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Novio Boy. Unit Portfolio Presentation Gary Garcia. Unit Summary.
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Novio Boy Unit Portfolio Presentation Gary Garcia
Unit Summary Students read Novio Boy and relate it to their own life or to the life of someone they know. They research a problem from the play that is an issue and collaborate to find a solution. They create a publication or presentation about their solution and share it with an audience.
CFQs Essential Question: How can growing up be difficult? Unit Question: What can you learn from someone else’s experience to help you in your life? Content Questions: • What did Rudy learn about himself? • Is Patricia a brave person? Explain. • Do the people who care about us always do the right thing to help us?
Vision for Unit By creating this unit, I want to • Show students that growing up has its ups and downs • Think of ways to involve my students more in their learning During this unit, I want my students to • Learn ways to connect literature to their daily lives • Use technology to communicate with different audiences
Project Approaches As my students work on this project, they • Connect the play to the real world • Collaborate with peers • Create a product that shows what they’ve learned • Share their learning with a real audience
21st Century Learning Students will develop higher-order and 21st century skills in this unit as they • Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their analysis of the play to find themes that cross places, cultures and times • Communicate their ideas to an audience • Reflect on their reading, writing, research, and thinking strategies, and modify and adapt them as necessary • Use project assessments to self-assess their work and give feedback to their peers
Gauging Student Needs Assessments • Use CFQs to learn • Students’ ideas about what a “play” is • Background knowledge of characters and plot of a play • Assess 21st Century skills • Ability to see common elements in literature
Gauging Student Needs Assessments I can use the information from these assessments to: • Focus on parts of the play that students have prior misconceptions about • Plan activities in which they will answer their questions Students can use the information from these assessments to: • Compare their questions to those in previous units • Set goals for reading comprehension