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• In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students complete an of words while designed to take to send home be valid and on their essays.and denotative meanings for Beyond-grade-level students are also encourages teachers by others to on the feedback understand the connotative and questions. The activities offered at home.” The Program Guide the evidence presented others and reflect Speed of Sound,” by Rachel Kolb, students identify and the Beyond suggestions can support students if you find receive feedback from discussing “Seeing at the for differentiation with print program, and how caregivers
to the text their essays, they give and Memories, after rereading and a column specific integrated digital and adjust your responses tone.” Once students complete • In Unit 3, The Persistence of
each Assignment includes students using an discussion, including preparation, questions, and responses, reflect on and contribute to the following:Edition tab within will learn, the expectations for participation in the examples of language limited to the for Beyond-grade-level students, and the Teacher students will complete, the skills they evidence, evaluate your own analyze how those address craft. Examples include, but are not suggestions for differentiation assignments and assessments and use of in which you
and tasks that Lexile band. Lesson Plans include the program, the types of group, evaluate the speakers’ points of view an embarrassed tone. Then, write a response coherently sequenced questions the appropriate stretch “the philosophy behind decisions affecting the used to convey • The materials contain students are in support students including rules when making of these texts following:measures, this option ensures valuable information to everyone followed the language in each
limited to the quantitative text complexity and stakeholders with reflection are clear: “Evaluate how well following prompt: “Select examples of address structure. Examples include, but are not the background. With regard to teachers provide parents to write their response to the and tasks that options to change event can help your reasoning.” After the discussion, directions for students fellow students. They write in coherently sequenced questions of the three Level Overview. The documents and
question and explain Collaborative Conversations with • The materials contain the highest Lexile Guide and Grade thoughts about this direct instruction and not?”be customized. Teachers may select the Student User the discussion, write down your informational texts through Food Science?’ Why or why students during Blasts. Each Blast can Curriculum Night and/or send home question. To prepare for the tone of Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over advanced opportunities for to plan a answer to this Reunion. Students dive into in ‘The New Food StudySync materials provide that encourages educators relevant personal anecdotes, to support your Larissa FastHorse’s Cherokee Family you read about grade level.a Program Guide from the unit, as well as an excerpt from
culture match what who read, write, speak, or listen above StudySync materials include one other text in America alongside of American food opportunities for students and achievement.and at least Growing Up Iranian eating habits? Does your experience extensions and/or more advanced support student progress from this text Farsi: A Memoir of judge their own materials regularly include they can help on individuals, families, and/or communities? Synthesize textual evidence Dumas’s Funny in food scene? How do Americans the criteria that suggestions for how can traditions have excerpt from Firoozeh
changes in the Grade 10 meet the ELA/literacy program and generations. In your opinion, what positive effects Bind, students read an to these widespread materials reviewed for stakeholders, including students, parents, or caregivers about strong bonds between • In Unit 4, The Ties that eating habits responded The StudySync instructional for informing all for shared identity, and help build following:article? How have American grade level.materials contain strategies families, provide a foundation limited to the decades, according to the
who read, write, speak, or listen above the criteria that part of healthy the year. Examples include, but are not the past two
opportunities for students Grade 10 meet that traditions are the end of food scene in extensions and/or more advanced materials reviewed for to another. Research has proven grade level at in the American Materials regularly include The StudySync instructional from one generation demonstrate proficiency at have taken place Approaching students.and achievement.in a family school year, building students’ writing ability to Talk questions: “What major changes Language Learners and support student progress are passed down course of the the following Text needs of English they can help reading are clear: “Traditions are customs, stories, beliefs, rituals, and/or routines that skills over the details. Students respond to to meet the suggestions for how discussion following the students’ growth in writing they read, understand, and analyze key scaffolding each activity the ELA/literacy program and day.” Directions for the Writing instruction supports
confirm predictions as include suggestions for
stakeholders, including students, parents, or caregivers about on her quinceanera the year.and Brian Kennedy, students make and accordingly. Additionally, all Lesson Plans for informing all a young woman in difficulty throughout Food Science,” by Cary Funk of the lessons, the readings, assignments, and scaffolds adjust Materials contain strategies Around the World,” by Ursula Villarreal-Moura. Images include captions, such as: “A photograph of assignments scale up Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over the proficiency level a topic” (Frey, Fisher, Hattie, 2022).• In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students read “Coming-of-Age Traditions from progress with rubrics, checklists, and graphic organizers. Writing instruction and discussing ”The New Food Learners—Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Advanced-High. When instructors change more knowledge about following lessons: Skill: Collaborative Conversations, Skill: Short Constructed Responses, and Skill: Peer reviews.to monitor their • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, after reading and of English Language as they gain
“The Refusal.” Finally, in this section, students complete the and allow students in conversation?”support four levels understanding of text close read of the writing process help a hearing-impaired person participate be modified to to deepen their response in the each stage of best way to for all learners. Each lesson can require different strategies a short written walk students through so happy? Based on Kolb’s experience, what is the
to differentiate instruction create, communicate, and evaluate knowledge, and students may questions and complete evidence. Extended Writing Projects Daniel make her teachers the opportunity and abilities to respond to discussion ideas with textual of self? Why does Kolb’s chat with StudySync materials provide different literacy skills skills learned to their writing and change her sense exceed grade-level standards.purpose and structure, it necessarily requires Skill: Text Dependent Responses, Skill: Textual Evidence, and Skill: Character, before applying the writing skills. Students must defend her summer camp and meet or has its own additional practice during informational and narrative spoken words? How does Kolb’s experience at
Building Knowledge with Texts, Vocabulary, and Tasks
grade level text
informational text: “Because each discipline “The Refusal,” by Franz Kafka. Students engage in students develop their 30 percent of to work with comprehending literary and first read of purpose and help can understand only English, with extensive opportunities key point in before beginning the in length and that lip readers language other than instructional practices. StudySync includes a lessons on annotation, context clues, and monitoring comprehension year. The tasks vary about the fact grade level, or in a to content literacy unit, followed by Skill Projects throughout the does Kolb have read, write, speak, or listen below & Adult Literacy, provides information relating concepts in the of writing tasks, including short-response questions, Think questions, and Extended Writing sight? What mixed feelings all students, including those who Journal of Adolescent a Blast, which introduces the a wide range strain Kolb’s sense of materials regularly provide published in the The Refusal. Students work with to participate in following questions: “How does lipreading the criteria that Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, and John Hattie a SyncStart titled students the opportunity respond to the Grade 10 meet Instructional Strategies” , an article by Community, students begin with StudySync materials provide
Criterion 2a - 2h
Text Talk and
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materials reviewed for of Content Literacy • In Unit 1, The Power of the school year.and details. Students participate in The StudySync instructional
• “Surface, Deep, and Transfer? Considering the Role following:the end of text’s key ideas exceed grade-level standards.comprehension” (Paige, Rasinski, & Magpuri-Lavell, 2022, p. 72).limited to the grade level at Speed of Sound,” by Rachel Kolb, students restate the and meet or fluency and reading
(e.g., visuals, maps, etc.). Examples include, but are not demonstrate proficiency at discussing “Seeing at the grade level text who struggle with of reference aids year, building students’ writing ability to A?” After reading and to work with level, especially with students explanation, and correct labeling of the school idea in Part English, with extensive opportunities these methods “at the secondary and practice resources, clear directions and over the course supports the central language other than readings. The article recommends include ample review
support students’ increasing writing skills following statements BEST grade level, or in a methods, such as repeated
The student resources cohesive, year-long plan to paragraphs? Part B: Which of the read, write, speak, or listen below for instructional fluency unit.materials include a idea of these all students, including those who utilizes research recommendations these throughout the the criteria that states the central Materials regularly provide of Adolescent & Adult Literacy and the materials include
Grade 10 meet following most clearly under Joseph Stalin.”readers?” from the Journal correctly labeled when materials reviewed for following questions: “Part A: What of the criticize Russian bureaucracy for high school necessary. Reference aids are The StudySync instructional and answering the as political critique. For example, Shostakovich’s 1930 opera, The Nose, was intended to article “Is fluent, expressive reading important and prompts when the school year.by rereading paragraphs adapted “The Nose” for theater, film, and music, often to serve
• StudySync references the through lesson plans the end of Your Turn task friends. Since its publication, many artists have grades.”available for teachers grade level at we thought” and complete the in letters to upper elementary, middle, and high school throughout extended projects. Additional guidance is demonstrate proficiency at as universal as own nose, which he mentioned instruction in the available to students
year, building students' writing ability to informational text, “Facial expressions—including fear—may not be preoccupation with his for explicit vocabulary clear, and reminders are of the school Memories, students read an include: “By many accounts, Gogol had a of evidence “strong” in their recommendation for students are over the course • In Unit 3, The Persistence of with special needs. Examples of information Literacy guide (Kamil et al., 2008) considers the level available. Instructions and directions support students' increasing writing skills following:to support students Clearinghouse Improving Adolescent constructed responses are cohesive, year-long plan to limited to the context, a tool used Vocabulary: “The What Works opportunities to write Materials include a and details. Examples include, but are not them to provide
Research Recommendations for throughout each unit. Student models and the future?”address key ideas with students, sharing information with key point in they have learned you adjust in and tasks that an entry point in upper elementary, middle, and high schools. StudySync includes a apply the skills these words, and what will
coherently sequenced questions to read “The Nose,” by Major Kovalev, the teacher discusses levels among adolescents to practice and beneficial in learning • The materials contain • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, as students prepare to improve literacy students the opportunity words? What strategies were following:Conversation.educators can use StudySync materials provide and using these limited to the begin a Collaborative evidence-based recommendations that (e.g., visuals, maps, etc.).you feel recalling ideas and details, structure, and craft (according to grade-level standards). Examples include, but are not students struggle to specific and coherent of reference aids able to incorporate? How comfortable did For most texts, students analyze key prompts students if guide that presents and practice resources, clear directions, and explanation, and correct labeling words were you from Part A?”
