ELA Benchmark Plan Walker SPD 580.docx - 1 BENCHMARK ELA...

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BENCHMARK ELA UNIT PLAN
ELA Plan
Chanel Walker
SPD 580
GCU
12/24/2020

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BENCHMARK ELA UNIT PLAN
Part 1: Lesson Prep
Teacher Candidate: Chanel Walker
Grade: 7 th
Unit/Subject: Language Arts
Unit and Brief Summary: This unit will focus on understanding writing using bio-cubes and graphic organizers. This unit will help
students in the areas of comprehension, retell, and other content areas while listening to and using biographies of others and
themselves.
Classroom/Student Factors and Grouping: This classroom is a self-contained environment, consisting of students working on a
variety of goals, and come from many grade-levels. This classroom supports children on both IEPs and 504s, who have impairments
that include but are not limited to; ADHD, test taking, and task completion. Grouping within the classroom environment and
specifically this unit will include whole class instruction, small group instruction, and peer PAL one on one groups.
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5
National/State
Learning Standards
“Utah State Standard:
RL.7.10 – By the end of
the year, read and
comprehend literature
in the grades 6-8 text
complexity band
proficiently “(Granite
“Utah State Standard:
W.7.2 – Write
informative/explanatory
texts to examine a topic
and convey ideas,
concepts, and
information through the
“Utah State
Standard: W.7.5 –
With some
guidance and
support from
peers and adults,
develop and
“Utah State
Standard: SL.7.1 –
Engage effectively in
a range of
collaborative
discussions (one-on-
one, in groups, and
“Utah State
Standard: W.7.10
– Write routinely
over extended
time frames (time
for research,
reflection, and

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BENCHMARK ELA UNIT PLAN
School District, n.d.). selection, organization,
and analysis of relevant
content” (Granite
School District, n.d.).
strengthen
writing as needed
by planning,
revising, editing,
rewriting, or
trying a new
approach,
focusing on how
well purpose and
audience have
been addressed”
(Granite School
District, n.d.).
teacher-led) with
diverse partners on
7 topics, texts, and
issues, building on
others’ ideas and
expressing their
own clearly”
(Granite School
District, n.d.).
revision) and
shorter time
frames (a single
sitting or a day or
two) for a range
of discipline-
specific tasks,
purposes, and
audiences”
(Granite School
District, n.d.).
Specific Learning
Target(s)/Objectives
All students will choose
their own subjects.
Students will be using
both print and online
text. They will both
evaluate and interpret
information in order to
comprehend the
material at hand.
Students will
organize their
thoughts and
feelings using
graphic
organizers.
Using these
organizers, students
will learn to
summarize their
feelings.
Once their cubes
are finished,
students will be
asked to
summarize their
findings and
discuss them
among their peers
and during whole
class instruction.