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Lesson 7

We will finish the unit by engaging in a whole-class discussion about community. We will also discuss Culminating Task topics that relate to the unit and identify possible pathways to explore for the Application Unit.

Lesson Goals

  • How well do I think about and evaluate personal development?

  • How well do I actively focus my attention in a whole-class discussion?

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Activity 1: Discuss

We will engage in a whole-class discussion to share our understanding of community 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.

Submit your final, revised piece of writing.

In order to bring our study during this unit to a close, recall the Central Question:

  1. What does it mean to belong to a community?

Discuss the following questions with the class:

  1. How did the texts in this unit help you understand or think about the Central Question?

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

  3. What particular topics or texts captured your attention? Why?

Activity 2: Write – 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.