Common Core L.A.

Curriculum Plan
Quarter 1 Unit - Exploration
Stage 1 Desired Results Established Goals: G

W.5.1. Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information. W.5.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. W.5.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. W.5.4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 13 above.) W.5.5. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. W.5.6. With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting. W.5.7. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. W.5.8. Recall relevant information from experiences or gather relevant information from print and digital sources; summarize or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a list of sources. W.5.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. W.5.10. Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences. RL.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.5.1. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. RI.5.9. Integrate information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. L.5.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. L.5.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, including those that signal contrast, addition, and other logical relationships (e.g., however, although, nevertheless, similarly, moreover, in addition).

Students will understand Argumentative writing supports an opinion. Narrative writing develops real or imaginary experiences. The benefits of using technology to produce writing, share progress, and collaborate with others. The research and note-taking processes. The purpose of using textual evidence to support writing. Students know How to take notes to organize information. How to develop a research topic. How to locate texts and evidence within texts (print and digital) that support their opinions or topics. How to use technology to produce writing, share progress, and collaborate with others. How to write routinely and for a variety of purposes (narrative and argumentative/opinion). K

Essential Questions:

Are the benefits of exploration worth the risks and sacrifices that ensue? Defend your opinion.

Students will be able to

Produce numerous pieces of writing over various time frames in order to develop skills in research and allow time for reflection and revision. Locate information from print and digital sources as well as integrate information from their own experiences. A list of sources they used should be included. Take notes, organize their information into categories, and list their sources. Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. Not only use technology for producing and publishing writing, but also to collaborate with others. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. Write opinion pieces that clearly state their preferences and supply the reasoning for their thinking. They need to understand how their reasoning supports their opinion, search and find facts to support their viewpoint, and share this thinking. Students build their argument by linking ideas together in a logical manner.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence Performance Tasks: Argumentative: Explorer Research Narrative: Voyage Experience Narrative: Outdoor Experience Argumentative Final Paper/ District Writing Prompt: Are the benefits of exploration worth the risks and sacrifices that ensue? Defend your opinion. Stage 3 Learning Plan Learning Activities: See additional page: Common Core L.A. Learning Plan Materials Texts:
1. Excerpts from The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis (Book) 2. High Interest Learning Space Exploration: The Challenger (Article) 3. The Island Gordan Korman (Book) 4. The Conquistadors - Jim Ollhoff (Book) 5. Exploration of North America Rennay Craats (Book) 6. Emperors of the Ice: A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13 Richard Farr (Book) 7. Building a New World - Jim Ollhoff (Book) 8. Excerpts from Hatchet- Gary Paulsen (Book)

Other Evidence: Routine Writing: Responses to Texts

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Online Articles (to be printed in color):

1. Spanish Arrival - Francisco Pizarro http://incas.mrdonn.org/spanisharrival.html 2. CBS News: Curiosity Mars Rover Landing Terror http://www.space.com/16296-curiosity-mars-rover-landing-terror.html 3. CBS News: James Cameron dives 7 miles into Mariana Trench http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57404337/james-cameron-dives-7-miles-into-mariana-trench/ 4. CBS News: Huge Mars Rover Faces Contamination Issue

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57451535/huge-mars-rover-faces-contamination-issue/