Objective Content

Unit

Nonfiction--Rosa Parks--Biography

Local Objective

At the end of this unit, students will be able to...

a. Analyze heroes.

b. Compare and contrast heroes.

Objective used to evaluate students

Yes

Assessment Activity

1. The students will be assessed by participating in classroom discussions and completing independent activities on the objectives of analyzing heroes and comparing/contrasting heroes.

Level of Expectation

80%

List of concepts and Evaluation Types

Concept	Evaluation Type
Writing Assignment	PE
Selection Test	PE
Thinking Critically Questions	CR

Learning Activity

The students will:

1. Write a quickwrite about what you think the term "racial segregation" means. Do you have to deal with such a term? Have you ever seen people dealing with such a term? Can you recall a time in history when people dealt with such a term? Participate in a class discussion about "racial segregation".

2. Read the nonfiction, biography entitled "Rosa Parks" by Rita Dove. Participate in discussions during reading. Analyze heroes and compare/contrast heroes.

3. Complete a thinking critically set of questions. (page 860)

4. Choose a writing assignment: 1) Write a comparison-contrast essay. 2) Biographical Sketch 3) Celebrating heroes. Students will follow the writing process.

Instructional Method

The teacher will:

1. Guide students as they write a quickwrite about what they think the term "racial segregation" means. Ask students if they or someone they know has experienced "racial segregation". Have them recall a time in history when people dealt with such a term. Have a class discussion about "racial segregation".

2. Guide students during the reading of the nonfiction, biography entitled "Rosa Parks". Assist students in analyzing heroes and comparing/contrasting heroes.

3. Guide students as they complete the thinking critically set of questions.

4. Discuss and model the writing assignment choices. Students can 1) write a comparison-contrast essay about the heroism of Nelson Mandela and Rosa Parks. 2) Write a biographical sketch of either Nelson Mandela or Rosa Parks. or 3) Write a celebrating heroes essay about a person you think is a hero.

Content Standards

CA 2, CA 3, CA 7

Process Standards

1.9, 2.4, 3.8, 3.7, 1.5, 3.5, 3.4, 1.6, 3.1

Resources

Holt Elements of Literature

Marker board

Correction Exercise

Tutoring

Peer Coaching

Enrichment Exercise

Independent Reading

Special Needs

Tutoring

Peer Coaching

Modified Assignments

GLEs v1.0

GLE Code	Discipline	Strand	Big Idea	Concept	Grade Level/Course	GLE
CA/1/1/H/07/a	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process	Post-Reading	Grade 7	Apply post-reading skills to comprehend and interpret text - question to clarify - reflect - analyzedraw conclusions - summarize - paraphrase
CA/1/1/I/07/a	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process	Making Connections	Grade 7	Compare, contrast, analyze and evaluate connections between - information and relationships in various fiction and non-fiction works - text ideas and own experiences - text ideas and the world by identifying and explaining how literature reflects a culture and historic time frame
CA/1/2/C/07/a	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate fiction, poetry and drama from a variety of cultures and times	Text Elements	Grade 7	Use details from text to - identify plot and sub-plot, theme and various types of conflict - analyze cause and effect - identify and explain point of view and mood - determine how an incident foreshadows a future event - evaluate the problem-solving processes of characters and the effectiveness of solutions

GLEs v2.0 and CLEs

GLE Code	Discipline	Strand	Big Idea	Concept	Grade Level/Course	GLE
CA/R/3/B/7/a.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Literary Techniques	7th Grade	Identify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing hyperbole
CA/R/3/B/7/b.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Literary Techniques	7th Grade	Identify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing imagery
CA/R/3/B/7/c.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Literary Techniques	7th Grade	Identify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing propaganda
CA/R/3/B/7/d.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Literary Techniques	7th Grade	Identify and explain literary techniques and figurative language in nonfiction text, emphasizing sound devices previously introduced
CA/R/3/C/7/a.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to demonstrate comprehension skills previously introduced
CA/R/3/C/7/b.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to summarize author's ideas
CA/R/3/C/7/c.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to make predictions
CA/R/3/C/7/d.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to make inferences
CA/R/3/C/7/e.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to evaluate the accuracy of the information
CA/R/3/C/7/f.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze the text to sequence events
CA/R/3/C/7/g.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze the text to compare and contrast
CA/R/3/C/7/h.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to identify and explain point of view
CA/R/3/C/7/i.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze the text to compare authors' viewpoints
CA/R/3/C/7/j.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze the text to identify and explain cause and effect
CA/R/3/C/7/k.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze the text to identify problem solving processes and explain the effectiveness of solutions
CA/R/3/C/7/l.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Text Structures	7th Grade	Use details from text to analyze two or more texts

Objective Notes/Essential Questions

Date	Note/Question
7/6/2010 9:16:20 AM	Guiding questions to be asked during reading: 1. What similarities do you find between Rosa Parks as she is described here and Nelson Mandela? 2. Why do you think it was a good idea for Parks not to frown, struggle, or shout? 3. Would you describe the African Americans who boycotted the buses as heroic? Why or why not? 4. In what ways did Rosa Parks's conviction prove to be ironic?