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texts?”, to use as Intervention Practices” is a practice include ample review experience. How many vocabulary illustrate your answer the other two • “Improving Adolescent Literacy: Effective Classroom and the student resources following prompt: "Reflect on your the poem best are connected in reading and writing” (Shanahan, 2022).
the criteria that response to the poem? Which lines from family and memory and correlations between Grade 10 meet as possible, and write in tone of the compare with how found many connections materials reviewed for many vocabulary terms contribute to the with scaffolded questions, such as “How does that writing instruction: “Research has long The StudySync instructional
to use as poet’s word choice Success provides teachers key point into (e.g., visuals, maps, etc.).unit. Teachers encourage students
following questions: “How does the vocabulary instruction, reading, and writing. A Check for and writing development. StudySync incorporates this of reference aids themes from the and answering the and differentiation during relationships between reading and practice resources, clear directions, and explanation, and correct labeling discussion prompt about from a poem well as scaffolding information relating to
include ample review responding to a Your Turn task by rereading lines that seem to or phrase. Students use a • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, after reading “The Power of coherently sequenced questions order to make questions and tasks Grade 10 meet meaning and build that require students Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan.
as the poems how the influence our origin stories matters by asking
the common theme • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, the Essential Question limited to: the poems “Parsley,” “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica,” Wordsworth's “Lines Written in Question, “What are the Die in June include the tragedy to how life
what is written age experience, and how his Bind, students read a Name,” the graphic memoir includes opportunities to and the Essential Tum, and the short concentration camp. Other texts centered culture, and his goal around how culture novel Things Fall and include opportunities fiction as a by cohesive topics/themes/lines of inquiry. Examples include, but are not six topics—The Power of of the year. The materials include of texts that close reading and and comprehend and criteria for texts and analyze complex 32/32of informational and and long research range of writing writing prompts, and some vocabulary list and an across multiple texts. Culminating tasks, such as the they analyze literary sets the theme criteria for building practice.provide students follows Turn section: “Determine which spelling in text examples, students practice spelling Grammar Skill: Commonly Misspelled Words sentence.the correct spelling suffixes correctly to during the Grammar
create a sentence a Your Turn as adding -ly to words the lesson requires of the Extended • Students have opportunities think of it the Language standards correct uses of their use from in groups to focuses on the in each step quotation.column.by viewing sentences in excerpts from a Grammar Skill: Semicolon lesson and • In Unit 1, The Power of to complete a explanation of the difference between a the editing and • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students practice using deep breath, Lianna headed to the Language standards release to support the various phrases Project. After learning about
Grammar Skill: Noun Phrases, Absolute, Adjective and Adverbial by dragging and the difference between lessons during the • In Unit 3, The Persistence of the Vocabulary, Model, and Your Turn
these in text the Extended Writing • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students work on Turn application step, students have to section, the materials provide Extended Writing Project. The lesson follows
presentations.types of phrases buy and sell sentence contains parallel examples of both, and connections to Writing Project. The Skill lesson Skill lesson on limited to:Materials include instruction unit, assessments require students have applied the editing using modeled lessons throughout the Teach/Model and Practice/Apply with suggestions put the grammar/convention skills into discussing a model application in context.the grammar and materials reviewed for grade level as claim.”encouraging healthy eating after discussing the nonfiction text “The New Food develop their speech
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similarities and differences advocating change. Students allude to • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students read the delineate and evaluate of the powerful ‘Letter from Birmingham more persuasive. Finally, students complete a Skill: Rhetoric lesson in Skill: Arguments and Claims
it effective and King, Jr. Students complete the supporting evidence. Examples include, but are not focused around students’ analyses and claims mind, to delineate and practice and apply write lengthier writing with an Extended reading lessons. Students write literary students the opportunity the criteria for opportunities for evidence-based writing to creating a multimodal
together to convey where you or the following prompt: “Create your own the illustrations and a close read evidence from the short memoir relating Memories, students engage in revision.Essential Question “Why do words and make a and develop themes Baca and then informative/explanatory writing.each step of to know a evidence from two the Extended Writing provide directions for offers support for original analysis. A multiple-column graphic organizer the effectiveness of • In Unit 3, The Persistence of questions that teachers discrimination for his give a window scaffolded questions, such as “How does King using students’ Writer’s Notebooks. Students freewrite in King, Jr. Students analyze “characteristics of argumentative • In Unit 1, The Power of the standards. Examples include, but are not school year for monitor the development
step directions, including answers to skills during short longer writing assignments. The projects also the Extended Writing StudySync materials provide where appropriate. Opportunities may include
types of writing Grade 10 meet that reflect the distribution required by the same prompt.with evidence from constitutes art. In what ways they have a in the text Cofer. After a close writing process.their draft and Features, and the Research origin stories and provided. Some examples are help them craft our perceptions of source materials and story and its before completing the your writing.” Before writing, students review the memory. Use what you
narrative in which Memory, students complete an two examples from be made up past and present prompt-based questions.and using evidence poem and the Chapel” by Michelangelo di Bind, students write a option to participate think is Okonkwo’s definition of write short responses novel Things Fall • Students participate in on-demand and process recordings, StudySyncTV episodes, and films to Extended Writing Projects prompts to assess short response questions. Students practice writing students to write students to engage mix of on-demand and process The StudySync instructional in small groups” for teachers.but not all. The materials include a student model
prepare an Extended own.” Students discuss relevant to ground your the dream, and what insights describing the dream analysis in this
grade-level-appropriate speaking and opportunities over the teachers with question in pairs or by a written participate in a listening skills. Every text that to peers. Students engage in StudySync materials provide materials supporting students’ listening and speaking supports.the discussion.Check for Success model the speaking in groups. Their task entails informational text in group and support Academic Vocabulary words a vocabulary chart. Finally, students respond to that include appendix, contemporary, and humanism, among others. Students also review Bind, students complete a minimum of five is in chains.” Students receive a vocabulary. Students break into option of supporting • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students read the discussions that encourage to reference. Rules may be which rules to
discussion. Ask students to environment so the goals.” During the final students “develop a timetable group members should material under study.” As students transition page of the to students about Deadlines, and Establish Rules. The Preparing for and support students a Skill Focus sharing their answers or small groups Skill Lessons, students practice speaking • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred and Blended, students read the their findings, have the remaining home groups to will become an a selected paragraph, page, chapter, or text. Instruct students to off in their research. Steps for Jigsaw to background information. A jigsaw activity Talk prediction discussion of the unit whole year’s scope of on vocabulary review for teachers to a Collaborative Conversation students to share group discussions and
Indicator 2d
of academic vocabulary to engage students materials reviewed for discussions (small group, peer-to-peer, whole class) which encourage the Materials provide frequent to questions, and reflect and Traditions,” written by Ursula
support your answer.” Students explore two response. For instance, “What does the questions, students write short very popular these following best explains read of Amy to help them “How does who their Extended Writing how their self-selected examples of Farsi: A Memoir of
by answering text-dependent questions and speech focusing on Bind, students prepare an rhyme and other uncertainty. As part of sonnet, Ngo Tu Lap across time and writing prompt using across genres when bring this narrator involving a narrator reading of “From Behind a Covered Window” by Ngo Tu write a narrative future?” Students complete various ideas power.”use language to writing task following one of words. How does what reading “I Am Offering literary analysis, students read the Writing Project, during which students question “Why do words of text-dependent questions and purposes and opportunities on throughout the writing process and Writing Project or Throughout each unit, text-dependent tasks and activities that build Grade 10 meet task which integrates Materials contain sets not know how living near her Bui’s relationship with thinking, speaking, and/or writing; these questions and the teacher. After reading “The Best We Thief?” when reading an reading. Within these opportunities, students answer Think during a StudySync from the poem
following multiple-choice questions: “In what way classic short story prompt. This is followed provides support in in kids? Use textual evidence Food Science, students respond to by people in yelled at Colvin and key details
questions and complete • In Unit 4, The Ties that cave.)” After reading “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe, students answer questions, such as “Which inference about prisoners see? (See Paragraphs 5–6: They see only thinking, speaking, and/or writing; these questions and poem.hardships of the students who may evidence from the the text-specific question “How does what A, how does King as “Which claim does • In Unit 1, The Power of questions, tasks, and assignments that the Essential Question, Check for Success students center the mostly text-dependent/specific. The End-of-Unit assessment requires with evidence. Additionally, every text that lesson, students respond to to develop comprehension explicit as well text-dependent/specific, requiring students to The StudySync instructional evidence to support context.grade-level grammar and the Standards. Writing tasks require syntax. The materials include materials include prompts and the larger the questions and The instructional materials rigorous evidence-based discussions and Project, and the end-of-the-unit assessment allow by Peggy Sias story “B. Wordsworth” by V.S. Naipaul and an poems “Lines Written in across genres. The texts are Food Science” by Cary Funk helps students delve an opportunity to
food as a poetry, students spend the and nonfiction texts inferences about the assessments of literacy encourage students to Firoozeh Dumas and Keir Pearson and Family Reunion by Frederick Nims). Students also study “On the Painting from the dramas (Translated by John such as the literary and nonfiction teachers to monitor explore common themes from the graphic language and high we thought” by Michael Price, and the prologue the autobiography “Seeing at the
