StudySync Unit 2 Choice Board
Overview
Students will receive a choice board of different activities and will have to choose one. After choosing their activity, students can be placed into small groups to work collaboratively or can work independently. Each team/student will be presenting to either the whole class or their small group.
ELA Reading Choice Board
| Subject | ELA | Grade Level | 6 | Unit | 2 |
| Content Standard(s) | Lesson Objective(s) | ||||
| W 6.1 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. W 6.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences. W 6.4 Use digital tools and resources to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient word processing skills. SL 6.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one on one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly. SL 6.2 Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study. SL 6.4 Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using pertinent descriptions, facts, and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks. SL 6.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to clarify information. RL/RI 6.9 Compare and contrast texts in different forms or genres in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics. | I can statements: I can collaborate with my classmates; I can create and produce various types of writing; I can create a presentation to inform my classmates; I can state my claim and present a clear argument. | ||||
| Materials | Technology Accessories | ||||
“That Day” poem “We’re on the Same Team” “The Voice in My Head” “Teenagers” poem | Chromebook/iPad Google Slides Google Docs | ||||
| Lesson Narrative |
| Summary: Students will receive a choice board of different activities and will have to choose one. After choosing their activity, students can be placed into small groups to work collaboratively or can work independently. Each team/student will be presenting to either the whole class or their small group. |
Choice Activity 1: “Teenagers” StudySync Teacher Edition p.359 Copy Change Copy Change is a way to use the structure of other poets’ poems to create new poems.
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Choice Activity 2: “The Voice in My Head” Teacher Edition p.393 Who is the Voice in Your Head?
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Choice Activity 3: “We’re on the Same Team” Teacher Edition p.405 30 Second Elevator Speech The 30 Second Elevator Speech is a clear, brief message about you and what you are arguing.
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Choice Activity 4: “That Day” Teacher Edition p.456 Living Separate Live Together Write the first two scenes of a play focused on exploring the separate lives that kids and parents lead despite living in the same house. Think about:
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| Formative Assessment |
| Students will turn in their final product to be assessed. |