2009Perseverance

=Sixth Grade Unit 1: Perseverance=

Students will learn about goal setting as a necessary part of persevering. This will be the first part of a project that doing a community issue campaign that will be done in Unit 3 (Taking a Stand). The focus in this unit will be more on personal goal setting. 2.5 Write persuasive compositions: a. State a clear position on a proposition or proposal. b. Support the position with organized and relevant evidence. || //Students will understand that. . .// • What are the big ideas? How does change happen?
 * = **Stage 1 - Desired Results** ||
 * **Establish Goals:**
 * California Sixth Grade Writing Standard:**
 * **Understandings:**

• What specific understandings about them are desired? Elements of an effective program of change.

• What misunderstandings are predictable? Thinking perseverance without a plan will be enough. || **Essential Questions:** • What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning? Why do you care about this? Why does this matter? || • Students should have a basic understanding of perseverance - Show students music videos and other shorts to activate prior knowledge or give them an accessible example of the concept. || • What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? - Effective goal setting • What should they eventually be able to so as a result of such knowledge and skills? - This will set up classes to work on a community issue during the Taking a Stand unit in January || //Students will be able to know. . .// • Think of these as secondary skills / content || • Through what authentic performance tasks will students demonstrate the desired understandings? Final project will be a VoiceThread where students will share their goal for the school year. • By what criteria will performances of understanding be judged? Rubric will be designed for this accounting for their ideas, and their delivery || Objective Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic What goals do you have? Into/Intro ???? Activity writing a blog post with goals for the school year Objective 2 Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic 2 What goals do you have for the school year? Into/Intro 2 reviewing what we came up with last time for goals Activity 2 responding to someone else's comment from last time Objective Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic How do you set a goal? Into/Intro Wil E Coyote, DUMB or stupid goals? Activity Introduction to goal organizer Objective 2 Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic 2 Into/Intro 2 Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, effective goal setting Activity 2 analyzing cartoons using graphic organizer for goal setting Objective Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic How to set DUMB goals, not dumb goals Into/Intro SMART/DUMB Goals Activity using an organizer to set goals for the school year Objective 2 Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic 2 Setting DUMB/SMART goals Into/Intro 2 reviewing our organizers from last time Activity 2 writing a blog post about our goals for the school year Objective Students will explore the unit concept of goal setting and perseverance Topic Sharing our goals on VoiceThread Into/Intro Review our comments from last time Activity recording goals on VoiceThread
 * ^  || **Essential Background:**
 * //Students will know . . .//
 * = **Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence** ||
 * **Performance Tasks:**
 * = **Stage 3 - Learning Plan** ||
 * ** Learning Activities: **
 * Week One**
 * Week Two**
 * Week Three**
 * Week Four**

We will reflect on how we set goals for ourselves, and preview setting goals for a community project ||
 * Week Five**
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