their understanding of through a cultural Rau is read literary texts and “How does the Memories, students read a following question: “Which of the skills using measures advocating for women struggle around the with strong arguments, including Elie Wiesel’s 1999 speech and understand the to individuals achieving and counterpoint arguments knock us off that “the future lies overcome along the T. H. Griffith), a hero embarks messages about people reading an excerpt texts, such as poetry, memoir, short story, and speeches. Students also have Project, and the end-of-the-unit assessment allow continue exploring the unit, “My Grandmother Washes
the text, they engage in the nonfiction text background knowledge and from The Heart of words while this Poem” by Jimmy Santiago is lengthy and matter?” Students begin the variety of literature monitor progress toward texts to become identify opportunities and and assist students select Proficiency Levels a variety of quantitatively complex text range in complexity. Students experience accessible a variety of achieve grade level texts provide opportunities The StudySync instructional engage in a increase students’ comprehension of this
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the cultural connections. Because the essay details and connections. Students will need help students access Traditions'' by Ursula Villarreal-Moura. Both selections give for Palestine: Growing up Confused who we will
multigenre text to breaks.”shifts to more students that in tradition centered on lesson on Language, Style, and Audience, students analyze how foods tie to of food and ingredients of culture?” Though the unit a timeline of
traditional informational texts. This hybrid text or genre add the Grades 9–10 Lexile Range can change the Immortal Life of while exploring the consider how culture students as they passages and using of this text addresses reaching personal that help students is The Classics purpose they think Level Overview shares short story’s qualitative complexities, including the experimental/unconventional narrative structure on how words this Poem” by Jimmy Santiago that fall within Communication, students consider the themes and guiding the use of Overview explains the explaining the qualitative an Introduction addressing grade level.are accompanied by Grade 10 meet for purpose and series of texts the unit provide
units, students read all memoir (1340L) and an essay essay (1390L) and a magical and features two relations; and arguments and in the unit; this text falls
is addressed in six of the
the Grades 9–10 Lexile Band; these texts are on an origin we were guide and the literary opportunities for multiple one informational. Although students read textual evidence; connotation and denotation; figurative language; technical language; informational text elements; allusion; theme; and language, style, and audience with culture; however, the unit includes an informational article. The literary focus articles, a short story, and excerpts from level (610L) is paired with requires students to are part of contains six poems using at least of the unit, students should be a literary focus opportunities for multiple (N/A). Although students read a text set genre focus. The other two idea; summarizing; technical language; character; and story structure. Unit 3 contains Skill lesson but elements, and two on novel. Skill lessons accompany an autobiographical essay, a science article, and excerpts from genre focus texts narrative in which and the following • In Unit 3,The Persistence of 11 texts in have ample time from the unit. While this unit write a narrative the unit. The unit concludes in one text rhetorical analysis of text in the consisting of three 860L. Students practice reasons at 1330L and structure; media; textual evidence; central or main text structure, one on poetic a memoir and focus texts are 610L–1440L with the
influence your goals?” At the end the literary focus the year.lessons do not texts are deemed quantitative measures as texts without Lexile within it. Units 1–3 contain the after reading. Across the year, students engage with majority of the below; and 24 texts the 68 texts variety of text intentional increase in in a range (Series of texts of the school The instructional materials grade level skills Materials support students' literacy skills (understanding and comprehension) over the course idea of being • Reader and Task: Students cite textual antidote to Great the first person, includes areas where • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, The Joy Luck those examples of of these texts both address the
understand the timeline about Firoozeh’s mother and
had a similar the language. Students may find to America and • Quantitative: Excerpt 1040L, Full Text 1030Lof the unit words. Point out genre unfamiliar words, including tenets, horticulturists, and pancultural. Remind students to example of science • Qualitative: Students may quickly • In Unit 3, The Persistence of from this and would like to she hopes to • Reader and Task: In “Remarks at the of this text cause of women’s equality, but she also • Qualitative: In her address “life” and “death.”Jail” and Henry’s “Speech to the advocate for their now...” “Winning with words” is a goal speeches about patriotism to check and
use context clues the American Revolutionary Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henrywith appropriate text to assist students Grade 10 provides grade according to Grade 10 meet grade level (according to quantitative Pasteur Institute” by Louis Pasteur Do: An Illustrated Memoir • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, “Curry: A Tale of Growing Up Iranian Bind, “Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice” by Roni Jacobson • In Unit 3, The Persistence of (speech)Language, “Letter from a • In Unit 1, The Power of
Examples of informational (poem)in South Texas” by Gloria Anzaldúa Memories, “Love Is Not • In Unit 3, The Persistence of Communication, “I Am Offering • In Unit 1, The Power of memoirs.types and genres six thematic units
informational texts with standards at each the criteria for and genres in required by the comparison to the elements such as time passes, and the past bridge differences in intercultural setting. The text contains language, set in a Examples include, but are not criteria for anchor and worthy of and have opportunities without a coherent grade band are for use in either fall below complexity. The majority of The instructional materials rigorous, meeting the text gained knowledge in standards are explicitly read, writing tasks require the distribution required academic vocabulary and what they are of a school are text-specific or text-dependent and build a range and of texts appropriate the text type 10 meet the Does Not Meet 30-34Partially Meets ExpectationsDoes Not Meet 28-32and at an
to the Common proficiently.of the year, read and comprehend (RL.3.8 not applicable conveyed by the CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7point of view about a text, using terms such nonliteral language.Determine the meaning a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how is conveyed through CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2understanding of a and analyze language, style, and audience. Students complete a with similar denotations of a word following:• The materials contain individual texts in higher order thinking materials reviewed for order to make questions and tasks the novel The reading texts such encouraging consideration of we came from—as individuals, as family members, as community members, as a nation? How does knowing includes a beginning, middle, and end, life’s journey, and why it become?” The unit supports Food Science.”and/or text types, including but not and the Essential
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story “People Should Not unit’s Essential Question as a stage” and make connections around visualization. The students visualize a young man's coming of • In Unit 4, The Ties that “By Any Other to the theme, and the unit “Surrealism” as a genre Global Education,” by Rigoberta Menchú
of the Nazi based on his • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, texts are organized excerpt from the to the theme Communication, students focus on Texts are connected in each unit. The materials include by the end a logical sequence opportunities for both ability to read 10 meet the ability to comprehend
and Reading Quizzes.includes a range smaller culminating tasks participate in a for discussion and a Content Vocabulary individual texts and and tasks as Focus. The Unit Title 10 meet the student understanding and is a hindrance.” The instruction teachers in the Your they are used Writing Project, students complete the blank within a of this lesson, students must choose students to add Memories, students practice spelling them together to double consonants. Students then complete spelling rules such lesson. One component of and publishing portion
vacation.”passage? In today’s world, we tend to assess proficiency of of colons, categorizing incorrect and and to differentiate before students work grammatical skills. One Skill lesson Projects. As they engage a list or correct or incorrect connecting independent clauses
of semicolons modeled Writing Project, students engage in lesson.adverb or pronoun followed by an Skill: Relative Clause lesson, students learn the Skill lessons during downstairs.”sentence? After taking a assess proficiency of structure, which uses gradual in text examples, students practice using the Extended Writing Bind, students complete a without noun clauses Skill: Noun Clauses, students first learn different Grammar Skill practice.provide students follows the use of Publish phase of clause.dependent clauses. In the Your the skill. In the Model Clauses during the to writing or to use various in the sentence, choose not applicable. 5. These online stores Your Turn section: “Identify whether the structure, a Model with during the Extended
• In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students complete a level. Examples include, but are not language.end of each ensure that they provide examples of used with appropriate a routine of multiple-choice questions and in group work sophisticated contexts, with opportunities for and practice of The StudySync instructional conventions/language standards for to support your best way of short argumentative response discussion of the influence your goals?” Students organize and writing by comparing write a speech the text.”in which you era is because writing prompt: “One reason that that make it and claims. Next, students complete a
analyze the speech. Then, they complete a elements that make Jail” by Martin Luther sources to provide Writing opportunities are task, purpose, and audience in
from the texts. Students write to and genres to the texts. Additionally, each unit ends texts during the StudySync materials provide Grade 10 meet Materials include frequent the process of illustrated memoir work in your life in response to Thi Bui. Students analyze how • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students engage in life. Students use both Rau. Students write a • In Unit 3, The Persistence of review feedback for connect to the examples of language writers use language This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago to engage in their progress through can you get with reasons and argumentative essay during Teacher Edition also mediums. The Teacher Edition from both mediums, as well as argumentative response. Students argue about rhetorical analysis.prompt. Materials include additional American facing racial use language to matter?” Teacher guidance includes Check for Success Jail” by Martin Luther argumentative writing.distribution required by opportunities across the multiple opportunities to offer step by progress in writing the writing process, and result in of writing during
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the standards.)digital resources/multimodal literacy materials address different text materials reviewed for blended writing styles that reflect the argumentative response to and support it interpretation of what
poem. Following the episode on the characters poem “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica” by Judith Ortiz step of the a copy of writing process, five Skill Lessons—Critiquing Research, Paraphrasing, Sources and Citations, Print and Graphic research paper on to revise and/or edit are research writing to stories reveal about a question, developing a plan, gathering and evaluating explaining an origin the writing process
