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Lessons
Lessons
1 Compare Audio to Text: Part I
2 Compare Audio to Text: Part II
3 Mid-Unit 3 Assessment: Compare Audio to Text: A Long Walk to
4 Write a Narrative: Analyze a Model
5 Write a Narrative: Plan Character and Setting
6 Write a Narrative: Plan Plot
7 Write a Narrative: Plan Narrative Techniques
8 End of Unit 3 Assessment: Write a Narrative about a Lost Boy or
Designated ELD Lessons for G7M1 Unit 3
Designated ELD Lessons for G7M1 Unit 3
These are DRAFT materials developed by OUSD teachers for OUSD teachers, not yet a complete core ELD program.
Consider beginning the school year with the Secondary Designated -ELD Unit Zero, an optional three-week unit that provides an introduction to Designated ELD.
Grade 7 Module 1 Designated ELD Scope and Sequence may be viewed here for context and big picture.
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G7-M1-U3-L1 - Text Access Picture Books
G7-M1-U3-L2- Pictorial: Nasreen
Unit Description
Unit Description
Students begin Unit 3 comparing A Long Walk to Water to the audiobook version of the text, exploring how authors and readers develop tone, mood, and expression. Students draw on this exploration as they start the second half of the unit, planning and then writing a narrative children's book about a Lost Boy or Girl of Sudan. Through mini lessons and independent planning work, students focus on developing characters, settings, plot points, and narrative techniques such as pacing, description, and dialogue. Once students complete a draft of their narrative, they convert it into an ebook and publish it by sharing it with others, especially elementary school children.
For homework, students continue to read chapters of A Long Walk to Water in preparation for reading and discussing them in class. When they are not reading the anchor text, they should continue their independent research reading for at least 20 minutes and responding to a prompt. Additionally, students should continue independent research reading over the weekends.
Texts
Texts
Nasreen's Secret School
by Jeanette Winter
one per classroom
Brothers in Hope
by Mary Williams
one per classroom
A Long Walk to Water (Audiobook)
by Linda Sue Park
one per classroom
A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park
one per student
Habits of Character/Social-Emotional Learning Focus
Habits of Character/Social-Emotional Learning Focus
Central to the EL Education curriculum is a focus on "habits of character" and social-emotional learning. In this unit, students continue to work to become effective learners, developing mindsets and skills for success in college, career, and life (e.g., initiative, responsibility, perseverance, and collaboration). Students also continue to work to become ethical people, treating others well and standing up for what is right (e.g., empathy, integrity, respect, and compassion). Additionally, students begin to work to contribute to a better world, putting their learning to use to improve communities (e.g., citizenship and service).
In this unit, as students read A Long Walk to Water, they witness evidence of respect, empathy, collaboration, perseverance, taking initiative, and making the world a better place and discuss what these look and sound like in the text. Also, students focus on the habits of character of respect, empathy, and compassion as they respond to one another's ideas and skills in written work and in discussions, and they focus on integrity and perseverance as they work independently on assessments. Finally, as students develop an ebook about a Lost Boy or Girl of Sudan, they help others in the class grow as they assist with technology and writing. Also, because students will share their ebooks with an elementary school child in their community, they focus on using their learning to improve their community.
Preparation and Materials
Preparation and Materials
Prepare the following anchor charts for this unit:
Criteria of an Effective Narrative anchor chart (Unit 3, Lesson 4)
Work to Contribute to a Better World anchor chart (Unit 3, Lesson 5)
Performance Task anchor chart (see Module Overview page to download the Performane Task materials)
Ensure that families are aware of the sensitive content of A Long Walk to Water, and prepare students who may be affected by this content in advance.
The following material is introduced in this unit and referenced throughout both the module and the school year:
Narrative Writing checklist
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