IP+English+T1

=Instructional Plan/Learning Activities= Hook: [|"We Are The World (Haiti)" Video] Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): KWL Chart, Class Discussion Artifact:Glogster || Students will understand how to relate the current events to Haiti, to the other events. || Students will know the current event in Haiti. || Students will be able to express their knowledge and opinions in class discussions. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented. Hook: There will be collages of news articles and students will work in groups to find the theme of the collages. Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology): http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/factopin.pd, Table Groups Artifact: Wikisapces || Students will understand how to read new article. || Students will know the difference between a biased article and an un-bias news article. || Students will be able to use news article in order to gain knowledge on current events. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented. Hook: Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):Step by Step CHart, Table groups Artifact:Wikispaces || Students will understand what is a good news article. || Students will know the tools needed to create a news article. || Students will be ale to write a news article. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented. Hook: Students will play a jeopardy game about a variety of religions. Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):KWL Chart, Teams Artifact: Wikispaces || Students will understand how the different religions in Haiti affect the people. || Students will know what religions are practiced the most in Haiti. || Students will be able to talk about the differnt religions in Haiti. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented. Hook: Students have the option to dress up as one of the characters in Taste of Salt. Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):Character Chart, Class Discussion Artifact:Blog || Students will understand who the main charcater os Taste Of Salt is. || Students will know how the novel relates to the people in Haiti. || Students will be able to make connections between the maine character of the novel and to current events in Haiti. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented. Hook: There will be pictures from Haiti hung up around the room. Learning Activity (Graphic Organizer, Cooperative Learning, Technology):Fact and Opinion Chart, Class Discussion Artifact: Blog || Students will understand the past and current events in Haiti || Students will know all of the events that occured in the Taste of Salt. || Students will be able to make connections between Haiti, other countries and their own lives. || Maine Learning Results: English/ Language Arts: A3 Informational Texts: Students read multiple informational texts, within a grade appropriate span of text complexity, making decisions about usefulness based on purpose, noting how the text structures affect the information presented.
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