Lesson Plan 1

Teacher: Sarvenaz Singh and Lily Geiger

Class: 7th grade ELA ICT

Date: January 2nd and January 3rd

Topic: HMH – Unit 3

Essential Question: Is space exploration a daring adventure or a dangerous risk?

Next Generation Learning Standard: Speaking & Listening:

STANDARD 1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners; express ideas clearly and persuasively and build on those of others.

STANDARD 2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats (including visual, quantitative, and oral).

STANDARD 3: Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric.

Key student learning objective: What is the essential question of the unit? What skills and understandings will be important to this unit?

Materials:

• HMH Slides for Unit 3
• Essential Question anchor chart
• Student notebooks

Sequence of key learning activities:

Handle Your Business (Singh)

Review Learning Target (Singh)

Review Group Work Goals (Geiger)

Learning Sequence:

Review Quote – What does it mean? Share out

Review essential question – students write it in their notebook (Think, Pair, Share) Teacher will encourage students to take a stance. (culturally responsive, SEL)

Make The Connection – Think/ Pair (culturally responsive, SEL)

Vocabulary – Review in English and Spanish (culturally responsive/Differentiated). Ask, " Which of these words do you feel comfortable with? Prove it! Use one word in a sentence about whether you would risk your life to go to outer space. (SEL)

Preview The Texts:

Teacher says a few words about each text. Ask, "Which text are you most interested in? Explain why. (Think/Pair/Randomized calling)(SEL)

Complete the " I wonder" share with partner

Wrap up: What are you looking forward to in this unit? What questions do you have? Share out