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Lesson 6

We will finish the unit by engaging in a whole-class discussion about how perspective shapes our understanding of events. We will also discuss how the topics on the Culminating Task related to the unit and identify possible pathways to explore for the Application Unit.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I think about and evaluate personal development?

  • Can I actively focus my attention in a whole-class discussion?

Texts

Core

  • Tradebook
    • The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2015

Materials

Tools

Question Sets

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

Individually, and as a class, we will review and evaluate what we have learned in the unit about narrative technique and perspective.

Recall the Central Question for this unit:

  1. How does perspective shape our understanding of events?

Using the Culminating Task Progress Tracker for this unit, assess your own learning, work, and improvement within the unit. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

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

  2. What knowledge from the unit do you feel the most comfortable communicating? What areas are still unclear for you?

  3. What skills from the unit do you feel most comfortable applying moving forward? What skills are still unclear for you?

  4. Using the Culminating Task Progress Tracker as a guide, can you explain how your understanding of the texts and topic progressed throughout the unit?

Discuss with the class what you have learned about narrative technique and perspective, the unit’s Central Question. Discuss the skills you learned by rewriting a vignette from The Book of Unknown Americans.

Activity 2: 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.