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Unit Theme: Being Puerto Rican Through Folktales 7.1
Teacher:
Grade: 7th
Subject: English
Week: # 7
Date: From _______________ to _____________ 20 ________
Desired Result
Enduring Understanding
EU1. Our home country influences who we are through its language, culture, and customs.
EU2. The setting of our lives shapes who we are by providing novel experiences.
EU3. Folktales provide entertainment, but also share local wisdom or lessons to be learned.
Assessment Evidence
Summative Evaluation (Performance Task (unit projects, exams, etc.) 3- Reader’s Theater: Adapt or create a Puerto Rican Folktale in to a play
Day 1
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Standards
7. LA.1a7.W.4-
7. LA.1a7.LA.3a7.W.4-
7. LA.1a7.W.4-
7.LA.3a7.W.4-.
7.LA.3a7.W.4-.
Expectations
Explain functions of a phrase-
Explain functions of a phrase
Explain functions of a
phrase
Choose language that
expresses ideas clearly
Develop and strengthen writing
techniques by using the writing process.
Choose language that expresses
ideas clearly
Choose language that
expresses ideas
clearly
Develop and strengthen writing by
using writing process.
Develop and
strengthen writing by
using writing process
Develop and
strengthen writing by
using writing process
Develop and strengthen
writing by using writing
process
Academic Strategy
Instructional Strategy and Phase
Objective
Student creates a play or adaptation of a
play from a Puerto Rican folktale
effectively.
Students create a play or
adaptation of play from a Puerto
Rican folktale effectively.
Student develops
script or adaptation by
use of writing process,
and functions of a
phrase correctly.
Students present
Puerto Rican Folktale
script or adaptation
orally in class
efficiently.
Students present Puerto
Rican Folktale script or
adaptation in oral
presentation efficiently
EU1. Our home country influences who we are through its language, culture, and customs.
EU2. The setting of our lives shapes who we are by providing novel experiences.
EU3. Folktales provide entertainment, but also share local wisdom or lessons to be learned.
Assessment Evidence
Summative Evaluation (Performance Task (unit projects, exams, etc.) 3- Reader’s Theater: Adapt or create a Puerto Rican Folktale in to a play
Depth of Knowledge (DOK)
Initial Activities
Development Activities
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:
___ Recall / Memory
___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
The teacher presents routine activities
The teacher presents routine
and reviews scripts.
activities and reviews scripts.
Students are divided into groups of 3 to
Teacher discusses writing rubric
create a play with a Puerto Rican
to clarify doubts of folktale script
Folktale. Instructions and writing rubric
or adaptation to be completed.
to be discussed. (Attachment and
resources writing rubric and oral rubric
for presentation in following days)
Students are to create a play with
Students are assigned roles in
Puerto Rican folktale using examples
groups to create a script of or with
provided and discussed previously in
a Puerto Rican folktale using the
class.
writing process
Students prepare script using the writing
process (2 days)
Closing Activities
Students
are
to
discuss
development
of
script
or
adaptation of Puerto Rican
folktale with classmates
Oral discussion using writing
rubric is to encourage writing
process.
___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
The teacher presents
routine activities and
reviews writing rubric
for script or adaptation
of Puerto Rican
Folktale.
Students
strengthen
writing of script by
completion of writing
process with rubric
(draft, edit, revise,
proofread and publish)
Teacher and students
oral
discussion
of
writing process and
script.
(guide questions for
oral discussion can be
provided to students)
 What areas of
script
were
strengthened
in revision?
 What
parts
from script or
adaptation
___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
The teacher presents
routine activities and
reviews writing rubric
and oral rubric for
students group
presentations.
(writing and oral rubric
in 7.1)
Students participate in
Puerto Rican Folktale
reading of script or
adaptation orally.
(Teacher
evaluates
presentation using oral
rubric
and
writing
rubric)
Teacher and students
discuss participation
for the day.
Teacher presents
highlights of oral
reading, strengths and
techniques used in
performances.
___ Recall / Memory
___ Skill / Concept
___ Strategic Thinking
___ Extended Thinking
The teacher presents
routine activities and
reviews writing rubric
and oral rubric for
students group
presentations
Students participate in
Puerto Rican Folktale
reading of script or
adaptation orally.
(Teacher
evaluates
presentation using oral
rubric and writing rubric)
Teacher and students
discuss participation for
the day.
Teacher presents
highlights of oral
reading, strengths and
techniques used in
performances.
EU1. Our home country influences who we are through its language, culture, and customs.
EU2. The setting of our lives shapes who we are by providing novel experiences.
EU3. Folktales provide entertainment, but also share local wisdom or lessons to be learned.
Assessment Evidence
Summative Evaluation (Performance Task (unit projects, exams, etc.) 3- Reader’s Theater: Adapt or create a Puerto Rican Folktale in to a play
Learning Plan
Suggested Learning Activities:

Formative Assessment – Other evidence
Materials
Homework
Differentiated Instruction Strategies
___ Special Education
___ LSP/LEP
___ Section 504
___ Gifted
Teacher Reflection
Writing rubric 7.1
were edited?
How did the
group provide
support during
the
proofreading
process?