ELL Unit Plan
Keystone Level D: Unit 3
Title of Unit/Big Idea: How can we tell what’s right?
Student Group: 9, 10, 11, 12 Developing ELL
WIDA ELP Standards:
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Project EXCELL/North Kansas City Schools
Time Frame: 4-8 weeks
Standard 1: English language learners communicate for social and instructional purposes
within the school setting.
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Standard 2: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in the content area of language arts.
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Standard 4: English language learners communicate information, ideas, and concepts
necessary for academic success in the content area of science.
MO Standards:
Goal 1, 5: Comprehend and evaluate written, visual, and oral presentations and works
Goal 2, 1: Plan and make written and oral and visual presentations for a variety of purposes and audiences.
What essential questions will be considered?
How can we tell what’s right?
 How are myths used to teach morals?
 Can Pluto really be considered a planet?
 Whom do you trust to give you advice?
 When do people have to fight for what they believe to be
right?
What understandings are desired?
Literature can inspire ethical discussions that
shape our actions.
What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?
Students will know…(content objectives)
Students will be able to…(language objectives)
 How to read different types of text: fables, editorials,
 Write a persuasive essay using
fiction, and non-fiction (social studies).
academic, literary and key vocabulary
 How to identify problems and solutions, distinguish fact
 Demonstrate reading comprehension
from opinion, identify author’s purpose, summarize
through discussions and questioning.
Vocabulary Words:
Academic :
Achievement
Individual
Issue
Pursue
Analyze
Ethical
Justify
Principle
Biased
Debate
Define
Objectively
consult
contrast
creative
reveal
Literary:
Key:
Internal
conflict
Theme
Moral
motivation
Auditorium
Concert
Congregation
Determination
Injustice
Spirituals
Astronomy
Celestial
Eccentric
Proposed
Revolution
terrestrial
Language
LanguageStructures:
Structures/Word Analysis:
Synonyms; superlative adjectives; uses of would; long
and short vowels; some and indefinite pronouns;
prefixes; modal must; irregular plurals
ELL Unit Plan
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Assessment Evidence
Other Evidence:
Performance Tasks:
Fictional narrative writing
Unit Projects
Radio Commercial
TV Interview
Reading Selection Test
Unit Test
Learning Plan
Introduction
Reading
Practice Book
Wrap-up
Writing
Approximate Time
Required:
Unit Wrap-up
3
Part 1
134-139
140-145
65-71
146-147
148-149
Part 2
150-153
154-157
72-78
158-159
160-161
Part 3
162-165
166-169
79-85
170-171
172-173
Part 4
174-177
178-181
86-92
182-183
184-185
3-6 class periods
3-6 class periods
3-6 class periods
3-6 class periods
Link the
Readings
186
Projects
Further Reading
L & S Workshop
187
187
188-189
Approximate Time
Discretionary
Discretionary
Discretionary
Required:
Text and Text Support Materials:
Keystone Level D
Practice Book
Reader’s Companion
Keystone Video
Keystone Audio and Computer CD
The Interpreter (P) by Charles Randolph
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
Supplementary Materials (Available to Support Learning Plan):
United Streaming
Teachertube.com
Smithsonian Art Connection
Quia.com (teacher created vocab. Games)
1-2 class periods
Writing
Workshop
190-193
3-6 class periods
www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/keystone (resource for projects, writing fluency, reading fluency, video scripts, and all levels of keystone texts for additional for
readings)
Pluto videos from youtube.com
Clips of Marion Anderson singing on youtube.com
ELL Unit Plan