Unit Title: One May Need the Other Name: Jaci Stewart

Unit Overview
DAY #1 DAY #2 DAY #3 DAY #4
Objective The students will describe Given a region in the United Given a person who helped in The students will describe how the
how the characters in States, students will be able to finding the thirteen colonies, characters in Maniac Magee by
Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear research the different aspects students will research different Jerry Spinelli respond to the
respond to the challenge of of the economy in order to roles and important facts about challenge of racism and will
depression and anxiety and share with the rest of the class. that person to make a poster. discover ways of showing their
will discover ways of helping support of ending this social
themselves beat that odd. problem in the world.
Standards IAS: 5.RL.2.2: Determine a IAS: 5.4.6 Use economic IAS: 5.1.8 Identify the early IAS: 5.RL.2.2: Determine a theme
theme of a story, play, or reasoning to explain why founders of colonial settlements of a story, play, or poem from
poem from details in the certain careers are more and describe early colonial details in the text, including how
text, including how common in one region than in resistance to British rule. characters respond to challenges
characters respond to another and how specialization Examples: John Smith, William or how the speaker in a poem
challenges or how the results in more Bradford, Roger Williams, Anne reflects upon a topic; summarize
speaker in a poem reflects interdependence. Hutchinson, John Winthrop, the text.
upon a topic; summarize the NCSS: 3-People, Places, and Thomas Hooker, George
text. Environment Whitefield and William Penn
NCSS: 4- Individual Development
and Identity
Materials The book, Virginia Wolf by Small pieces of cut up colorful Example poster, poster boards, The book, Maniac Magee by Jerry
Kyo Maclear, Sheet of paper paper, Group Labels for desks, pencils, markers, Chrome books, Spinelli, Lined paper for students
with space for a drawing and Sticky Note Posters, Small timer, sticky notes with names of to write their ideas on
lines to describe their Sticky Notes, Pencils, people to research
drawing Chromebooks, worksheet
packet
Management 1.Students will walk to the Students will work quietly with Continue to follow class 1.Students will sit at desks quietly
front of the room and sit on their groups keeping the noise expectations for listening, while the book is read out loud
the ground quietly while I level at a minimum. Students volume level, and working with and walk around the room.
read. will also work in a timely others. 2.Students will work individually
2.Studnets will walk back to manner in order to do the at desks during activity.
desks and work individually research and write their facts
on creating happy place. down in the time given. The
students should have plenty of
time to complete the three
sheets handed out. The
students will gain enough
knowledge in the research to
complete the last worksheet on
their own without help.
Anticipatory Students will be sitting at Students will be sitting at Start by sharing personal story Students will be sitting at their
Set their desks in groups already. desks. They will have colored about house fire and who was an desks in groups already. I will ask
I will ask them to think about pieces of paper on their desks important leader in that time. them to think about what
what makes them feel angry, that they will be trading with Then read poster about problems they see in our everyday
happy, annoyed, etc. and to one another. Students will important person to class and world that they want to change
discuss it with their group. I decide on one person to do the explain why these details were and to discuss it with their group. I
will share that it annoys me trading and they will have five important for them to know in will share that something I see in
when my roommates leave rounds to try to get all the order to understand why the the world that I find to be a
their dirty dishes in the sink different colors. Give them person was important in the problem is when veterans come
and I feel happy when I get time in between each round to time. home, sometimes they do not
to sleep in on the weekends. decide which colors they are have a place to live. If they do not
Then I will ask for three trading and with who they are have family that will take them in
tables to share what they trading with. They will have or if they do not have family then
came up with. about 30 seconds each round. sometimes they have nowhere to
go and are then living on the
streets. Then I will ask for three
tables to share what they came up
with.
Purpose “I am going to read to you “Today we are going to learn “Today we are going to be “I am going to read to you a few
this book Virginia Wolf by about the different economies learning about the important chapters of this book Maniac
Kyo Maclear. As I read, I want of the regions in the United people who founded the thirteen Magee by Jerry Spinelli. As I read, I
you to observe the two States. We are talking about colonies and what made them want you to observe the main
characters and think about this because trading occurs important in their time.” character and how people are
what is happening between every day and it is important interacting with him. Also think
them and what they are for everyone so we can have all about how he might be feeling as
trying to do for one another.” the materials we need to live he is going on about his normal
the life we are living now.” day.”
Lesson 1.I will have the students in 1.Go over power point with 1.Ask students what elements 1.I will have the students remain
Presentation the back come to the front so students and have them fill out were included in the poster in their seats as I read and
they can see the pictures. first two pages of worksheet. presented that were important in circulate the classroom.
