Curriculum Map

Day One Day Two Day Three

Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:
1A, 1B, 3A 1A, 1B. 2A, 3A, 3B 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3C

Essential Question: Essential Question: Essential Question:

How can words inspire their How can words inspire their How can words energize their
audience? audience? audience?

Assessments: Assessments: Assessments:

Annotations on inspiring Draft of inspirational image. Illustrations
images.
Exit ticket Exit ticket
Exit Ticket:

Activities: Activities: Activities:

- Reading cafe (15)
- What makes
something inspiring
(15 )
- Minilesson: inspiring
images: making
annotations (20)
- Inspiring images
graffiti (30)
- Whole group
discussion (15)
- Exit ticket (5)
- Reading cafe (15) - Maya Angelou LRD
- Recap from (15)
yesterdays - Reading Still I Rise
discussion (15) (10)
- Minilesson: how to - Jigsawing the images
use google drawings and illustrating them.
(15) (45)
- Making an - Presenting to
inspirational image classmates. (20)
workshop (20)
- Sharing images with
each other. (15)
- Exit ticket (5)
 Day Four Day Five Day Six
Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:
1C, 1D, 2A, 3A, 3C 1E, 3A 1E, 2A, 3A, 3D

Essential Question: Essential Question: Essential Question:

How can words energize their How can words illuminate How can words illuminate
audience? something for their audience? something for their audience?

Assessments: Assessments: Assessments:

Illustrations (with explanation) Annotations Illuminate poem

Capitalization Do Now Exit Ticket

Activities: Activities: Activities:

- Capitalization Do Now - Reading cafe (15) - Reading cafe (15)
(15) - William Carlos - Minilesson (20)
- Recap of yesterdays Williams think aloud - Poetry writing
discussion (5) (20) workshop (20)
- Choosing an - Introduce Watermelon - Sharing poem with
energizing text (10) (10) basegroup (15)
- Workshop: illustration - Students read and - Check-in: audience
(20) annotate Watermelon (15)
- Workshop: independently (15) - Exit ticket (5)
explanation (20) - Illuminate poem
- Classroom meeting brainstorm (20)
(20) - Exit ticket (5)
 Day Seven Day Eight Day Nine
Objectives: Objectives: Objectives:
1F, 1G, 3A 1F, 1G, 2A, 3A, 3E 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G,
1H, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3A, 3B, 3C,
Essential Question: Essential Question: 3D, 3E, 3F
How can words inform their How can words inform their
audience? audience?

Assessments: Assessments: Assessments:

Annotations Descriptive Essay Portfolio

Exit Ticket Observations

Exit Ticket

Activities: Activities: Activities:

- Reading Cafe (15) - Reading Cafe (15) - Sharing portfolios (30)
- Informational text - Descriptive essay - Writing reflection (30)
introduction (15) workshop (25) - Class Party (30)
- Descriptive essay - Introduce summative
minilesson (15) assessment (10)
- Brainstorm (15) - Open workshop with
- Workshop (20) stations (30)
- Classroom meeting - Status of the class (5)
(15)
- Exit ticket (5)