Unit Plan
Unit Theme:
2.3 Myths and Creation Stories
Date:
Period:
5 weeks
Teacher:
Subject: __ENGLISH______________
Reform Strategy (PCEA):
Theme of Unit:
Myths and Creation Stories
_________
Grade:  1
×2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
 10  11  12
Transversal Theme:  Cultural Identity  Civic and Ethic Education  Education for Peace  Environmental Education
 Technology and Education  Education for Work
Integration:  Spanish  English  Social Studies Science  Math  Fine Arts  Physical Education  Health Sciences  Technology
Transfer Objective (T) and Acquisition (A)
T1. Students will leave the class able to use their learning about creation myths to understand the contributions of the Taino culture to Puerto Rico
and to compare and contrast different stories and world views of various cultures from around the world.
A1. Listen, interact, and participate in social and class settings as well as express ideas and opinions in a more complex form.
A2. Describe ideas and text elements, retell key features of a text, compare and contrast characters, and know and apply phonics and word analysis
to decode words as well as common prefixes and suffixes.
A3. Write with a command of English grammar conventions for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as well as include input from peers on
strengthening pieces of writing.
A4. Demonstrate command of the English Language and to use word families’ segmentation, word knowledge, or references materials to spell or
decode an unknown word.
Essential Questions
EQ1. How and why are stories organized in different ways?
EQ2. What can we learn from the Tainos?
EQ3. What do creation myths tell us about culture?
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PERFORMANCE TASK ACTIVITIES
1
Day 1
Standards and expectations
2.L.1
Standards and expectations
2.L.1g, 2.S.1, 2.S.2, 2.S.2b, 2.S.3,
2.S.4
Storytelling – 5 W’s
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Standards and expectations
2,L.1a, 2.S.4, 2.S.6, 2.S.6a
Standards and expectations
2.R.9L, 2.S.6a
Standards and expectations
2.R.7, 2.W.1
Character Traits
See Reference Questions
Comparison/Contrast (Characters)
See reference Questions
Setting
Read Creation Myths
WEEK
Studying Character Traits though
Myths.
Day 2
Day 6
Standards and expectations
Day 7
Standards and expectations
Day 8
Standards and expectations
Day 9
Standards and expectations
Day 10
Standards and expectations
2
2.R.1, 2.R.2.L,2.R.6L
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
WEEK.
2.R.6a
Story Skeleton’s
Additional resources
Day 11
WEEK
3
WEEK
WEEK
Day 13
PT: Myth Creation
PT: Myth Creation
Day 14
Day 15
Standards and expectations
2.LA.1c
Standards and expectations
2.LA.1c
Standards and expectations
2.LA.1c
Standards and expectations
2.RFS.11, 2R.FS.11c, 2R.FS. 12,
Past Tense –ed
Past Tense Ending -ed
Irregular Past Tense
Irregular Past Tense
Phonemic awareness Partner Reading
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19
Standards and expectations
Standards and expectations
Standards and expectations
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6,
PT Myth Creation
Step # 1
See Attachment 2.3
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step # 1
See Attachment 2.3
PT Myth Creation
Step # 2
See Attachment 2.3
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step # 3
See Attachment 2.3
Day 21
5
Day 12
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
Standards and expectations
2.LA.1c
Day 16
4
Practice story Telling
Initial/Middle/ Ending
2.R.y
Sequencing
See Attachment 2.3
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step # 4
See Attachment 2.3
Day 22
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step # 5
See Attachment 2.3
Day 23
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step #5
See Attachment 2.3
Day 24
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step #6
See Attachment 2.3
Day 20
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step # 4
See Attachment 2.3
Day 25
Standards and expectations
2.W.1, 2.W.2, 2.W.3, 2.W.4, 2.W.6
PT Myth Creation
Step #6
See Attachment 2.3