RJ+English+LP

=Lesson Planner= Conceptual Lens: impact Instructor: Ms. Hartford Content: English Grade Level: 8th graders Time Frame:** 2-3 weeks 1. Students will understand that synthesizing information from texts of different points of view can shed light on the importance of beliefs and values held by those involved in the Holocaust. || **Critical Content** through writing journal entries texts to support ideas generalize from various texts one example of genocide //**terms:** genocide, holocaust, Darfur, Armenia, Rwanda// helped many people survive || **Standards** 1. **Reading (Grade 8) A1 interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (a & f)** 2. **Reading (Grade 8) A1 Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (f)** 3. **Reading (Grade 8) A3 Informational Texts (d)** A1 Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (f)** 4. **Reading (Grade 8) A1 Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (f)** 5. **Reading (Grade 8) A1 Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (f)** 6.**Reading (Grade 8) A1 Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, Fluency (f)** || I**nstructional Plan/Learning Activities** 1. //class wiki "how to"// 2. //daily journal entries// 3. //beliefs/values paper & peer editing on class wiki// 4. //summaries/comparisons of each reading on individual blogs// 5. //compare/contrast multimedia project (podcast, keynote...)// 6. //digital story// || 1. How can making judgments and drawing conclusions from texts give insight to the beliefs and values of those victimized by the Holocaust? || **Skills** 1. Use a range of before, during and after reading strategies to deepen understanding of the events within the text(s). 2. Reflect upon the readings and the unit as a whole by keeping a daily journal. 3. Analyze information from multiple texts, draw conclusions and support them with evidence from the texts. 4. Demonstrate comprehension by summarizing, generalizing, making judgments and synthesizing information within and across texts. 5. Relate the experiences of victims of the Holocaust to those of other victims of genocide. 6. Make meaning of the importance of beliefs and values to the victims of the Holocaust. ||  || **Resources** 1. class wiki 2. blogger 3. mini lesson: how to peer edit; class wiki 4. mini lesson: summaries/comparisons; blogger 5. laptops & multimedia programs (Garage Band, Audacity, KeyNote, iMovie) 6. laptops & multimedia programs (Garage Band, Audacity, iMovie) ||
 * Unit Theme: The Holocaust
 * **Enduring Understandings**
 * 1.** different reading strategies
 * 2.** how to create a memoir
 * 3.** how to use evidence from
 * terms:** //memoir, point of view//
 * 4.** how to synthesize information and
 * 5.** that the Holocaust is only
 * 6.** that beliefs, values and faith
 * Reading (Grade 8)
 * **Guided Questions**