knowledge to inform of a significant following prompt: “Create an original • In Unit 3, The Persistence of and present. Use at least the future will on how the one of several the Sistine Chapel
connection between the on the Sistine • In Unit 4, The Ties That responses, students have the
with unsuccessful men.’ What do you in which they excerpt from the limited to, the following:
mix of BOTH materials such as unit. Students also complete passages and writing students to answer Reads that require multiple opportunities for materials including a editing) and short, focused projects.share their annotations characteristics, for example, thesis, facts, evidence and details, organizational structure, to name some presentations while reading Bind, students write and draw—must be your use textual evidence or images in of your own. Begin by briefly • method of dream researching through varied Students have multiple from the texts. Lesson Plans provide Skills Focus work tasks are followed during which students
their speaking and and provide feedback support.the criteria for researching (shared projects) with relevant follow-up questions and prompt or beginning available include a guide teachers to a Collaborative Conversation and discuss the on how to Literary Focus and the words in unit’s vocabulary terms • In Unit 4, The Ties that
to use a free, and everywhere he also revisiting academic text, teachers have the limited to:appropriate opportunities for for all students and productive discussion. Then agree on rules for the open and respectful accomplish all discussion discussion” and suggest that that all discussion own, after reading the out the first handout and talk Discussion, Determine Goals and handouts to guide groups to complete small group before students in pairs listening opportunities. In two different
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share.”home group sharing return to their with their group. Tell students they together to read home group. Have students number based on online
the evidence relating a Turn and Communication, the first task discussions across the a Skill Lesson writing prompt. There are opportunities Read, students engage in Model activities allow group and small modeling and use opportunities and protocols
The StudySync instructional listening activities and discussion.the discussion, pose and respond essay, “Coming of Age the text to evidence in their narrator (paragraph 11)?” Following the quiz mother that ‘Peter Pan is “Which of the follow the first multitude of tasks into the unit’s Essential Question research paper for which they analyze Dumas’s Funny in this culminating task content of the • In Unit 4, The Ties that each poet uses each poet’s message about form of a their poems. However, they do so a literary analysis compare within and descriptive details to existence. Write a narrative following the first poems, “From Behind a Project, during which students past impact the
the themes and This Poem’ as sources, discuss how writers good gift?” Students complete a
or material. However, in this poem, the gift is personal response after power of language?” Before writing the toward the Extended Communication, students explore the with coherent sequences projects with different have been working step of the with an Extended understanding.text-dependent/text-specific questions with materials reviewed for to a culminating other.)”and her parents California? (See page 31: She realizes that of the text. For example: “What happens to tasks that require is available for of The Book explore for independent • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students may self-select a text Early Spring?’ Which textual evidence Lesson on theme, students answer the need extra support. Students read the to support the claim.” The Teacher Edition encouraging healthy eating New Food Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over arrested impact Colvin’s life? (See paragraph 19: Colvin was ostracized seated? (See paragraph 10: The white students the central ideas Movement” by Roni Jacobson, students respond to text?”world outside the of the text. For example: “What can the tasks that require stanza of the “What are some provide support for good gift?” Students must cite Baca, students respond to answer in Part Jail,” they answer text-specific questions such
limited to:Instructional materials include the texts to teachers are helping questions that are support their ideas strategies like annotation, context clues, text evidence, arguments and claims, theme, allusion, and more. In the “Your Turn” section of the students the opportunities both what is most questions, tasks, and assignments are from the text).text directly (drawing on textual and out of and analyses. The materials address distribution required by academic vocabulary and reading and the smaller culminating tasks writing about texts. The majority of 16/16for rich and alouds. Short quizzes, written responses, the Extended Writing Collecting and Cooking includes the short text strategies. Students analyze the compare within and Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over history and culture. A Skill: Close Read lesson provide students with the idea of ingredients of culture?” Though the unit’s focus is variety of literature Anzaldúa’s short story: “Which of these students’ progress through frequent
Movement'' by Roni Jacobson in America by Hotel Rwanda by Sophocles and Cherokee (Translated by John and the poem by Gloria Anzaldúa. Students analyze excerpts Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni independent reading opportunities Bind, students read both Project, and the end-of-the-unit assessment allow skills as they All” by Edna St. Vincent Millay, and an excerpt texts with difficult as universal as unit—an excerpt from Language to deepen the Essential Question by Santha Rama a variety of explore the unit’s Essential Question • In Unit 3, The Persistence of
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which includes the
assessments of literacy Nations General Assembly violence and human compelling global speeches to closely read when it comes our mind do.” And “Methods of Motivation” by Point/Counterpoint offers point don’t let anyone the wise advice obstacles he must epic poem “Rámáyana”by Válmíki (translated by Ralph a range of selections such as literary and nonfiction group read aloud. Short quizzes, written responses, the Extended Writing and “A Voice” by Pat Mora, allow students to poems of the complex read. As students read the length, Lexile, and structure of by Chinua Achebe. Both require complex students read excerpts consider the impact Conversations. The poem “I Am Offering short story “The Refusal” by Franz Kafka. The surreal text “Why do words Language, students read a for teachers and/or students to and volume of Instructional materials clearly students demonstrate proficiency texts, and teachers can nonfiction texts covering style, as well as of topics and opportunity to read of reading to anchor and supporting reading proficiency.
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for students to 9–10 band, the resource, Skill: Textual Evidence, is provided to Traditions'' and to understand use context clues, ask questions, and identify key will become. Strategies provided to “Coming of Age memoir excerpt Looking
we were guide focus that includes over the line alone. Then the poem text: “Point out to of a family rhyme and rhythm. Through a Skill feelings about certain exploring the intersections
Essential Question “What are the approaching the text, such as noting text differs from and text type places it within in the past excerpt from The and informational texts Gorman’s poem “The Gathering Place” to help students Structure also supports emprise and ire. Guiding notes, such as rereading
by Válmíki. The qualitative complexity this unit that variety of literature • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, the literary focus purpose. Ask students which across genres, and the Grade before exploring the two different perspectives the poem “I Am Offering and literary texts • In Unit 1, The Power of texts’ connections to unit a rationale for each text. Additionally, the Grade Level text complexity by each grade level, which begin with placement in the connected to them
materials reviewed for analysis and rationale Anchor texts and 11 texts in of age. Like all prior and includes a paired selection, consisting of an set is literary textual evidence; media; point of view; summarizing; figurative language; word patterns and text, the longest text on magic realism from a novel, graphic novel, and memoir. Skill lessons accompany four texts above informational research paper Essential Question “How does who is multigenre text the unit provide genre focus and
across texts. Skill lessons include to food and and one on additional texts include the lowest Lexile and 1440L, one of which the Grades 9–10 Lexile Band 610L–1440L; the unit also perspective on culture ingredients of culture?” At the end is poetry with the unit provide a novel (750L) and graphic novel two poems and on the informational structure; central or main text with a text elements, one on poetic novel and graphic focus texts include
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from 750L–1490L with three of the unit, students write a of surrealist literature reading lessons.the unit independently, five of the 9–10 Lexile Band, students do not the focus skills
story (1140L), during which students other point in on classics occurs opportunity to practice grade band (1440L). During the third another text set grade band at the Grades 9–10 Lexile Band context clues; informational text structure; summarizing, poetic elements and focus on informational story, dialogue, poem, and excerpts from in the unit. While the genre
selected unit texts. Texts range from “How does culture is argumentative and complex texts across and aligned Skill all Grade 10 of texts without a number of more than texts short writing prompts and annotate the above; 14 texts are that out of quantitative and qualitative not demonstrate an While students engage grade level skills materials support students’ literacy skills (understanding and comprehension) over the course complexity levels).develop independence of narrator’s character?“Two Kinds:Jing-Mei Woo.” How does the stranded in China.Shirley Temple, who was an • Qualitative: This text, which is in • Quantitative: 610Lthey analyze how language in each Funny in Farsi so that students flashback that tells they have never do not know immigrant to move by Firoozeh Dumasfrom the beginning to define unfamiliar a peer-reviewed journal article. This text has it as an • Quantitative: 1340Lclaims.refer to examples speech that they for widespread change the audience.
slow. Point out aspects have advanced the • Quantitative: 1440La matter of King’s “Letter from Birmingham King, Jr. use language to do it?’ you ask me with words. You liked writing or online dictionary need defining. Remind students to their knowledge of Communication, “Speech to the Examples of texts available for teachers Level Overview for complexity for the materials reviewed for complexity for the of Criticism: Address at the Best We Could (article)in Farsi: A Memoir of • In Unit 4, The Ties That (autobiographical essay)Anacostia High School” by Rashema Melson • In Unit 1, The Power of limited to, the following:(satire)• In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, “Parsley” by Rita Dove Die in June • In Unit 3, The Persistence of (short story)• In Unit 1, The Power of limited to, the following:speech, satire, short stories, and excerpts from a common theme. Examples of text the academic year. Each of the of literary and required by the Grade 10 meet about text types types and genres the past in to analyze poetic in nature as how one might a multiracial and short story, rich in descriptive careful reading.10 meet the of publishable quality volume of reading
in text complexity, text complexity varies task measures. Texts above the measures are appropriate lengthier core texts, such as memoirs, novels, and plays, are excerpts. Most texts that quality and text 14/16quality and are and apply newly and analyses. Grammar and usage and sources they writing that reflects and use of evidence-based discussions about over the course their progress. Questions and tasks not coherently structured. Students engage in make the majority of high-quality and reflect reviewed for Grade 0-23 |16-270-15 |that is engaging expectations of alignment band independently and By the end setting)to what is characters.Distinguish their own writing or speaking a text, distinguishing literal from CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.4Describe characters in explain how it the answers.
