Relationship Building within the School and Classroom Community
Medea E. Lamberti-Sanchez
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Objectives for the Unit
The reading and writing objectives for this unit will align with the Common Core State Standards and will consist of students being able to draw information from multiple and digital resources to develop and organize their writing in a concise manner. According to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts students are expected to "draw evidence from literary or informational text to support analysis, reflection, and research as well as use their knowledge to engage in a range of collaborative discussions about the topic". Students will be offered a variety of ways to engage in meaningful discussions, work cooperatively, and independently, while still being able to express shared ideas. The students will also learn how to effectively take notes and write a descriptive narrative about their experiences using graphic organizers like essay organizers, Venn diagrams that serve to compare and contrast information, the classic KWL chart (know, what to know, and lean chart), and Cornell notes to that force the students to make meaning out of their questions that they are asking so that the students can think more critically about the topic at hand. Other standards include those for speaking and listening skills. The students will also read three major novels: The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake, The Great Fire by Jim Murphy, and No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman. The novels presented are fiction and non-fiction. They are from the New Haven Public School's Plugged In literacy curriculum written by Janet Allen for sixth grade students. The books will be spread throughout the course of the unit and the year.