2.I will read the story out 2.Have students get on Epic! order for them to understand 2.I will read the story out loud and
loud and give each character and do their research with the who the person was. give each character their own
their own voice, so the given books and pages on the 2.Exaplin this is similar to what voice, so the students know who
students know who is talking power point slides. they will be doing with the is talking in which section.
in which section. 3.Studnets will write/draw out thirteen-colony people they will 3.I will model appropriate reading
3.I will model appropriate information on small sticky be researching on Epic! strategies and expressions.
reading strategies and notes and put them on big 3.Hand out posters and sticky
expressions. sticky notes around the room. notes with the names of who
4.Once the above task is they will be researching and
complete, have students look making posters over.
around at the posters and what
Unit Title: One May Need the Other Name: Jaci Stewart
other regions put to help them 4.Give students about thirty
fill out the last page in packet. minutes to complete poster and
5.Fill out last page in packet then have the groups choose two
individually and collect. people to present their poster to
the class.
Closure or “Virginia’s sister decided to 1.“Let’s review the different 1.“Today we talked about people “Jeffery did not seem to be
Conclusion help her because she wanted regions and terms that we and what made them important enjoying his everyday life. At first
to see her happy instead of learned today as a class. Can when discussing a certain topic. he was running away from his
sad. She had to try many anyone tell me the five Give me a thumbs up if you feel problems but once he found a
different strategies, such as regions?” like you knew why each person family that cared about his
just laying with her and 2.“Can anyone tell me what an was important. Give me a thumb wellbeing and loved him for him
bringing out her atlas to find economy is?” to the side if you feel like you he wanted to make a change. He
the place she wanted to go, 3.“Can anyone remember one mainly know why, but might wanted to stand up for what he
to figure out what Virginia of the four terms we need some more review over this believed in which was that African
needed to feel better. Her researched today and its topic.” Americans have a right just as
sister persisted until she definition?” 2.“Good work today everyone. I white people do and they deserve
found a way to make her 4.“Good work today everyone, am going to go ahead and collect equality. This is the courage that
happy again which was I am going to come around and all your posters and you can we need to take every day when it
creating Virginia’s “happy collect your packets from you move back to your seats if you comes to our school work and
place” of Bloomsberry. This is quickly and then you can move need to.” even when we see others being
something that we should try back to your original seats if bullied. We need to stand up for
to think about daily, taking you are not there already.” what we believe to be right and
the time to figure out what help others who may not have a
our friends enjoy that way voice as well.”
when they are feeling down,
we can help bring them back
up with something that
brings them joy just as
Virginia’s sister.”
Formative Individually the students will 1.Walk around the room while 1.Walk around the room while Individually the students will write
Assessment draw their “happy place” and the students are researching students are researching and a paragraph or two about a
will write a paragraph about and completing the packets. making posters. problem they see in the world that
it describing what they drew. 2.Take notes on who is working 2.Take notes on who is working they would want to change. They
Then the students will get effectively and who needs efficiently and who needs will describe the problem they see
with their shoulder partner reminded to stay on task. reminded to stay on task. and then describe what they
and will share what they 3.Write down who seems to be 3.Write down who seems to be might want to do in order to see a
drew and wrote and why it grasping the idea well when engaged and grasping the idea change with the problem. They
makes them happy. This will working on packet and who well and who needs extra help. will then get with their shoulder
go back on the theme that needs extra assistance. 4.At the end ask for a thumbs up partners and share the problem
showed in Virginia Wolf by if students understood what they see and how they want to fix
Kyo Maclear. made each person important. it. This will connect back to the
theme of the book that was read
aloud to them.

Adaptations 1.In the group conversations The following is based on The following is based on 1.In the group conversations
students will have other student’s IEP’s, 504’s, and ESL, student’s IEP’s, 504’s, and ESL, students will have other
classmates to help spark and behaviors. and behaviors. classmates to help spark their
their thought and ideas and thought and ideas and will be able
will be able to share in a Section 3: Section 3: to share in a small space first.
small space first. -Students LA, who speaks -Students LA, who speaks English 2.When students are working on
2.When students are working English as a second language, as a second language, and DE will writing the changes they want to
on their “Happy place” the and DE will need content read need content read aloud to them see, the students with writing
student is free to just write aloud to them by classmate or by classmate or teacher. disabilities are free to just write
down key words or to draw teacher. -Student DE will have modified down key words or to draw what
what they are feeling and -Student DE will have modified lesson where they can draw they are thinking and describe it
describe it out loud using lesson where they can draw instead of writing. out loud using only the picture
only the picture and their instead of writing. -Student SH will have an aid in and their thoughts.
thoughts. Student does not -Student SH will have an aid in the class to assist him with the
have to write paragraph. the class to assist him with the reading and writing.
reading and writing. -Student RW may need
-Student RW may need redirection and reminders to stay
redirection and reminders to on task during the research
stay on task during the portion.
research portion. -Early Finishers: For groups or
-Early Finishers: For groups or individuals who complete the
individuals who complete the research and sticky note activity
research and sticky note before the rest of the class, they
activity before the rest of the will be asked to find other
class, they will be asked to find resources to further their
other resources to further their research and expand their
research and expand their knowledge on the topic.
knowledge on the topic.
Summative Collect packets at the end of Collect posters at the end of the
Assessment the lesson and see who worked lesson and see what groups
(as needed) well and was able to complete worked well together and got all
the sheets and who was not the information needed on the
quite there in their work. poster, and make note of the
presenters and what they
presented to the class.