Unit 3: Quarter 3 - SS Unit 2 - What do we learn from love and loss?
Duration of Days: 45
Students will know reading and comprehension skills to improve overall reading ability.
Students will know composition and grammar skills to improve overall writing ability.
Students will be able to apply the skill lesson to the selected texts.
Students will be able to apply grammar and writing lessons to the genre writing assignments.
Students will demonstrate learning with the completion of the quiz and/or open-ended response Think/Write questions, end of unit assessment, and diagnostic assessments (Studysync and No Red Ink).
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Duration of Days |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Text 1: First Read | 4 |
| 2 | Text 1: Close Read | 2 |
| 3 | Text 2: First Read | 4 |
| 4 | Text 2: Close Read | 2 |
| 5 | Recognizing Genre | 1 |
| 6 | Academic Vocabulary | 1 |
| 7 | Central or Main Idea | 2 |
| 8 | Poetic Elements and Structure | 2 |
| 9 | Plot | 2 |
| 10 | Figurative Language | 2 |
| 11 | Textual Evidence | 2 |
| 12 | Informational Text Structure | 1 |
| 13 | Opinion Writing Introduction | 3 |
| 14 | Opinion Writing - Writing Strong Opinions | 2 |
| 15 | Opinion Writing - Supporting Opinions | 2 |
| 16 | Opinion vs. Argumentative | 2 |
| 17 | Claims and Evidence | 3 |
| 18 | Counterclaims and Rebuttals | 3 |
| 19 | StudySync - End of Unit 3 Assessment - Optional | 3 |
| 20 | Grammar: Subject Verb Agreement | 1 |
| 21 | Grammar: Punctuation (commas) | 1 |