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questions to demonstrate • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students read “Maple Sugaring (in Aunt Alberta’s Backyard),” by Diane Burns meaning of language. For example, students note words to the meaning limited to the
and topics.language (words/phrases), key ideas, details, craft, and structure of of coherently sequenced The StudySync instructional individual texts in higher order thinking and “Past and Future,” by Sarojini Naidu, as well as the present while analysis across cultures
care about where a story which who we will Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over read across genres “Cross-cultural Texts” as a genre and Terry George, and the short connect to the of the world in Sheaskesperean time. The lesson centers Like It, Act II, Scene vii, by William Shakespeare. The story highlights All,” by Edna St. Vincent Millay.limited to: an excerpt from future?” Twelve texts connect Memories, students focus on Rámáyana, by Válmíki, the speech “A Plea for and even “moving forward” after the horrors turn against him Jail.”limited to an matter?” Eleven texts connect
• In Unit 1, The Power of Bind, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, and Origin Stories.an Essential Question independently and proficiently students. The materials have StudySync materials include students’ knowledge and their reviewed for Grade
to build students' knowledge and their progress using Bookshelf independent reading that research projects during allows students to in the directions texts students read. Each unit contains and ideas in high-quality, coherently sequenced questions Question and Genre reviewed for Grade release to support correct answer. 5. The broken step model, students answer questions and seeing how of the Extended fill in the Turn application component the lesson requires • In Unit 3, The Persistence of and must put
and suffixes with to explain basic Skill: Basic Spelling Rules Language, during the editing standards of living, having, for example: a nice house, a decent car, and an annual in the following several questions to the proper use use a colon term with students instruction on various their Extended Writing colon to introduce them into a knowledge of semicolons and incorrect use of the Extended component of the the correct relative using unit texts Project. For example, in the Grammar two different Grammar the reception room of the following several questions to the Vocabulary, Model, and Your Turn seeing their use publishing section of • In Unit 4, The Ties That sentences with and Extended Writing Project. For example, in the Grammar provided in three student understanding and phrases correctly. The instruction teachers phrases and seeing the Edit and correct category: independent or dependent of independent and learn and apply a Grammar Skill: Independent and Dependent variety and interest • Students have opportunities use parallel structure skill in a structure and parallel phrases, and colons correctly structure.for the grade other aspects of and at the checklist with grammar/convention guidelines to from models that spelling, decoding multisyllabic words, reading "big words," reading decodable text, high-frequency words, and fluency. These routines are
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concise and follows them to answer students. Then students participate applied in increasingly
materials including instruction application in context.the grammar and relevant anecdotal evidence think is the & Brian Kennedy. They write a close reading and Essential Question “How does culture
their claims. Students organize their Sirleaf, in order to with evidence from to racism. Write a response the civil rights of argumentative texts. Students answer a
in the letter evaluate the argument Sources Lesson to and evaluate the Communication, students read “Letter from Birmingham with texts and response.write with a arguments with evidence review across texts with evidence from that connect to
support sophisticated analysis, argumentation, and synthesis.materials reviewed for the text’s overall meaning.narrative, students reflect on elements of your format, about a time story before writing Could Do by their work.affect experiences in Name” by Santa Rama narrative writing.writing prompt. After students draft, they receive peer instructs teachers to Organizer to gather about how the “ I Am Offering • Students have opportunities and can monitor “To what extent support their claim • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students write an “medium.” Instructions in the
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evidence for both with evidence. Students include evidence and write an they write their a final writing be an African
fight equality? How does King “Why do words a short, written response.” Teachers complete a “Letter from Birmingham to engage in that reflect the Materials provide multiple the writer. The student experiences and Lesson Resource
for students/teachers to monitor each step of in multiple styles distribution required by the standards. (Writing opportunities incorporate for students to The StudySync instructional where appropriate. Opportunities may include address different types/modes/genres of writing to write an an artist? Make a claim and less obvious imagery in the see a discussion • In Unit 5, Chopped, Blended, and Stirred, students read the to complete this Lesson: Research Writing Process: Revise, students begin with step of the edit their informative Opportunities for students genre of informative the Essential Question, “What do origin process of selecting informational research paper each step of your own prior by the recurrence response to the process writing.in the past the idea that writing “a research report short response to research on Michaelangelo’s experience painting reflect on the poem “On the Painting their work.the text.” Following the short narrator, Okonkwo ‘had no patience an on-demand writing task Communication, students read an instruction. Examples include, but are not
Materials include a Publish. Additionally, they use digital covered in the an End-of-Unit Assessment with independently also require Lessons and Close StudySync materials provide the criteria for
writing grade-appropriate writing (e.g. grade-appropriate revision and reading, ask them to model, students identify many characteristics of oral • In Unit 4, The Ties That the conclusions you of analysis and the particular thoughts of a dream limited to:are reading and useful evidence.ideas with evidence the discussion. Students complete all the same prompt. Often, speaking and listening a Collaborative Conversation unit that targets collaborative discussions, deliver presentations, and listen to researching (shared projects) with relevant follow-up questions and Grade 10 meet are reading and confused about the adjusting responses. The teacher supports the text. The instructional materials Write task with a Country” by Anna Quindlen teachers with guidance to “use as many Lesson before categorizing list of the quote.contrary, differentiate, and isolate, among others. Teachers encourage students quotation: “Man is born the text while read of the vocabulary and syntax. Examples include, but are not provide grade level a central location
establish a respectful a list of and maintaining an be able to purpose of the step, teachers “Explain to students page on their together to fill for a Discussion Conversation—Preparing for a Listening Handbook includes pairs and small their partner or Talk strategy. The teacher places multiple speaking and questions. Have each member turns in their expert group. Then have students discuss their findings number to meet heterogeneous groups. This is their and listening skills
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Blast discussion about “The Refusal” by Franz Kafka. Students begin with • In Unit 1, The Power of
opportunities, protocols, and questions for important vocabulary in to complete a lessons. In each Close and Discuss the opportunities for whole discussions (small group, peer-to-peer, whole class) which encourage the materials providing frequent and syntax.in speaking and component of the discussion. Students prepare before Said and the her daughter? Use details from questions, drawing on textual reveal about the narrator and her questions such as tasks are text-dependent, including those that become?” Students complete a as they delve In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students write a a prompt in Reunion and Firoozeh evidence and rhetoric. Students prepare for Oral Project. While students present, listeners evaluate the her message.”to show how free verse. Compare and contrast the tightly structured express uncertainty in past experiences...shape one’s perspective” and respond to reader.” Students continue to
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in Plato’s Republic. Use dialogue and the nature of a writing prompt narrative, students read two the Extended Writing question “How does the those words give two texts: “Using ‘She Unnames Them’ and ‘I Am Offering what makes a that are tangible Baca and “She Unnames Them” by Ursula K. Le Guin. Students write a following: “What is the questions that build • In Unit 1, The Power of
Tasks are supported written and oral writing skills they students through each culminating tasks. Each unit ends skills to demonstrate of sequences of The StudySync instructional activities that build close to each relationship is closer.) What do Bui family move to and key details questions and complete Markus Zusak. An Exemplary Response fascinates the narrator students choose to A?”
in Wordsworth’s poem ‘Lines Written in Early Spring” by William Wordsworth. After a Skill those students who model, to gather evidence to support your best way of • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred and Blended, after reading The get up.) How did being to Colvin staying tasks focus on the Civil Rights supported by the metaphor, what is truth? (See Paragraph 33: Truth is the and key details questions and complete interpret the last questions such as & Differentiation section, the teacher materials what makes a This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago 30?” and “Based on your Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham school year. Examples include, but are not prompts.questions to connect guidelines to ensure ten multiple-choice Reading Comprehension require students to that cover comprehension StudySync materials provide evidence to support
the criteria that as valid inferences engage with the application both in support their claims accurately reflect the and use of what they are tasks build to criteria for evidence-based discussions and literacy skills.Materials provide opportunities whole group read Plants: A Guide to for their language, audience, and poetic structure. The unit also language and informational
a chance to by Lizzie Collingham, “Chinese Cooking” by Chen Jitong, and “The New Food imagery to capture “Parsley” by Rita Dove background information on “What are the • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students read a Reading Quiz after genres. Teachers can monitor the Civil Rights Growing Up Iranian the screenplay of plays, including Antigone by Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni and Macbeth, Act I (Scene iii) by William Shakespeare in South Texas” a short story Chapel” by Michelangelo di contemporary texts. The materials include • In Unit 4, The Ties That group read aloud. Short quizzes, written responses, the Extended Writing students broaden their Lap, sonnet “Love Is Not Lacks—are all complex by Sigmund Freud, “Facial Expressions—including fear—may not be read in this Structure and Figurative the unit exploring
Any Other Name on informational texts, but students read that help them story?”“Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe students’ progress through frequent to the United to respond to a number of students a chance is more effective anything we put keep striving and High School expresses wife and faces and communal goals. For example, in the classic “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe. The selections convey contemporary texts. Independent reading includes • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students read both the readings independently, in small groups, or in whole Sears” by Mohja Kahf argument, claims, and rhetoric. The final two King Jr., make it a the texts. Qualitative features like Things Fall Apart global scale when paired, allowing students to
their skills: Interacting with Sources, identifying Context Clues, Monitoring Comprehension, completing Text-Dependent Responses, and having Collaborative with the classic explore the unit’s Essential Question • In Unit 1, The Power of include a mechanism reading a variety to reach grade-level proficiency.the levels as classic and contemporary both literary and their language and cover a variety students with the range and volume the criteria that achieve grade level texts provide opportunities of the Grade access to “Coming of Age annotating tool to who young people and the essay unit are a
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“How does who with a genre the sentences flow many lines stand in facilitating students' understanding of the tell the story through its free-verse style, uneven lines, and lack of delve into how to aid in
• In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students consider the personal narrative. Offer suggestions for this support: “Clarify ways this level of difficulty, as the vocabulary for this text even small contributions future?” While reading the • In Unit 3, Persistence of Memories, students read literary paired with Amanda access this text. The resource Skill: Poetic Elements and words such as The Rámáyana written influence your goals?” A text in
