Curriculum Map for BioLit Unwind Unit
Essential
Question(s)
What’s the burning
question that will
interest kids in the
content?
What is my
Character’s
Perspective on the Bill
of Life?
What are other
characters’
perspectives on the
Bill of life?
Content & Standards
What are the concepts/
topics you will teach and
what benchmark(s) /
standard(s) is (are)
addressed?
Lit 1: cite strong textual
evidence to support
what the text says
Lit 2: Determine a
central theme
Lit 3: Analyze how
Characters develop
Info 5: Analyze how an
author’s claims are
developed
Info 6: Determine p-o-v
and how it is advanced
Writing 1: write
arguments to support
claims
Lit 1: cite strong textual
evidence to support
what the text says
Lit 2: Determine a
central theme
Lit 3: Analyze how
Characters develop
Info 5: Analyze how an
author’s claims are
developed
Info 6: Determine p-o-v
and how it is advanced
Writing 1: write
arguments to support
claims
Vocabulary
What terms will be
included in your
instruction of the
content?
Skills and/or Processes
& Resources
What will students be
able to do as a result of
your instruction?
Character
Plot
Perspective
Point-of-view
Irony
Tone
Mood
Conflict
Comprehend a Piece of
literature at an
appropriate text
complexity
Assessments
What products and/or
performances will you
use to determine if
students have learned?
Unwind Packet
Unwind exit slips/journals
Unwind writing Prompts
Recognize and defend
different perspectives on
the same topic
Unwind Quizzes
Unwind test
Position Essay
Character
Plot
Perspective
Point-of-view
Irony
Tone
Mood
Conflict
Comprehend a Piece of
literature at an
appropriate text
complexity
Unwind Packet
Unwind exit slips/journals
Unwind writing Prompts
Recognize and defend
different perspectives on
the same topic
Unwind Quizzes
Unwind test
Character Perspective
Worksheet
How do I use
Info 5: analyze how an
persuasion Effectively? author’s claims are
developed
Info 9: Analyze US
documents of historical
significance
Writing 1: write
arguments to support
claims
Speaking 3: Evaluate a
speaker’s point of view,
reasoning, and use of
rhetoric
What should
Info 5: analyze how an
congressional
author’s claims are
testimony look like?
developed
Info 9: Analyze US
documents of historical
significance
Writing 1: write
arguments to support
claims
Speaking 3: Evaluate a
speaker’s point of view,
reasoning, and use of
rhetoric
How do I write a
Writing 1: write
Position Paper?
arguments to support
claims
How do I deliver an
effective
presentation?
Speaking 4: Present
findings and evidence
clearly
Speaking 5: Make use
of digital media
Speaking 6: Adapt
Argument
Claim
support
Rhetoric
Repetition
Parallelism
analogy
Effectively use persuasive
techniques and rhetoric
to support claims
MLK Worksheet-pg 600
Persuasive
techniques
Effective use persuasive
techniques and rhetoric
to write a congressional
testimony
MJF Worksheet- 610
Congressional
TEstimony
Writing Process
MLK Quiz
MJF Quiz
Congressional testimony
worksheet
Effectively organize and
write a position essay
Position essay outline
207
Position Essay
Graphics in writing 602
Effectively present
Congressional testimony
Position essay- 1st draft
MLK exit slip-Listen to
speech and determine 3
things learned
speech to a variety of
contexts
What are effective
questioning
techniques?
Info 1: cite strong and
thorough textual
evidence
Interviewing
Techniques
What makes up a
cell?
B.1.1 Describe the
structure of the major
categories of organic
compounds which
makeup living
organisms in terms of
their building blocks
and the small number
of chemical elements
(carbon, hydrogen,
nitrogen, oxygen,
phosphorous, and
sulfur) from which
they are composed.
B.2.3 Explain that
most cells contain
mitochondria, the key
sites of cellular
respiration,where
stored chemical
energy is converted
into useable energy
for the cell and some
cells, including many
plant cells, contain
chloroplasts, the key
sites of
photosynthesis,
where the energy of
light is captured for
Atom
Element
Nucleus
Electron
Proton
neutron
What types of cells
are there?
Eukaryote
Prokaryote
Plant
Animal
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Organelle
Nucleus
Mitochondria
chloroplasts
Effective use interviewing Interviewing techniques
techniques in
worksheet
Congressional testimony
to ask questions of other
points-of-view
Understand chemistry of
life
Chemicals of Life Lab
Biochemistry worksheet
Distinguish the different
types of cells.
Understand
photosynthesis and
cellular respiration
Cellular Respiration Lab
Cell Type worksheet
Identification of Cells Lab
use in chemical work.
B.2.5 Explain that
cells use proteins to
form structures,
including
cilia,flagella, which
allow them to carry
out specific
functions, including
movement, adhesion,
and absorption.
What do all cells have
in common
How are proteins
made?
B.2.6 Investigate a
variety of different
cell types and relate
the proportion of
different organelles
within these cells to
their functions.
Core Standard 2:
Describe features
that are common to
all cells and contrast
those with distinctive
features that allow
cells to carry out
specific functions.
B.2.4 Explain that all
cells contain
ribosomes, the key
sites for protein
synthesis, where
genetic material is
decoded in order to
form unique proteins.
Mitochondria
DNA
Cell membrane
Understand the unity of
cellular biology
Transcription
Translation
Protein
DNA
mRNA
ribosome
Understand protein
synthesis
Extraction of DNA lab
Cells Alive Weblab
Transcription/Translation
worksheet
What affects the
functions of cells
B.1.3 Explain and give Factors
Environment
examples of how the
function and
differentiation of cells is
influenced by their
external environment,
including temperature,
acidity and the
concentration of certain
molecules, and that
changes in these
conditions may affect
how a cell functions.
Understand how the
environment affects the
cell
External Effects Lab
Worksheet