussion
Standard(s)
7-8.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
Support/Resources
from Maus
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
panel
encapsulation
speech balloon
Research
Research
Focus: Informational Report
Standard(s)
🔍 7-8.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content, and provide a conclusion that supports the information or explanation presented.
7-8.W.4 Conduct short research projects to craft an argument, answer a question, or provide an analysis.
a. Gather, assess, and use information from credible sources on the topic.
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Supplementary Texts
from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
Vocabulary
forbidden
restrictions
sacrifices
Activities
Analyze Craft and Structure: Central Idea and Supporting Details
Word Study: Latin Root: -strict-
Author's Style: Word Choice
Speaking and Listening: Collaborative Group Discussion
Standard(s)
🔍7-8.R.5 Cite textual evidence that supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
7-8.RL.6 When reading texts, including those from diverse cultures, determine a theme, analyze its development including its relationship to the characters, settings, and plot, and provide an objective summary that includes textual evidence.
7-8.R.8 Determine the meaning of words and phrases, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings within a text.
7-8.R.9 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
7-8.R.10 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, and how it contributes to the text meaning.
7-8.SL.1 Participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations on topics, texts, and issues.
Collaborative Performance Task: Informative
Collaborative Performance Task: Informative
💡Teacher Tip: This is a great discussion question, but for pacing considerations, perhaps a presentation is not necessary. Instead, you could arrange an informal discussion or Socratic Seminar.
Focus: Deliver a Multimedia Presentation
Prompt: Create and present an informative multimedia presentation in response to the following prompt:
How do the selections contribute to your understanding of the Holocaust and the ways in which we remember the past?
Academic Vocabulary
theorize
sustain
declaration
pronouce
enumerate
💡It is essential to have students use these words throughout the unit, particularly in their performance tasks/assessments.
Standard(s)
7-8.W.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content, and provide a conclusion that supports the information or explanation presented.
7-8.SL.3 Use appropriate language, grammar, organization, development, and delivery styles appropriate to purpose and audience for formal or informal contexts.
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Support/Resources
Collaborative Group Project Social Contract
Facilitating Socratic Seminars
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