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Section 5: Overview

Culminating Task

We will prepare to write, develop, and publish the Culminating Task essay. We will reflect on the understanding we have built through the unit texts by engaging in a reflective class discussion.

  • Lesson 1:

    We will begin preparing to write our response to the Culminating Task by reviewing the task and reviewing and organizing the information and tools we have gathered and used throughout the unit. We will also begin prewriting using the information and tools we gather and organize in this lesson. As we will be working through the entire writing process to complete this writing activity, this initial step will lay the groundwork for writing.

  • Lesson 2:

    We will begin planning the Culminating Task essay.

  • Lesson 3:

    We will peer review and revise the support of our controlling idea in our Culminating Task essays.

  • Lesson 4:

    We will work on revising and editing the Culminating Task essay.

  • Lesson 5:

    We will submit our Culminating Task essay, reflect on what we have learned, and think about possible research avenues for the Application Unit.

  • Lesson 6:

    In a culminating activity, we share the knowledge we have gained and the connections we have made by reading our independent reading texts.