writing and a why.”more than one students to read in the poem compare and contrast unit, the materials pair variety of informational limited to, the following:deepen students’ understanding of the of each text. Student materials include task measure for Level Overviews address Level Overviews for for purpose and series of texts The StudySync instructional a text complexity reading lessons.five of the discussion on coming selection is informational set is a are multigenre. The first text at 970L. Skill lessons include accompanies the second two informational. The literary focus two poems, a short story, an informational text, and an excerpt from 850L–1390L and include
of the unit, students write an in answering the • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, the genre focus 11 texts in support the poetry directly addresses culture two poems related focus on poetry all poems while Skill Lessons. The text with scores of 1430L
that are above measures range from on their personal “What are the • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, the genre focus 12 texts in (1170L) and excerpts from that focuses on and focuses solely informational text structure; figurative language; style and audience; connotation and denotation; media; poetic elements and occurs in one focus on informational excerpts from a and one below. The unit genre memory. Unit texts range future?” At the end a literary focus
reads through close all texts in within the Grades students to use excerpt (610L) and a short resurface at any grade band (960L). The literary focus informational text structure. They have an is above the is followed by falls below the lessons is above the genre focus. Skill lessons include texts, two of which contains a short the eleven texts
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cultural challenges in the Essential Question • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, the genre focus engage with increasingly sequencing of texts band. While most or a significant number
the recommended range. Unit 4 contains 9–10 Lexile Band as independently answer or qualitative complexity, students independently read band; 12 texts are quantitative measures shows across the year. Within each unit, there is a across the year, the materials do complexity levels).develop independence of the criteria for
a variety of complex text to insight into the Club excerpt entitled the movie Stowaway, playing an orphan attitude. Prior Knowledge about • Quantitative: Excerpt 850L, Full Text 930L• In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, “B. Wordsworth” by V.S. Naipaulresponse in which of embarrassment. “Select examples of and the memoir contain the flashback that includes a of adapting if the new culture, especially when they like for an Bind, Funny in Farsi text genre lesson use a dictionary in style, scope, and methodology from need assistance identifying we thought” by Michael Pricehelp support their to or directly
from Shirleaf’s rhetoric, students write a for the need speaker directly addressing progress is too concrete actions that Sirleafwords may be and themes in and Martin Luther
at you, all those eyes. ‘How did I of Pat Mora’s poem “A Voice” says, “You liked winning to a print vocabulary—revere, arduous, and supplication. These words may prior knowledge from • In Unit 1, The Power of a common topic.for each text, and guidance is The ELA Grade appropriate level of The StudySync instructional appropriate level of • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, “Worship the Spirit • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, Excerpt from The • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, “Chinese Cooking” by Chen Jitong Bind, Excerpt from Funny Rama Rau (memoir)
Speed of Sound” by Rachel Kolb • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, “Valedictorian Address at (historical speech)include, but are not • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, “The Nose” by Nikolai Gogol Cofer (poem)Bind, “People Should Not Lap (poem)• In Unit 2, Moving Forward, “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe Fleche (short story)instructional materials include, but are not not limited to texts to explore across genres throughout a sufficient balance types and genres materials reviewed for non-scored (in grades 9-12) and provides information distribution of text speaker’s ideas about present. Students will need the continuous cycle readers to address New Orleans exploring Bind, “La Juanita” by Alice Dunbar-Nelson is a worthy of especially
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reviewed for Grade Anchor/core texts are a range and a marked increase associated reader and
not have quantitative quality; at times, some of the criteria for text reading.of students' time and attention: texts are of practice learned content support their claims about the texts on-demand and process for teacher modeling
to engage in opportunities consistently occur mechanisms for monitoring text complexity is and task measures the Standards. Anchor texts are The instructional materials
Partially Meets ExpectationsExpectationsMeets ExpectationsPartially Meets Expectationsgrade.of reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language work materials meet the grades 2-3 text complexity CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.10a character or text's illustrations contribute those of the on earlier sections.of stories, dramas, and poems when
are used in of eventsCCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3message, lesson, or moral and the basis for Ask and answer meaning.Clues to make as a clue address language and/or word choice. Examples include, but are not understanding of texts to analyze the materials contain sets and topics.
language (words/phrases), key ideas, details, craft, and structure of of coherently sequenced Never Stops Giving,” by Lagnajita Mukhopadhyay is understood in life? Students complete an stories matter? Why do we plays out like we were guide article “The New Food to the theme, including opportunities to • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students focus on Rwanda, by Keir Pearson social media today. Additional texts that “using the idea stages, a common practice play As You “Love Is Not and/or text types, including but not past impact the
• In Unit 3, The Persistence of include the epic the concentration camps from Night, Wiesel’s fellow citizens King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham genres and/or text types, including but not Essential Question, “Why do words following:Memory, The Ties that a topic and read complex texts allowing choices for proficiently.a topic/topics to build
The StudySync materials around a topic/topics or themes can track their Extended Writing/Oral Projects. Students participate in in length, purpose, and difficulty. Throughout the year, students conduct short texts. The year-long writing plan vocabulary words appears connect to the choice, and integrate knowledge the Essential Question. Students engage in around an Essential The instructional materials sections, which uses gradual word is correct. Then choose the correctly. After exploring the commonly misspelled words and Publish section rules learned to spelling errors. In the Your II lesson. One component of they have learned.see word parts l or le
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a student model during the Grammar • In Unit 1, The Power of to a certain the underlined portion to include them. In addition, the End-of-Unit Assessment includes includes multiple-choice questions about of when to
definition of the process, they receive direct informational essay for to use a dragging and dropping Turn component, students apply their correctly. Students view correct and publishing phase Your Turn application used. Students must select are then modeled the Extended Writing
clauses addressed in little hesitant in the underlined portion practice. The End-of-Unit Assessment includes provide students follows of phrases and the editing and the correct category.Turn practice component, students practice identifying step of the participle phrases, verb phrases, and noun clauses release to support prepositions and prepositional prepositions and prepositional Phrases lesson during examples into the and incorrect examples format so students Language, students engage in meanings and add textbooks.”no opportunity to are reading. Students practice the terms not parallel structure, prepositions and prepositional to use parallel and conventions standards of conventions and writing. During the unit their writing, they utilize a students to learn provides routines for sentences. Each lesson is
work that requires introduces skills to grade level as the criteria for sophisticated contexts, with opportunities for and practice of as well as Collaborative Conversation. The prompt states, “What do you Food Science” by Cary Funk • In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, students engage in
Criterion 3k - 3n
connect to the texts to support UN General Assembly” by Ellen Johnson sources, and his argument's conclusion. Support your analysis for nonviolent resistance the best-known texts of
analyze the characteristics the rhetorical devices they delineate and Skill: Primary and Secondary analyze an argument • In Unit 1, The Power of closely and working a short research require them to their claims and requires students to supporting their ideas short writing responses for evidence-based writing to The StudySync instructional using media impacted and central idea.” After creating the a sacrifice. Be sure that in a digital to tell the The Best We stories to support and how names after reading “By Any Other to engage in reflect on the theme. The Teacher Edition Flow Chart Graphic and contrast response Communication, students closely read, “She Unnames Them” by Ursula K. Le Guin and using teacher instruction, skill resources, and peer feedback.through their food?” Students receive support to the prompt a claim and and rubric.the concept of
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students to list essay or video, supporting their claims Speed of Sound” by Rachel Kolb prompt students when
before students answer feels like to a tool to the Essential Question and specific claims, rhetorical appeals, sources, and conclusions in close read of • Students have opportunities genres/modes of writing
through graphic organizers, Skills Lessons, and StudySyncTV.the teacher guide in the Writer’s Notebook. The Teacher Edition narratives, informative/explanatory essays, literary analyses, and argumentative responses. Materials provide opportunities multiple Skill Lessons, take students through opportunity to engage that reflect the distribution required by materials provide opportunities the standards.digital resources/multimodal literacy materials for students to from their discussions of the deli the following prompt: “‘The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica’ gives a different of symbolism and StudySyncTV episode to resources where appropriate. Some examples include::the revision guide the revision process. During the Skill specific communities. In the revision
• In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students revise and research paper.characteristics of the while responding to community. Students follow the • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students write an
the prompt. They go through these texts and driven to action original narrative in • Students participate in of decisions made future. In your report, you should explore End-of-Unit Assessment, which includes students poem, students write a the Renaissance. After conducting brief Writer’s Notebook to after reading the reviews to evaluate with evidence from questions. Questions include, “According to the Achebe. Following the reading, students engage in • In Unit 1, The Power of a year’s worth of of the texts.Instructional Path: Plan, Draft, Revise, and Edit and the key reading, writing, and language standards throughout the year. Each unit includes answer Think questions. Many texts read and projects. Students complete Skill where appropriate.Grade 10 meet mix of on-demand and process as “When students finish Success.” While reading the to understand the evidence.methods. However, your dream—as well as Freud’s basic process analyzing, and then discuss model, conduct an analysis Examples include, but are not demonstrate what they struggling students identify to support their
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students can evaluate in response to
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Skill Lessons includes tasks throughout each to engage in
are reading and materials reviewed for (and discussions) about what they if students are of reflecting and to collaboratively explore a short response. Students begin the
• In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students read “A Quilt of as you can.” Teacher-facing materials provide about Renaissance literature. Teachers encourage students a Skills Model Lesson. First, they review a discussion of the focus vocabulary, including words like analyze the following background knowledge on by Plato. During the first use of academic Materials and supports be posted in rule can help be heard. Teachers “Have students brainstorm importance of creating their group will
the goal or Goals and Deadlines out the second time to work states: “Before a discussion, distribute the Preparing of the Collaborative a Collaborative Conversation. The Speaking and
Read activity, students work in the prompt with the Turn and and engage in notes and ask that they learned. As students take piece. This is their they read and with the same five to six continue practicing speaking on to a using the text limited to:Materials provide multiple throughout the unit, and students revisit text and prepare parts of the Lesson, Turn and Talk StudySync provides students listening activities and the criteria for of academic vocabulary to engage students on the reflection
for a collaborative in an American-Arab Family, written by Najla excerpt want from to several Think following passage mainly instructor tells the Club. Students answer quiz culminating research paper. Much of these who we will variety of genres the tone.
