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Lesson 11

We will finalize and submit the Section 5 Diagnostic.

Lesson Goals

Reading and Knowledge

  • Gather and Organize: How well do I gather and organize relevant and sufficient evidence to demonstrate an understanding of texts and topics, support claims, and develop ideas in my original song lyrics?
  • Compare and Connect: How well do I recognize points of connection among texts, textual elements, and perspectives to make logical, objective comparisons?
  • Attend to Details: How well do I recognize and interpret language and sentence structures to deepen my understanding of texts?

Writing

  • Generate Ideas: How well do I generate and develop ideas with my group?
  • Communicate Effectively: How well do I use language and strategies to accomplish my intended purpose in communicating and creating my original song lyrics?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • Hamilton: The Revolution, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, Grand Central, 2016

Materials

Tools

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Write

We will brainstorm ideas for part 2 of the Section Diagnostic, prior to meeting with our research groups.

Lin-Manuel Miranda stated, "History is entirely created by the person who tells the story" (Hamilton: The Revolution, p. 33). You have spent this section researching an individual from the Founding Era and writing lyrics to convey your perspective about that person, drawing from the primary and secondary sources you have read during your research. For the final part of the Section 5 Diagnostic, you will compose a collaborative response to the following two questions:

  1. What is your perspective of the people or events you researched and how is that conveyed in your song lyrics?

  2. How did Lin-Manuel Miranda’s content and craft decisions in his lyrics influence your song lyrics?

Individually, brainstorm your thoughts in response to both of these questions. Be prepared to share those ideas with your research group during the next activity.

Activity 2: Discuss – Write

We will compose our responses to the final portion of the Section Diagnostic with our research groups.

In your research groups, use the ideas you wrote individually to compose a collaborative response to each question, being sure to use evidence and fully explain your ideas and interpretation.

Activity 3: Write

We will finalize and submit the Section Diagnostic.

In your research groups, review the Section 5 Section Diagnostic Checklist.

Make final revisions as needed to your lyrics and paragraphs and then submit them to your teacher as directed.

Activity 4: Write

We will reflect on our work on the Section Diagnostic and assess how prepared we are for the Culminating Task.

Step 1

Review the Central Question of the unit:

How do storytellers use primary sources?

Use the following questions to guide a discussion with a partner or small group:

  1. What new knowledge do you have in relation to the Central Question?

  2. What are you still curious about in relation to the Central Question?

  3. What is the relationship between the question and the texts you have read so far? How do the texts shed light on the question? How does the question help you understand the texts?

  4. How has your response to the question evolved, deepened, or changed?

In your Learning Log, write your response to Question 3. You will return to this response in later lessons to examine how your understanding of the Central Question has evolved.

Step 2

Choose at least three of the questions below and respond to them in your Learning Log:

  1. How well did you take necessary action to prepare for the task?

  2. What went well for you during the completion of this task?

  3. What did you struggle with during the completion of this task? How did you push through that struggle?

  4. How well did you actively focus your attention during this independent task?

  5. How well did you develop and use an effective and efficient process to maintain workflow during this task?

  6. What would you do differently during the next Section Diagnostic?

Step 3

Now, find and review your Culminating Task Progress Tracker. Think about all you have learned and done during this section of the unit. Evaluate your skills and knowledge to determine how prepared you are for the Culminating Task.

  • Add or refine any skills and content knowledge required for the Culminating Task.

  • Evaluate how well you are mastering skills and knowledge required for the Culminating Task.