2 BENCHMARK ELA UNIT PLAN Part 1: Lesson Preparation Teacher Candidate Name:Brandy Lightle Grade Level:7th Unit/Subject: English Language Arts Title of Unit and Brief Summary:Over the next 5 days, students will work on summarizing with Bio-cubes.Using guided comprehension students will learn how to construct biographies.This will help students connect to the material in a meaningful way. Classroom and Student Factors/Grouping:Grouped based on tier levels and classroom assessments and cognitive abilities.Self- contained classroom is various grade and skill levels.Denise, Bertie and Victoria have other health-related impairments such as, ADHD, along with task-completing skills and test-taking issues. Day 1Day 2Day 3Day 4Day 5 National/State LearningStandards“W.7.6 Usetechnology, includingthe Internet, toproduce and publishwriting and link to andcite sources, as well asto interact andcollaborate withothers, includinglinking to and citingsources” (ODE, 2018).“W.7.4 Produce clearand coherent writingin which thedevelopment,organization, and styleare appropriate to task,purpose, and audience.(Grade specificexpectations forwriting types aredefined in standards1–3 above.)” (ODE,2018).“SL.7.5 Includemultimediacomponents and visualdisplays inpresentations to clarifyclaims and findingsand emphasize salientpoints” (ODE, 2018).“SL.7.4 Present claimsand findings,emphasizing salientpoints in a focused,coherent manner withpertinent descriptions,facts, details, andexamples; useappropriate eyecontact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation” (ODE, 2018).“SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on- one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts, and issues, building on