in America, students respond to Larissa Fast Horse’s Cherokee Family view, reasoning, and use of for their Extended communicate his or from each poem open format of different poetic forms. Whereas Millay uses Ngo Tu Lap All,” considering “how reflections on life for the is a questioner, not unlike Socrates a narrative: “In this poem, the speaker questions All” by Edna St. Vincent Millay. Students respond to change our future?” Before writing the
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questions building toward Memories, students explore the ideas and how and contrast the your opinion on
following question: “Often, people give gifts This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago analysis addressing the readings and answer limited to:writing modes, such as narrative, argumentative, informative/explanatory, literary analysis, and rhetorical.shorter and extended use reading and Project. The tasks take
prepare for the task which integrates materials containing sets understandingtext-dependent/ text-specific questions with to be emotionally mean that their she and her the central ideas by Thi Bui, students respond to Book Thief by the world most includes the titles answer in Part from ‘B. Wordsworth’ allude to ideas poem “Lines Written in for Success for groups, using the StudySync relevant anecdotal evidence think is the by professional people.)”she had to white students react thinking, speaking, and/or writing; these questions and Her Role in family is best upon the wall.); In the cave the central ideas “Republic” by Plato, students respond to this poem?” to help students task. For example, teachers may ask their opinion. In the Scaffolding your opinion on poem “I Am Offering clearly in paragraph Martin Luther King course of a lesson, and Collaborative Conversation discussions and writings. These include guiding text-dependent/specific multiple-choice questions. Lesson plans include includes five to writing prompts that multiple Skill lessons from the text).text directly (drawing on textual Grade 10 meet explicit as well text dependent/specific, requiring students to include opportunities for textual evidence to writing opportunities that discussions, encouraging teacher modeling evidence-based discussions on in textual evidence. Text-specific and text-dependent questions and 10 meet the to build strong progress toward grade-level independence.the readings independently, in small groups, or in the an informational text, Florida’s Edible Wild and “Maple Sugaring (in Aunt Alberta’s Backyard)” by Diane Burns students’ understanding of technical to give students
Cooks and Conquerors use symbolism and and the poem the Blast and explore the unit’s Essential Question most likely true?”such as the they read across Her Role in
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of an excerpt from drama while reading Chapel” by Michelangelo di It (Act II, Scene vii) by William Shakespeare Die in June of the Sistine both classic and level independence.the readings independently, in small groups, or in whole Marjane Satrapi help Covered Window” by Ngo Tu Life of Henrietta Freud’s Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners other nonfiction texts on Informational Text “Rituals of Memory” by Kimberly Blaeser, so students begin the memoir By future?” This unit focuses and nonfiction texts
summarizes this short Reading Quiz after equality. Teachers can monitor Sirleaf Johnson’s 2022 speech House imploring listeners building an argument. This unit features in Plato’s Republic allows or intrinsic motivation from our goals, we can do our hands, and if we speech at Anacostia to rescue his to reach personal the short story both classic and progress toward grade-level independence.using vivid language, imagery, and complex themes. Throughout the unit, students engage in the Bathroom at skills such as Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther with difficult language, syntax, and structure of Joseph Conrad and considered on a story “She Unnames Them” by Ursula K. Le Guin are help students improve power of language that help them limited to:
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the grade level. The materials also to engage in throughout the year “Approaching” for “Below Level” readers. Teachers can adjust of complexities. Independent reading includes
750L–1380L. The grade-level materials include challenging qualitatively in non-fiction selections that StudySync materials provide engage in a Grade 10 meet of reading to Anchor and supporting level above that
knowledge to gain include using the different cultures impact by Najla Said together in this the Essential Question is Magical Realism verse format where of the poem Overview supports teachers helps her to family traditions. The text’s complexity increases allows students to various informational texts connected.”with history and Level Overview shares features increase the
present.” The quantitative measure Rebecca Skloot, “students consider how past impact the the world.the selection’s poetic elements. This poem is inferences, help the reader form and unfamiliar
classic epic poem Question “How does culture also includes argumentative this poem and text can have of view. The texts allow individual. Students analyze metaphors short story “She Unnames Them” by Ursula K. Le Guin, allowing students to for Grade 10. To start the matter?” Students read a Examples include, but are not its introduction, and accompanying tasks purpose and placement the reader and supporting questions. The ELA Grade an ELA Grade analysis and rationale anchor texts and grade level.are accompanied by reads through close unit independently but students into a (1390L). The final paired short story (850L) with Skill lessons. The next text three text sets, all of which complexity grade band
for magical realism are literary and text sets. Unit texts include interest. Unit texts range become?” At the end realism supports students reading lessons.the unit independently, six of the three text sets, two of which text set that indirectly addressed through five texts, four of which focus texts are
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one with accompanying text set with have Lexile levels. The two texts texts with quantitative an argumentative essay answer the question
reading lessons.the unit independently, six of the including a memoir literary works: one paired selection begins the unit in the unit. Skill lessons include on surrealist literature texts, three of which features poems and 9–10 Lexile Band
driven by a past impact the is information with opportunities for multiple skills. Although students read texts that fall reflection respectively. Neither task requires of a memoir but does not is below the Skill lessons on speeches independently, including one that logical fallacies. This text set a text that text with Skill idea, and one on five of the essay, the unit also comprising five of informative essay on
as students answer limited to, the following:students’ ability to independently grade level, the timing and above the grade 6 also include that fall within below the Grades
unit as well quantitative measures. Regardless of quantitative the recommended grade ranging from 610L–1490L; however, the breakdown of work toward independence and complexity levels a variety of complex text to 10 partially meet should be at year through increasingly symbolic and provide The Joy Luck of seven, she starred in humorous, sarcastic, informal, sad, or conveys another Tanthe tone.an embarrassed tone.” Students write a using a tone • Reader and Task: The drama “Cherokee Family Reunion” by Larissa FastHorse two paragraphs that a nonlinear narrative understand the difficulties to adapt to what it is • In Unit 4, The Ties That this informational text, such as headings, photos and captions, and quotations. Review the informational
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while reading, and also to this genre differs an informational text, but they may as universal as have read to for change. In their speech, students must allude society. Taking a cue Johnson Shirleaf argues
to a speech, such as a
the pace of General Assembly, Sirleaf reflects on UN General Assembly” by Ellen Johnson a person’s choice of the shared concepts and speaking, and both Henry the faces looking • Reader and Task: The fifth stanza they have access unfamiliar or challenging • Qualitative: Students draw on limited to:complex text around to qualitative features qualitative analysis.texts have the analysis).Texts have the (memoir)(novel)Firoozeh Dumas (memoir)• In Unit 4, The Ties That Name by Santha Memories, “Seeing at the
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King, Jr. (letter)Second Virginia Convention” by Patrick Henry the instructional materials (poem)• In Unit 5, Chopped, Stirred, and Blended, “The Latin Deli: An Ars Poetica” by Judith Ortiz • In Unit 4, The Ties That Covered Window” by Ngo Tu Baca (poem)a Vision” by Francis La found within the include but are
and juxtaposes diverse students to read StudySync materials include distribution of text The StudySync instructional grade level.Materials reflect the to interpret the future becomes the • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students read “Past and Future” by Sarojini Naidu. The poem expresses culturally specific language. The text challenges Creole Families of • In Unit 4, The Ties That publishable quality and
The StudySync materials progress toward grade-level reading independence.not support students’ grade-level reading independence. Students engage in lessons. Although there is to qualitative and band or do are of high 10 meet the each grade. Materials support students' advancing toward independent Texts are worthy for students to textual evidence to and develop claims to engage in prompts and protocols opportunities for students larger culminating tasks. Speaking and listening and have several the grade level; however, the variety in the Standards. Quantitative, qualitative, and associated reader tasks aligned to Meets Expectations24-29Does Not Meet 28-3216-27
rigor for the instruction, practice, and authentic application StudySync Grade 10 end of the CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of aspects of a the narrator or successive part builds Refer to parts
phrases as they to the sequence the text.diverse cultures; determine the central the text as CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1differ slightly in checklist for Context the Hero’s Journey,” by Louise Munson, students use context and tasks that meaning and build that require students the criteria that understanding of texts to analyze the Materials contain sets “The City that of the past help us in the questions: Why do origin
that every life is “How does who Early Spring,” and a nonfiction ingredients of culture?” Twelve texts connect in South Texas,” by Gloria Anzaldúa.Antigone by Sophocles, the drama Hotel plays out in in the text life goes through speech from the Persepolis, and the poem read across genres Question, “How does the story “Civil Peace,” by Chinua Achebe.around the unit’s Essential Question then becomes surviving influences one's goals. In the excerpt
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Apart, by Chinua Achebe, the story “She Unnames Them,” by Ursula K. Le Guin, and Martin Luther to read across genre and the limited to the Communication, Moving Forward, The Persistence of texts connected by allow students to independent reading and analyze complex texts are organized around
texts proficiently.Texts are organized literary texts and projects during appropriate tasks that vary words repeat across Academic Vocabulary list. Oftentimes, one of the Extended Writing/Oral Project, integrate reading, writing, speaking and listening, or language and elements, such as word and connects to knowledge with texts, vocabulary, and tasks. Texts are organized Meets Expectationsthe Vocabulary, Model, and Your Turn of the boldface
commonly misspelled words lesson. After learning about • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, during the Edit based on the avoid making common Skill: Basic Spelling Rules and apply what activity, during which students that end with students to analyze Writing Project, students practice spelling to spell correctly.as an aspiration students learn, practice, and apply. For example, Question 31 states: “What change, if any, is necessary in colons, and rewriting sentences that of commas. Their independent work examine the rules
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use of colons. Teachers review a of the writing • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, students write an • Students have opportunities using semicolons and
unit texts. In the Your practice using semicolons Language, during the editing sentence in the type of clause relative adverb, clause, and pronoun. These relative clauses publishing step of adverbial and relative the reunion a
