Lesson Overview
WEEK 1
Day 1 – Memoirs
Name Tags
6-Word and 140 Character
Memoirs - Formative
Students will begin their unit
by creating 6-word memoirs.
After, they will share in their
small groups, or partners.
Next, they will develop this
into a 140-character memoir
(the length of a tweet).
If time and students are done,
ask them – would you tweet
this/share it on social media?
Why/why not?
SLO’s
- 2.1 – Use strategies & cues
- 2.4 – Create original text
- 4.1 – Enhance and Improve
- 4.2 – Attend to Conventions
- 4.3 – Present and Share
Day 2 – Intro to Visual
Literacy
Class Brainstorm & Slide
Show
What is visual literacy?
Memoir Work Time
Students will work on their
memoirs if they aren’t done.
They should be neat,
presentable, and coloured.
If they are done, they will be
circulate around 3 wordless
picture books that will help
them recognize the power of
images and their dependence
on context.
SLO’s
- 1.1 - Discover & Explore
- 2.1 - Use strategies & cues
- 2.2 - Respond to texts
Day 3 – Language & Position
in Text & Images
Slideshow
Power Dynamics/Position in
Text & Images
In groups, students will be
given an image to look at.
Each group will be given a
different image. They will
answer: how is the writer,
reader, and text positioned?
How do this impact the
overall message of the text?
They will then share with the
class their image and what
they found. - Formative
SLO’s
- 1.1 - Discover & Explore
- 1.2 - Clarify & Extend
- 2.2 - Respond to texts
- 3.2 - Select and process
- 3.4 - Share and review
- 4.3 - Present and share
- 5.2 - Work in groups
Memoirs due today
Day 4 – Identity as Day 5 – Reading
Constructed Comprehension Strategies
Identity as Constructed Reading Comprehension
Slideshow Students will do reading
comp with a partner. They
Class Discussion will complete the reading
comp together and record
what strategies they used for
Quick Write Formative each question.
5 min. - “What do you do
when nobody’s watching?” SLO’s
1.2 - Clarify & extend
SLO’s 2.1 - Use strategies & cues
1.1 - Discover & Explore 2.2 - Respond to Texts
1.2 - Clarify & Extend 3.1 - Plan & focus
2.2 - Respond to texts 3.3 - Organize, record, &
3.4 - Share and review evaluate
5.2 - Work within a group
WEEK 2
Day 6 – Reading Comp
Time to Finish Reading
Comp
Those who haven’t finished
will finish their reading comp
from Friday. - Others will
revisit their writing log.
Go Through Reading Comp
What strategies did you use?
How did you get your
answer?
Revisit Writing Log
Students will revisit their
writing log prompt from
Thursday. They will share
with a partner and see how
they can improve on what
they wrote.
SLO’s
1.2 - Clarify & extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to Texts
3.1 - Plan & focus
4.1 - Enhance & improve
Day 7 – Social Effects of
Text
How are we Influenced by
Media?
Show examples of images
from media - ask students:
how are we influenced? How
do we influence?
Introduce Influencer Photo
Analysis Summative
Students have the rest of the
class to find a post & work on
their worksheet
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
3.2 - Select and process
Day 8 – Social Effects of
Text
3 Goals
2 academic, 1 personal.
Influencer Photo Analysis
Work Time
Show students slideshow
example.
Students have time to finish
their sheet. When done: quick
write on the back of the sheet:
how does this photo influence
you?
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
3.2 - Select and process
Day 9 – Visual Day 10 – PD Day
Representation of Concepts
Quick Write (Visual
Prompt)
Anchor Charts
Students will help make
visual representations for the
elements of art & principles
of design for our classroom.
They must also include a
description of the quality.
SLO’s
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
WEEK 3
Day 11 – Reading
Comprehension
Group Activity
Students will be placed in
groups of 4 and given a
reading comp test. In each
group one person will be
given a letter (A,B,C,D).
Students will complete the
test and as they go along will
argue why they are/aren’t the
right answer.
SLO’s
1.2 - Clarify & extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to Texts: construct
meaning from texts
3.1 - Plan & focus
3.3 - Organize, record, &
evaluate
5.2 - Work within a group
Day 12 – Advertising -
Create a Post
Advertising in the Media
Look at some examples,
identify common features -
show Patagonia video.
Introduce Create an ad
In groups, students will an
advertisement. This can be
using a variety of forms:
poster, video, speech,
written…
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 13 – Advertising -
Create a Post
Create an Ad
Students will have time to
finish their create a ad
assignment. Note: they must
provide a written explanation
of the artistic choices they
made and include this in their
presentation.
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 14 – Create an Ad work
time
Create an Ad
Students will have time to
finish their create a ad
assignment. Note: they must
provide a written explanation
of the artistic choices they
made and include this in their
presentation.
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 15 – Create an Ad
Presentations
Create an Ad Presentations
Students will present their
create an Ad assignment -
Summative
SLO’s
3.4 - Share and review
4.3 - Present and share
5.1 - Respect others and
strengthen community
5.2 - Work in groups
