Unit Plan

Unit Theme:
7.2 Puerto Rico Travel Brochure
Date:
Period: 7
weeks Teacher:
Subject: __English_______________________
Reform Strategy (PCEA):
Theme of Unit: 7.1
Grade: 1
2
3
4
5
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x 7 8
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10 11 12
Transversal Theme: X Cultural Identity Civic and Ethic Education
Education for Peace X Environmental Education X Technology and
Education Education for Work
Integration: Spanish English Social Studies Science Math Fine Arts Physical Education Health Sciences Technology
Essential Questions
EQ1. What do I value about Puerto Rico?
EQ2.What am I trying to achieve through my writing?
EQ3. Him the writing impact my writing?
EQ 4.How does time and place in history influence the language of a country?
Transfer (T) and Acquisition (A) Goals
T1 The student will leave the class able to apply his/her knowledge of and experience with research skills to produce a written product using informational
texts. He/she will be able to apply research skills to any topic in a variety of situations to create a focused, well organized piece of writing.
T2. The student will acquire sentence-writing skills to express newly acquired information in a written, finished product. He/she will be able to use sentences of
various types and lengths to clarify concepts and to engage readers.
T3. The student will apply knowledge of the writing process to publish a final text. He/she will be able to use the writing process to create texts, and use selfassessment of writing during revision to improve writing.
PERFORMANCE TASK ACTIVITIES
Days
1

Day 1
Standards and expectations
7.l1Listen and Collaborate
with peers

Day 2
Standards and expectations

I value Puerto Rico Poster /

Day 3
Standards and expectations

Puerto Rico Travel Brochure

Day 4

Day 5

Standards and expectations

Standards and expectations

7.R.1 Read a variety of texts

WEEK

During social and academic

interactions.
7.S.1- Oral contribution
of topic.
7.S.2 Respond Orally to
closed questions
Learning Activity: Students
brainstorm What makes
Puerto Rico Unique?Friday

7.R.1 Recognizes Facts vs

Opinions

7.L.A.4 Determine and

clarify the meaning. Of
words

Learning Activity: The

teacher models how to use
facts from a non fiction text
to draw conclusions.

Learning Activity: Complete

detective word organizer

7.R.4l Determine the

meaning of words .
7.R.6 Citing specific textual
evidence to support ideas.

Learning Activity: Teacher

confirm meaning of words
using a dictionary

Learning Activity: Confirm

meaning of words

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Friday03

WEEK.

WEEK

Standards and expectations

7.R.1- Read a variety of
texts
.
Learning Activity Teacher
presents a variety of texts
and the students identify the
different types of texts.

Standards and
expectations
7.R.2.l Determine the theme
or main idea of a of an
informational text.
Learning Activity: : Students
work in pairs to identify the
main idea of an informational
text

Standards and expectations

Standards and expectations

7.W.8 Write routinely .

Learning Activity: Identify
the structure of a
descriptive paragraph

7.W.8 Write routinely for

short or extended period of
time.
Learning Activity: Write a
descriptive paragraph

Standards and
expectations
7.R.4.1 Determine the
meaning of words as they
are used in informational
text.
Learning Activity: Identify
the structure of text (key
words )

Standards and
expectations
7.L.1 Listen and
collaborates with peers in
academic interactions.
Learning Activity:
Explanation of Rubric for
travel Brochure Teacher
assigned Themes to
students

Standards and expectations

7.W.8 Write routinely for
short or long periods of time
a descriptive paragraph
Learning Activity: Students
will write a descriptive
paragraph.

Standards and
expectations
7.L..1 Listen and
collaborates with peers in
academic interactions.
Learning Activitys Students
will work in groups to create
information packets about
their towns.

Standards and expectations

7.R.2.l. Determine the main
idea of an informational text.
Learning Activity: Read
informational text and identify
main idea.

Standards and expectations

7.L..1 Listen and
collaborates with peers in
academic interactions
Learning Activitys Students
will work in groups to create
information packets about
their towns.

Standard and Expectation

Learning Activitys Students
will work in groups to create
information packets about
their towns.

Standards and
expectations
7.S 6 Plan oral presentation

Standards and expectations

Learning Activities

Learning Activities: Students

do peer evaluation of
brochures.

Standards and expectations

7.R.2L- Determine proverb
with details
7.R.3L- Describe proverb
using humorous dialog.
7.R..6L- Explain
development of proverb
through narration.
Learning Activity: The
student will add humorous
dialogue and magic or
unreal events that lead to
solution of the problem.
Performance Task In Class Create Proverb of Puerto
Rican culture adding
humorous dialogue and
events

Learning Activity:
The student will peer edit
and self- assess published
work using rubric
( Attachment 7.1 Writing
Tool- folktale Rubric)

Performance Task- Editing

and self- assessment with
rubric- writing tool for
Folktales.

WEEK

Standards and expectations

7.R.1- Read text of proverbs
7.W.4- Develop and
strengthen writing process

WEEK

Standards and expectations

7.R.1- Share proverbs for
cultural identity and
connections
7.R.5L- Contribute to
development of proverb and
structure.
Learning Activity: The
student will share folktales
with classmates and discuss
the process he/she went
through to write it
Performance Task Oral
Presentation- rubric oral
presentations.

Standards and expectations

7. LA.1a- Explain the
structure of a folktale
7..LA.1b- Follow discussion
of structure of folktales
7.R.5L- Analyze and
contribute to development of
structure in folktales
Learning Activity: The
student will discuss the
structure of a folktale and its
parts. Examples will be
given to identify parts of a
folktale according to
sequence of events. (see
attachment 7.1 Writing tool
transition words)

Standards and expectations

Standards and expectations

Standards and expectations

7.LA.1a- Structure of a
Folktale

7.LA.1a- Structure of a
Folktale
7.LA.1b- Use of folktales
7R.5L- Development of
identifying parts of a folktale

7.W.4- Revision of writing

process
7.LA.1a- Explains use of
sentences or phrases when
writing
7.LA.2a- Use punctuation to
separate adjective during
editing
7.S.4- Reach agreement in
using phrases and
responses.

7.LA.1b- Use of folktales

7R.5L- Development of
identifying parts of a folktale

Learning Activity: The

student will be given a part
of a folktale section and
retell the whole story. The
student will assemble the
story and retell his/her part
in the plots sequence. The

Learning Activity: The

student will complete a
second round of retelling
with one of the sections
given. The student should
note how different students
retell the same sections.
(Use examples from
Folktales given previously).

Learning Activity: The

student will edit and revise a
text of a Puerto Rican
folktale into a play format.
(cutting out lines and revising

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Standards and
Expectations
7.R.5L- Analyze a part of
structure of folktale plays.
7.LA.1a- Revision of Script
7. S.1- Contribute to
relevant information
Learning Activity: