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Moving On: Kim Chrissy Diane

Unit: MovingUp5to6	Grade:5
Established Goals (Standards)
ESL specific Extend oral language through conversation Build confidence with oral language, especially in a conversational format Grade 5 Retain natural fluency during presentations and/or recording Build confidence to engage in spontaneous dialogue based on focused topics Both Develop and uncover strategies to cope with life changes, through the lens of transitioning to sixth grade
Enduring Understandings	Essential Questions
Conversational language is crucial to efficient and clear communication Conversational dialogue requires all participants to be responsive We all have cultural teachings to draw upon when facing difficult situations	Why is conversational language important to communication? How can we improve our conversational language? How can the words of wise people help us discover changes we can make within ourselves?
Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence
GRASPS Task	Six Facets of Understanding
Goal: You will produce a podcast that showcases strategies, teachings, inspirational sayings and experiences to help fifth grade students succeed in sixth grade around the world. Role: You will work in teams to research, author, record and broadcast your podcast Audience: Students moving on around the world though iTunes, class blog, and the internet. Situation: You are moving on to sixth grade and need a variety of strategies, teachings, inspirational sayings and experiences that will help you succeed. Product Performance: Your podcast will be posted on the class blog and on iTunes. A successful podcast will include: Strong, clear speaking voice Modulated voice with emotion and emphasis Teachings or inspirational sayings that can directly provide guidance for students transitioning to sixth grade 3 strategies linked to an experience that sixth graders will have designed to help fifth graders succeed A written script with proper grammar Engaging language, intro & outro, and audio enhancements. Extension: Video podcast Adding still images to the podcast Personal podcast	Explain: After completing a self-assessment of your oral language (through GB recording), explain which areas you, personally, need to improve upon, why and how you will you have improved. Interpret: Share an inspirational saying via the class blog (in translation if not in English) and describe a personal experience when this saying was beneficial. Sayings could include personal images, or audio recordings. Apply: Collaborate with partner classes around the world to produce a VoiceThread describing the challenges and opportunities of moving on, as well as find commonalities among all students. Perspective: Listen to a “real” podcast or book about a life change (anything that can be found and is appropriate). Discuss as a class, or in partners, how the broadcaster or author coped with the change using strategies, inspirational sayings or teachings. Self-Knowledge: Personal Action Plan: Begin with a personal reflection of a similar experience to determine your successful coping strategies, develop an action plan to put those strategies, along with the new ones learned during this unit, into practice next year. Empathize: In partners, role-play the first day of school – one person is the teacher, one is the student. Reflect on the experience with your partner.
Lesson Notes: MovingUp5to6 Wikispace

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