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Essential Question
L 12.4 determine the meaning of words
and phrases: as they are used in a text,
figurative & connotative, technical
meanings
What will civilization look like on planet Earth in the distant future?
R2 determine two or more themes or central
ideas of a text and analyze their development
over the course of the text, including how they
interact and build on one another to produce a
complex account; provide an objective
summary of the text.
W8 gather relevant information from
multiple authoritative print and digital
sources, using advanced searches
effectively; assess the strengths and
limitations of each source in terms of the
task, purpose, and audience; integrate
information into the text selectively to
maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding
plagiarism and overreliance on any one
source and following a standard format for
citation including footnotes and endnotes.
Life Long Learning:
Global Sphere
Phase 5: Analyze a global issue to
determine the key figures involved in
the creation and resolution of a
problem.
Phase 6: Analyze global
environmental issues and acts locally
on those issues.
W3 write narratives to develop real or
imagined and experiences or events using
effective technique, well-chosen details and
well-structured even sequences.
Required Evidence
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EVIDENCE CHOICES
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Pre-Assessment in
Empower (95% or higher
exemption)
Post-assessment in
Empower
Learning Choices
CHOOSE 2 (staple to CM)
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Definition paragraphs (4
terms)
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Crossword
Notecards
Fill-in-the-blanks
Anchor Text (All required)
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Activity 1: Agree or Disagree with Statements
Activity 2: survey the text
Activity 3: Reading with the Grain
HW: Read Chief Seattle (answer Q’s, Precis,
Reflection)
HW: Walden excerpt (Precis, SP6)
Activity 4: Reading with the Grain (Charting and
SOAPStone)
Activity 5: 5 Word Summary
HW: Read Silent Spring (answer Q’s and write a
Precis)
Activity 6: Loaded Language
Activity 7: Allusions and References
HW: Choose an Article from the Scenario Text
Sets (Precis)
Activity 8: Different Perspectives
HW: A Rhetorical Precis on Island Civ.
Classwork/HW: Dialectical Journal
Text Set (Choose 1 text and complete all activities)
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Charting the Text
Summarizing the Main Ideas
Rhetorical Précis
Preparing to Write Narrative Text
 Activity 9: Quick write (Wilderness and
Civilization)
 Activity 10: Entering the Discussion
 Thesis Writing using Sentence Patterns
 Analyzing the Prompt
 Analyzing Source Material
 Narrative essay structure
 sentence patterns 4, 4a, 6, 7
Narrative Essay
 6o minute timed narrative essay
 Self & Peer Editing & Revision w/ rubric
 Revised Essay @ Level 3 or higher
Phase 5
 Locate and read a current news
article on an issue related to
environmentalism.
 Create an informational flier that
summarizes the issue, brings
awareness to its underlying causes,
and promotes possible solutions.
Phase 6
 Research local, regional and
statewide environmental issues and
the organizations that are addressing
it.
 Create an informational flier that
presents the groups, summarizes
their focus and resources, and
provides contact information.
SCORES & SIGNATURES
Empower Pre-Assessment:
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(2) Learning Evidences:
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Empower Post-Assessment:
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Anchor Text Précis:
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Sentence Patterns 4, 4a, 6, 7:
Text Set Précis #1:
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First Draft Narrative Text
Text Set Précis #2:
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Revised Draft Narrative
Text Set Précis #3:
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Some tasks need revision
Missing required
evidence
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Module Complete:
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