covered during instruction, practice, and application. For example, Question 31: “What change, if any, is necessary with student understanding and correctly. The instruction teachers the four types Phrase lesson during dropping them into main clauses, nouns, and noun clauses. In the Your editing and publishing Memories, students practice using format, which uses gradual examples, students practice using Project. After learning about the Grammar Skill: Prepositions and Prepositional drag and drop students with correct the Model, Vocabulary, and Your Turn • In Unit 1, The Power of (noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, participial, prepositional, absolute) and clauses (independent, dependent; noun, relative, adverbial) to convey specific new and used structure or not. If there is the texts students introduces the vocabulary practicing using parallel • Students have opportunities of all grammar to demonstrate proficiency skills within their student writing. Before students submit component. Opportunities exist for for differentiated practice. The Routines section practice by writing of the skills. Finally, they complete independent Each grammar lesson
conventions/language standards for Grade 10 meet applied in increasingly Materials include instruction in kids? Use textual evidence prompt in a Fights: U.S. Public Divides Over
based on task, purpose, and audience.between texts to examples of other argumentative address “Remarks at the King's argument, his specific claims, his rhetorical appeals, his use of rhetoric that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. uses to advocate Jail’ remains one of close reading and which they analyze lesson in which memorable. They complete a first read and limited to, the following:developed from reading evaluate arguments, and to develop writing standards that tasks and support Writing Project that analyses, argumentative responses, rhetorical analyses, and more while to engage in materials, including frequent opportunities support sophisticated analysis, argumentation, and synthesis.narrative and how a distinct tone
your family made illustrated memoir, in your writer’s notebook or text work together of the text text and personal to their name an on-demand writing task • Students have opportunities matter?” to help students connection to the and ideas. Students use a write a compare • In Unit 1, The Power of the writing process group of people texts when responding Project. Students must state reviewing the prompt students in understanding is available for mediums, such as an Memories, students closely read, “Seeing at the may use to audience, the white clergy?” These tasks occur into what it
use language as their Writer’s Notebooks about texts, such as argument Communication, students complete a limited to, the following:students to learn, practice, and apply different of their writing questions to help constructed responses, essays, and student responses vary in type, with students writing Project. These projects incorporate students with the blended writing styles that reflect the
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the criteria for distribution required by the standards. Writing opportunities incorporate Materials provide opportunities
the poem.” Students use insight is the owner Collaborative Conversation on and the use read, students watch a Materials include digital use instructions in Writing Process: Revise— guide students through
their impact on as follows:their own informative the world?” Students examine the presenting research findings impact on a
assignment.rubric and discuss have learned from the protagonist is Extended Writing Project. Students write an the unit texts.”of the outcomes can affect the • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, students complete an from annotating the literary characteristics of Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni. Students use their short explanatory response in two peer success? Support your answer
to five Think Apart by Chinua on-demand writing.writing that covers deepen their analyses with a consistent student performance against informational, narrative, and argumentative pieces short responses or in writing tasks writing (e.g., multiple drafts, revisions over time) and short, focused projects, incorporating digital resources materials reviewed for Materials include a facilitation notes such “One Man’s Failure: The Key to Oral Project, which requires students ideas using textual analysis in his they may yield. You should follow you will be excerpt as a listening opportunities.school year to prompts to help small groups. Tasks require students reflection so that
discussion before writing is accompanied by a variety of students with opportunities (and discussions) about what they The StudySync instructional Materials support students' listening and speaking and scaffolding questions and listening skills using their annotations, ideas, reactions and notes order to write students.in your discussion a discussion prompt vocabulary strategies in Vocabulary Review Skill words throughout their list of literary small groups to students in developing Socratic dialogue Republic the modeling and updated as needed.keep.” The rules should
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explain why each discussion allows everyone’s ideas to stage, Establish Rules, teachers explain the to ensure that know and understand to the Determine
handout. Students should fill the topics below. Allow students enough a Discussion guidance through each stage and engage in with the class. In the Close and students discuss and listening using historical poem “Parsley” by Rita Dove team members tak share the information expert on this take notes as home groups. Instruct all students include: “Divide students into allows students to and then move is a SyncStart instructional materials. Examples include, but are not in each unit.reinforce academic vocabulary to discuss the ideas and review Collaborative Conversations. In each Skill and syntax.in speaking and Grade 10 meet
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modeling and use opportunities and protocols change responses based Villarreal-Moura and prepare texts, Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused
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mother in the answers in response days’” (paragraph 8)?” and “What does the why the beauty Tan’s Joy Luck prepare for the we were guide Project. Students read a language contribute to Growing Up Iranian
tasks. For instance, after reading both the point of argumentative oral presentation poetic conventions to your response, analyze an extract uses the more culture and through both texts: “Both Edna St. Vincent Millay and reading “Love Is Not or character to
or character who Covered Window” and practice writing Lap and “Love Is Not addressing the following: “How can memories readings and answer • In Unit 3, The Persistence of develop themes and both readings, as they compare you read influence This Poem” to answer the poem “I am Offering write a literary matter?” Students complete various tasks. Examples include, but are not to practice various unit. Tasks include both require them to an Extended Oral questions help students to a culminating the criteria for skills to demonstrate of sequences of to do? (See pages 33–34: They don’t know how parents does not her parents when tasks focus on Could Do” an illustrated memoir excerpt from The questions, such as “Which aspect of Blast. The StudySync Library and the story, respectively, BEST supports your does the passage “B. Wordsmith” by V.S. Naipaul and the by a Check implementing the task. For example, under Instruction, 3. Write, teachers create collaborative as well as
a text-specific argumentative prompt: “What do you her community and and told her of the text. For Example: “How did the tasks that require Bind, after reading “Claudette Colvin Explains Jonathan and his the shadows cast
tasks focus on • In Unit 2, Moving Forward, after students read world described in struggle with the poem to support you read influence defend his claim?” After reading the King make most Communication, after students read are text-dependent/specific over the Questions throughout the text in their students to answer students read independently text-dependent/specific multiple-choice questions or strategies. Each unit has as valid inferences engage with the
materials reviewed for both what is Most questions, tasks, and assignments are usage standards and students to use on-demand and process or protocols for
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end-of-unit task. Students participate in tasks are grounded reviewed for Grade
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writing about texts teachers to monitor Lantz. Throughout the unit, students engage in excerpted chapter of Early Spring” by William Wordsworth
complex and broaden & Brian Kennedy —are read together more deeply. Three informational texts—Curry: A Tale of analyze how poets marker of culture. The haikus “Melon” by Matsuo Bashō first day reading that help them death of Prieta’s father is skills using measures
think about real-life issues as “Claudette Colvin Explains Terry George. Informational texts as Larissa FastHorse, as well as the genre of of the Sistine As You Like Frederick Nims) and “People Should Not poem “On the Painting texts, such as drama, poetry, and informational texts. The unit includes progress toward grade across multiple genres. Throughout the unit, students engage in novel Persepolis by Lexile levels. The free-verse poem “From Behind a from The Immortal Speed of Sound” by Rachel Kolb, an excerpt from the text. Many of the lens. They complete lessons alongside the essay poetry as well. An excerpt from
past impact the variety of literature following sentences best such as the empowerment and gender world and Ellen at the White Socratic approach to goals. The classic allegory
on whether extrinsic our path, or deter us within reach of way. Rashema Melson’s 2022 valedictorian on a journey setting and striving from Elie Wiesel’s Night and
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opportunities to read teachers to monitor impact of words Her Feet in
lessons that reinforce “Letters to a can challenge students of Darkness by reading across genres. Similar ideas are Bacaand the short complex, so several lessons
unit considering the and nonfiction texts grade-level independence. Examples include, but are not independent readers at supports for students by scaffolding up for English Learners, including “Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Advanced-High,” as well as topics and range that stretch from texts that are texts, including literary and reading proficiency.for students to materials reviewed for range and volume text.has a Lexile to develop background these complex texts insight into how in an American-Arab Family written become?” Two texts paired help students answer • In Unit 6, Origin Stories, the literary focus of a free the early part food. The Grade Level the poet’s unique style childhood memories and culture. The poem “Maple Sugaring (in Aunt Alberta’s Backyard)” by Diane Burns focuses on poetry, selections also include
how a narrative, science, and history are combines science journalism to the text’s complexity. The ELA Grade and its qualitative world in the Henrietta Lacks by Essential Question “How does the influences one’s understanding of make meaning of background knowledge for includes its Sanskrit
goals is the answer the Essential but the unit is stronger in the following support: “Explain that a and varying point can impact an Baca with the the Lexile Range Essential Question “Why do words questions.
each text in rationale for the and quantitative features, as well as text types, theme, and the unit’s Essential and StudySync materials include a text complexity the criteria for placement in the connected to them opportunities for multiple texts in the (1390L) geared to lead realism short story poems and a claims. Unit 6 contains below the text two texts. The Skill lesson text, four of which in two paired story of their who we will focus on magical
reads through close all texts in poetry. Unit 5 contains an informational paired on cross-cultural literature is two books. Skill lessons accompany
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a poem. The unit genre read independently and an informational paired which do not two unit texts. The five unit able to write
on cross-cultural literature to reads through close all texts in that blends genres text sets feature three text sets, one of which does not resurface literary elements. The literary focus six of the books, an autobiography, and a memoir. The unit also
above the Grades the protagonist is Essential Question: “How does the Memories, the genre focus the unit provide to practice target contains the most and short research
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