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Lesson 7

We will create annotated bibliographies that summarize each previously read source and its connection to the pathway topic. We will identify the title and author of each source, provide a brief summary of each source, include quotes or ideas from the text that can be used in the creation of our presentations, assist in our individual and group understanding of the pathway topic, and answer any remaining questions.

Lesson Goals

Reading and Knowledge

  • Compare and Connect: How well do I compare the arguments made by the pathway texts in this section and make connections among them?
  • Evaluate Information: How well do I evaluate the relevance and credibility of information, ideas, evidence, and reasoning presented in the pathway texts?
  • Gather and Organize Evidence: How well do I gather and organize relevant and sufficient evidence to demonstrate an understanding of the texts and topics, to support claims, and to develop ideas?

Writing

  • Summarize: How well can I express an accurate understanding of the central ideas of my chosen pathway texts?
  • Form Claims: How well do I develop and clearly communicate meaningful and defensible claims that represent valid, evidence-based analysis?
  • Organize Work: How well do I develop and use an effective and efficient process to maintain workflow?

Texts

Core

  • Digital Access
    • Foundation Unit Pathway Texts

Materials

Tools

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss – Write

We will review the pathway texts read as a group and work collaboratively to determine their main ideas and create annotated bibliographies.

As a group, discuss the previously read pathway texts and identify their main ideas. For each text, identify three to five main ideas. When deciding on which points to include, consider how that idea contributes to the overarching ideas (think heading, subheading).

The ideas you include should not merely be quotes taken from the text. You should put those quotes in your own words to show your understanding of the text. These chosen ideas should also connect to what you will be presenting in your Culminating Task, whether they are directly inserted into the presentation or used for understanding your pathway and conveying that information to others.

After identifying three to five key points, write two to three sentences explaining how this text connects to your pathway, how it enhances your understanding, and how it furthers your thinking and lines of inquiry.

When finished, submit your finished annotated bibliographies to your teacher.

Activity 2: Read

We will assess our progress toward the Culminating Task.

Step 1

Take out your Culminating Task Progress Tracker. Think about all you have learned and done during this unit.

Evaluate your skills and knowledge, and respond to the following questions:

  1. How prepared are you to succeed on the Culminating Task?

  2. What do you need to know and learn to do to be successful?

Step 2

Review the Central Question of the unit:

How do we determine the right thing to do?

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.