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Lesson 6

We will submit our essays and reflect on the Culminating Task, concluding the unit by engaging in a whole-class discussion about the unit’s Central Question. We also discuss Culminating Task topics that relate to the unit and identify possible pathways to explore for the Application Unit.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I pay attention to and acknowledge others while thoughtfully considering their ideas?

  • Can I use language and strategies to accomplish my intended purpose in communicating about the novel, the Culminating Task, and the Application Unit?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe, Penguin Random House, 1994

Materials

Tools

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

We will review and evaluate what we have learned in this unit.

Using the Culminating Task Progress Tracker for this unit, assess your own learning, work, and improvement within the unit.

As a class, discuss what you have learned and the skills you have developed.

Activity 2: Discuss

As a class, we will discuss our understanding of Things Fall Apart and consider questions we might further explore. This will help us express our understanding of the themes of the text and prepare for the Application Unit.

Review the Central Question:

What does it mean for things to fall apart?

As a class, discuss the following questions:

  1. How did the text help you understand or think about the Central Question?

  2. What avenue of analysis did you take for your Culminating Task, and how did it relate to the Central Question?

  3. What do you still want to know about this text or topic?

  4. Was there any particular topic or text that captured your attention? Why?

Activity 3: Discuss

We will examine and discuss possible connections among the unit, other units from the year, and the research we might choose to do in the final Application Unit.

Follow along as your teacher overviews the Application Unit and the collaborative and independent research project you will be doing to complete the year’s learning. Ask questions about what will be expected of you and what options you will have for completing the culminating project.

Individually, reflect on what interested you during this unit and what you might want to explore further. Capture these reflections on the Application Unit Potential Topics Tool. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

  1. Were there any particular topics or texts that captured your attention? Why?

  2. What about each text or topic do you still want to study? What questions do you still have? Write these down in the Questions or Subtopics to Explore column.

  3. How would you begin to research each text or topic?

As a class or in groups, have a final discussion about what engaged you in this unit as well as what and how you might want to study further for the final Application Unit.