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P : T U TPATTERNS OF
RACTICE HEMATIC NIT EMPLATE
Steps
Step 1:
Standards
Step 2:
Text Set (3-5
books)
Step 3:
Textbooks
Step 4:
Digital
Resources
Step 5:
Vocabulary
TEACHER
CANDIDATE
STEPHANIE
WATSON
LANGUAGE
ART(S)
Listening, Reading,
Visual, Writing,
Speaking
6
GRADE
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
Virginia Standards of Learning or Common Core
Standards:
6.4 a-e, 6.5 a-f, 6.6 a-f,
Ben and Me (1957), The Great Kite (1997), and
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin
Franklin (2000)
Ben and Me (1957), The Great Kite (1997), and
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin
Franklin (2000)
Smartboard, Chrome books, Headphones
THEME OF UNIT
Reading, Writing,
History, STEM
COMPLETE LIST (Would master these every
two chapters)
manuscript
alter
decipher
hoax
lamented
patron
so-called
undeniable
prosperous
severity
delirious
draugh t
bleak
ember
shudder
anvi l
pincer
kindling
flourish
maxim
domicile
heir
hindrance
subsistence
succor
abide
bask
contrive
ingenious
wit
devise
venture
abroad
inclemen t
dof f
barbarous
secluded
don
dispor t
flounder
mongre l
cur
frolic
romp
coax
antic
thicket
yoke l
culminate
ludicrous
bedraggled
apparition
wisp
surmount
rakish
discern
prominent
throng
garb
despondency
disheveled
dissemination
meek
odious
vanity
jeer
catcal l
scurrilous
contemptible
perpetrate
lenien t
derive
contraction
dampen
apparatus
mar
rectify
manifestation
gallantly
inadvertently
tarnish
momentous
unseemly
befal l
sheepish
modesty
subdued
rif t
brood
idyllic
lul l
preliminary
incessant
convulse
render
grievance
facility
laden
newfangled
foray
firebrand
eloquence
adjourn
orate
singe
aspiration
milliner
diplomat
thwar t
rapscallion
aristocrat
revelation
villainous
intrigue
valiantly
confidante
pamper
dissolute
humble
beref t
indisposed
detes t
belle
trousseau
downtrodden
uncouth
affray
stalwar t
soberly
erratic
temperament
foppish
undertaking
oppress
chafe
mincing
bristle
preen
testy
popinjay
turmoi l
ardor
grim
cudge l
poise
motley
crude
secrete
opulen t
cohort
suppress
contingent
rabble
fray
proletariat
lavish
adjoin
fickle
intrepid
doggedly
grizzled
brood
boisterous
downcast
snub
delegation
threadbare
meander
frivolous
staid
succumb
hale
gusto
exquisite
essay
Step 8:
Projects
Step 9:
Assessment
Step 6:
Learning Logs
Step 7:
Differentiation
The assessment in this process will take place
through class discussion, as well as a formative
assessment following each few chapters.
NOTES
Activities appropriate for the language arts identified in this assignment
would include comprehension trivia of the identified vocabulary within
the text (often done in an interactive retention game format), activity
sheets including story maps and comparison charts, hands on engaging
activities that explore the process from within the text (in this case
being the kite building project and presentation), retelling and
summarizing in group discussion platforms
Learning log will be kept in notebook fashion with
daily vocabulary completion and learning
summary.
By providing a series of learning fundamentals,
this
lesson will tailor to the many different learning
abilities and reception means of the diversity
within
the classroom.
Building a kite, Cross Curricular
References
Barette, G (2000). Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin.
https://bookpagez.com/resource/now-and-ben-the-modern-inventions-of-benjamin-franklin-
lesson-plans/
Lawson, R. (1957). Ben and Me.
https://adams.marmot.org/Record/.b11174596
Schmidt, N. (1997). The Great Kite.
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Kite-Book-Kit/dp/080690321X
Tompkins, G. E. (2015). Language Arts: Patterns of Practice (9th ed.). Pearson Education (US).
https://libertyonline.vitalsource.com/books/9780133910230
Virginia Standards of Learning or Common Core Standards (2023).
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/k-12-standards-instruction/english-
reading-literacy/standards-of-learning