WEEK 4
Day 16 – Letter Writing
Go Through Reading Comp
Read reading comp out loud
with class - ask volunteers to
be specific characters
Letter Writing and Format
What is the letter format?
How/where can it be used?
SLO’s
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
3.2 - Select and process
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 17 – No Class Day 18 – Letter Writing &
Start Letters
Go Through Example
Letters
Why are they
formal/informal?
In partners pick a letter and
answer questions (see lesson
plan)
Start Formal Critique
Students will chose an
advertisement to critique and
begin to outline the problems
they have with the ad. - Book
CPU lab! - resource should
be found by the end of today?
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.2 - Select and process
Day 19 – Formal Critique of
an Ad
Formal Critique
Using the guidelines of a
formal letter, students will
begin to use their
critiques/compliments of their
ad to create a formal letter to
the company. - rough draft
should be halfway done by
the end of the day today
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.2 - Select and process
Day 20 – Formal Critique of
an Ad
Formal Critique
Students will complete their
rough draft and email it to the
company.
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.2 - Select and process
WEEK 5
Day 21 – PD Day Day 22 – Formal Critique of
an Ad
Finish Letters
Students should finish their
final copy today. - Summative
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.2 - Select and process
Day 23 – Reading
Comprehension
Comprehension Strategy
Activity
Students will work in groups
of 5 and each read a different
article. While they read, they
will code whether an animal
is arriving, surviving, and/or
thriving. - emphasises the
benefit of reading questions
first.
SLO’s
1.2 - Clarify & extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to Texts
3.1 - Plan & focus
3.3 - Organize, record, &
evaluate
5.2 - Work within a group
Day 24 – Reading Day 25 – 5 things we can do
Comprehension to...
Reading Comp Quiz Practice 5 things we can
Apply Strategies - reading do…
questions first Give kids fun ideas, have
them make up their own. -
Finish Letters make graphic organizer?
If not already done, students
will use the laptops to finish SLO’s
their final copy of their letters 1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
SLO’s 2.4 - Create original text
1.2 - Clarify & extend 3.4 - Share and review
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.2 - Respond to Texts
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
2.4 - Create original text
3.1 - Plan & focus
3.2 - Select and process
3.3 - Organize, record, &
evaluate
WEEK 6
Day 26 – Cyberactivism
Class Discussion
Problematic Media
(Advertising) -
Discuss issues that may arise
from current media practices.
- ex. body shaming
5 Things we can do to
Reject…
Explain/Start
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.4 - Create original text
3.1 - Plan and focus
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 27 – 5 Things we can do
to Reject
5 Things we can do to
Reject…
Students have time to work
on their projects. They should
have their main idea
solidified by today and have
started their presentation.
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.4 - Create original text
3.1 - Plan and focus
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 28 - Revisitation of
Letters
Give Letters Back & Edit
Hand back letters to students
and have them edit. They
must make the changes
recommended to them -
remind them this is their
chance to get a better mark. If
they don’t make these
changes, their letters will not
be sent out.
SLO’s
2.4 - Create original text
4.1 - Enhance and improve
4.2 - Attend to conventions
Day 29 – 5 Things we can do
to Reject
Go Through Reading Comp
5 Things we can do to
Reject…
Students have time to work
on their projects. They should
be about halfway done their
presentation by the end of the
day today.
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.4 - Create original text
3.1 - Plan and focus
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 30 – 5 Things we can do
to Reject
5 Things we can do to
Reject…
Students have time to work
on their projects. They should
completed their presentations
and be ready for Monday by
the end of class today!
SLO’s
1.1 - Discover & Explore
1.2 - Clarify & Extend
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.4 - Create original text
3.1 - Plan and focus
3.4 - Share and review
5.2 - Work in groups
WEEK 7
Day 26 – 5 Things we can do
to Reject… Presentations
5 Things we can do to
Reject… Presentations
Students will present their
projects in groups. They will
also submit their completed
planning sheet.
SLO’s
4.3 - Present and share
5.1 - Respect others and
strengthen community
5.2 - Work in groups
Day 27 – Send Letters
Social Unit Test (& Library)
Send Letters
Pull students aside who
completed their letter
assignment (they edited them
and handed them in) and have
them address their envelopes
and get them ready to mail!
SLO’s
2.1 - Use strategies & cues
2.3 - Understand forms,
elements, and techniques
 Assessment Plan
Learning
Outcomes
Attitude, Effort, Influencer Create an Formal 5 Things You
Reading
and Completion Photo Analysis Ad Critique of Can do to
Title Comprehension
of Tasks an Ad Reject Group
(3)
Presentation

