MONDAY
08/29
First day
Getting to know you/
classroom rules and
procedures.
09/05
Synthesizing Climate Change
Articles
SWBAT synthesize information
from multiple sources in order
to create a class consensus.
Whole class: What is
global warming? What
is our effect on the
environment and how
does global warming
impact our future?
TUESDAY
08/30
What is this year going to look
like?
Diagnostic
09/06
Examining the Controversy
Surrounding Hydraulic
Fracturing
SWBAT make inferences
supported by textual evidence.
Whole class watches
fracking video.
http://nationalgeograph
ic.org/media/how-
hydraulic-fracturing-
works/
WEDNESDAY
08/31
Review Summer Reading
Requirements due 09/09
SWBAT define
environmentalism and explain
what it means to be
environmentally conscious.
http://www.explainthat
stuff.com/introduction-
to-
environmentalism.html
09/07
Further Research Required
SWBAT complete their own
research in response to a
prompt.
Students will be
provided websites and
databases that they will
use to further research
any environmental
topic (that came up
during this unit).
THURSDAY
09/01
Environmentalism Unit:
Examining local
Environmental Issues
SWBAT annotate an article in
order to respond to a research
question.
Introduction to task
and rubric.
Healthy Harbor Report
Card annotation
09/08
Outlining a Synthesis Essay
SWBAT outline in preparation
for writing a synthesis essay.
Reviews task and synthesizes relevant
expectations. information gathered from
Teacher distributes multiple sources.
outline and models
completion.
Differentiation may
include lists of
transition words and
addition sentence
FRIDAY
09/02
Examining the Larger
Impact of Local
Environmental issues.
SWBAT effectively take notes
based off of their in-text
annotations.
Global warming
animation:
https://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=Sv7OHfp
IRfU
Review the Basics of
Global Warming
EPA.gov. teacher
demonstrates effective
note-taking using
worksheet.
Students are split into
groups based on their
choice of a global
warming article.
http://environment.nati
onalgeographic.com/en
vironment/global-
warming/
Groups present to
class.
09/09
Completing the Synthesis
Essay
SWBAT write an essay that
Students will be in an
environment similar to
testing. They will be
completing their essays
individually on the
laptops provided.
 Students will work in Whole class reads and Students must turn in frames or other
new groups to create a annotates articles notes sheet (as created organizational tools.
single paragraph discussing the reasons with previous articles)
response to class for and against for chosen article.
question. fracking. (Teacher uses
this to discuss biases in
news sources)
Students share
important annotations
and personal beliefs
about fracking. They
make predictions on
the impact of fracking
and support their
arguments with
evidence,