Musser 1
My Curriculum Map
Unit Big Idea: Cultural Stereotypes
Primary Skill: Writing through Wordplay
Plan 4
Hook Lesson- Introducing
Culture and Cultural
Stereotypes through Rap
Bridge: “Diversity Day” clip
from “The Office”
http://www.nbc.com/theoffice/video/diversityday/n21543/
1) Gallagher
2) Milner
3) Harvey Daniels
4) Milner
Steps:
1) Writer's Notebook: How
does this video represent
diversity? What are the
problems you see with this
video?
2) Think-Pair-Share: Cultural
Stereotypes in the MediaNews Article Mattel Mexican
Barbie
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3) Gallery Walk: Discussion of
Cultural Stereotypes
4) Close- Exit Slip: Lingering
Questions
Plan 5
Day II- Scaffolding Cultural
Stereotypes
Model Text
Syntax Concept
The Unit Plan Project
Part 2: The Concept Unit
Bridge: Scaffolding- Why do
cultural stereotypes exist?
Bridge:
1) Gallagher
2) Mckenna
Steps:
3) O"Connor
1) Writer's Notebook: Think of 4) Steineke
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6) Milner
2) Concept Development
Method: Rapper – What do
you think of when you think of
a rapper? Dispelling Cultural
Stereotypes: Childish
Gambino, Dumbfounded, GEazy and rappers of other
ethnicities
3) Syntax Lesson: Repetition
and Simile
4) Introduce Cultural
Stereotype Rap Assignment
5) Behavioral Management
Breathing Exercise: Yoga in
the classroom
6) Close: Exit Slip
Plan 6
Mini-Inquiry
Embedded Technology
Bridge: Discussion about
Cultural Stereotypes
1) Writer's Notebook: Free
Write
2) Mini-Inquiry- Research a
cultural bias
3) Cultural Stereotype Rap
4) Peer Review
5) K-W-L on heritage
Bridge:
1)Gallagher
2)
3) Steineke
4) Gallagher
5) Mckenna
Plan 7
Reading Experience Day I
Vocabulary Instruction
Model
Bridge: Introduce Everyday
Use
Bridge:
1) Gallagher
2) Janet Allen
3) Beers
4) Beers
The Unit Plan Project
Part 2: The Concept Unit
1) Pre-Reading Writer's
Notebook- What is an object
you use everyday? Describe a
day in the life of that object.
Musser 3
2) Vocabulary Instruction –
graphic organizers 4 words
3) Model Think-Aloud
4) Model Double-Entry
Journal
5) Close
Plan 8
Reading Experience II
Growth Plan
Bridge: Reviewing Reading
Strategies
Bridge:
1) Gallagher
2) Beers
1) Writer's Notebook: Question 3)Wilheim
specific to the reading
2) Reading- Double-Entry
Journal
3) Post-Reading ActivityRevisiting the text through
creative Quilt Project
4) Growth Plan
Plan 9
Writing Experience
Text as a model
Text as mentor
Bridge: Heritage in relation to 1) O'Connor,
identity
Wordplaygrounds
1) Writer's Notebook: How did 2) Gallagher
you get your name how do you
feel about your name?
3) O'Connor, Wordplaygrounds
2) What's in a Name:
4) O'Connor, Wordplaygrounds
Discussion and Read House on
Mango Street Excerpt
3) Model Name Poem –
Syntax Concept
4) Write Name Poem
Plan 10
Bridge: What does identity
mean to you?
1) Writer's Notebook:
2) I Am Poem – Model and
Write
The Unit Plan Project
Part 2: The Concept Unit
Bridge:
1) Gallagher
2) O'Connor, Wordplaygrounds
3)
4)
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3) Introduce Writer's Portfolio
4) Course Reflection
Plan 11
Workshop Day
Bridge: Go over questions
about portfolio
1) Writing conferences
2)Close
Plan 12
Celebrating Cultural
Differences and Identity
Poetry Slam and Quilt Project
Share
Bridge: Tying it all together:
1) O'Connor
How culture, heritage and
identity intertwine
1) Poetry Slam- Students share
their poems and their quilt
squares
The Unit Plan Project
Part 2: The Concept Unit
1) Gallagher