Type S S S S
(Formative/Summa S S
tive)

Weighting 10% 10% 15% 30% 20% 15%

1.1 – Discover & explore – express

x
ideas and develop understanding x x x x

2.1 – Use strategies & cues – use

prior knowledge, use comprehension x x
strategies x x x x

2.2 – Respond to texts – experience

various texts, construct meaning from x x x x x x
texts, appreciate the artistry of texts

2.3 – Understand forms, elements,

and techniques – understand forms
and genres, understand techniques x x x x x x
and elements, experiment with
language

2.4 – Create original text – generate

ideas, elaborate on the expression of x x x x
ideas, structure texts
 Assessment Tool Overview
Assessmen Assessmen Assessmen
Assessment Tool Brief Description t FOR t AS t OF
Learning Learning Learning
Students will create their own memoir in only 6
6 Word and 140 words and share them with their group. After,
x
Character Memoirs students will develop this into a 140-character
memoir (the length of a tweet).
Students will complete 3 writing logs: What is a
“Relationship?”, Medicine Wheel Reflection, and
Sibling Reflection. They will share what they feel
Writing Log/Quick
comfortable sharing with their writing groups. x
Writes
They will continue to develop and edit their
writing throughout the unit, as they will be given
class time to do so.
Students will find 2 visual images posted by one
influencer and one brand on social media. They
Influencer Photo
will complete a graphic organizer that helps them x
Analysis
understand and explain the artistic choices made,
motives, and potential consequences of said post.
In groups, students will create an advertisement.
As a group, they will decide what would they
would like to advertise for and what medium they
will will use. They may advertise for anything, as
long as it is appropriate. They will keep in mind
Create an Ad the elements of visual literacy that we have x
discussed in class. When they create their
advertisement, they will use at least 2 of the
common elements of advertising we have
discussed in class and explain (via written format)
how and why they chose to employ these
techniques.
 Students will create a professional piece of writing
that they will email to a brand. They will find an
element of a specific ad to critique. They will use
the business letter format when completing this
assignment. They will write a rough draft and
Formal Critique of
develop this into a good copy. Both will be graded x
an Ad
(15% each). We will not be sending their letter out
unless they have made the changed I have
identified after marking their rough draft. When
completed, we will email these formal critiques
out to each company.
Students will practice persuasive writing by listing
Practice 5 Things 5 reasons their readers should… (they will choose x
you can do... what action they would like to inspire their readers
to take)
After performing a class wide inquiry into the
issues that arise from current social media
practices, students will be placed in groups to
5 Things you can investigate a specific issue and come up with 5
x
do to Reject…. things we can do to reject these practices. They
will pick their issue as a group. They will develop
a presentation for the class and will have class
time to work on it.
Students will participate in a variety of activities
related to reading comprehension and reading
Reading
comprehension strategies. They will complete a x
Comprehension (3)
total of 6 evaluations in this area over the course
of the unit.