Week 3

Backward Design: Stage 1

Assignment 1: (Reading)

Established Goals: Analyze in detail how a key topic is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in Informational Texts Determine figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases in Informational Texts Determine the author’s point of view or purpose, and explain how it is conveyed in Information Texts Integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as verbally to develop a clear understanding of a topic or issue

Understandings: Students will understand that… One can analyze how key individuals, events or ideas are developed throughout a text. One can determine figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases in the text. One can determine an author’s point of view or purpose in an informational text and explain how the point of view is conveyed throughout the text. One can integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as verbally to develop a clear understanding of a topic or issue.

Essential Questions: How are ideas, events and individuals developed throughout the text? What is the meaning of this word/phrase in the text? How are the ideas, events and individuals introduced, illustrated and /or elaborated in the text? What is the author’s point of view and opinion in the literature and how did you come to that conclusion? How can you implement these ideas in your own creative literature?

Students Will Know: At the end of this unit, students will know that the author of an informational text presents an individual, event, or idea and develops the main topic throughout the text. Students will know the definition and meaning of words and phrases in the text. Students will know what the author’s point of view and opinion. Students will know that they can integrate information presented in different media or formats as well as verbally. Students will know key terms related to these ideas.

Students Will Be Able To: At the end of this unit, students will be able to describe how events, ideas and individuals develop and evolve throughout informational texts. Use the right techniques to determine figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases in informational texts. Read between the lines and using other techniques to determine an author’s point of view and opinion. Create short literature in which they express their opinions and develop characters, events or ideas.

Assignment 2: (Writing)

Established Goals: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic, illustrate ideas, concepts, and information, through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

Understandings: Students will understand that… Informative/explanatory texts require advance research and need to be well organized conveying the ideas of the writer in a clear fashion.  In an informative text the writer should discuss only information that is relevant to the main idea.

Essential Questions: What should you do during the planning stage of writing an informative text? How can you ensure that your text is well organized and thought out? How do you keep all the information in your text relevant to the general idea or theme?

Students Will Know: At the end of this unit, students will know that informative/explanatory texts must include ideas relevant to the general topic and clearly relay the idea the writer wishes to present. Student will know that editing is required to ensure that their writing conveys the main idea well. Student will know the key elements in creating informative/explanatory texts that follows the writing guidelines.

Students Will Be Able To: At the end of this unit, write an informative/explanatory text that is well organized. Include an introduction, body and ending and follow writing guidelines. Recognize when an essay requires modification and reorganization.