Original PromptDAY 1 – Building Background & Vocabulary
📘 Standard Taught
6.L.V.1.b – Acquire and accurately use grade-level academic and domain-specific vocabulary.
🎯 Learning Target
I can learn important vocabulary and background information about Touching Spirit Bear.
✅ Success Criteria
I can explain vocabulary words and use them correctly in sentences.
🟢 OPENING / QUICK WRITE (10 min)
Prompt:
What advice have adults given you before?
Paragraph Stems
Adults tell me to ________.
Sometimes advice m...
This unit introduction focuses on the novel 'Touching Spirit Bear,' where students will analyze character emotions, settings, and conflicts within the narrative. The learning objective emphasizes argumentative writing techniques by supporting claims with textual evidence. The curriculum includes vocabulary building exercises, quick write prompts to explore personal experiences, character analysis of Cole Matthews, and engaging activities to understand the significance of the island setting. Students will practice writing a constructed response as if they were a character’s father, reflecting on Cole's potential for change, and will summarize the lessons learned from Cole's journey. Various interactive components, such as sentence stems and writing checklists, are incorporated to enhance student engagement and comprehension.