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=Stage 1 Identify Desired Results=
 * **Establish Goals:** **(G)** ||
 * **Common Core- ELA Standards: Grade 6**

Writing #2- Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization & analysis of relevant information. Writing #8-Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.


 * Common Core-Literacy in Social Studies Standards: Grade 6-8**


 * 1) 5- Describe how a text presents information (e.g.,sequentially, comparatively, causally).
 * 2) 9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic. ||

//What understandings are desired?//

 * //Students will understand that:// **(U)** ||
 * * a summary includes a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding statement.
 * information found can be unreliable or biased.
 * copying from a source is plagiarism and paraphrasing should be used to gather information.
 * a primary source and a secondary source give you a different type of information.
 * text is presented in multiple ways to help determine the main idea.
 * good reflections can help us make predictions ||

//What essential questions will be considered?//

 * **Essential Questions:** **(Q)** ||
 * * Why are each of the key elements of a summary necessary for its success?
 * How might we prove the credibility of an online source?
 * How and when can we use paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism?
 * What information about historical events can you infer from a primary source?
 * Why do authors structure texts in different ways?
 * How are peoples' views about historical events different or similar based on their experiences? ||

//What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit?//
•looking for credibility: Author, references, URL, Currency, Sponsorship, Bias •text structures: Description, Compare/Contrast, Sequencing, Problem/Solution, Cause/Effect -definition of Primary and Secondary sources -definition of plagiarism and what counts as such -Good reflections consists of specific examples and connections || •summarize a natural disaster. •make meaning of a partner's paraphrased notes and illustrate through a drawing. •design a paragraph in a text structure and a partner will be able to identify that text structure. •consider why a credible source and a questionable source could both be useful based on your purpose. •infer information from a primary source and compare it to a secondary source •reflect on your own childhood and your recollection of historical events to make predictions of the future. ||
 * //Students will know:// **(K)** || //Students will be able to:// **(S)** ||
 * •definition and examples of Topic sentence, supporting details, concluding sentences


 * 2004 ASCD and Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe**