This is three years worth of changing, molding, switching, revamping. Thanks to the three other teachers that helped create and compile all of this information. Take it as you will and please attribute appropriately. We used Far North as our text and Argumentative Writing as mode of writing and really focused on having the kids learn how to identify the Main Idea and Theme.
Here is a link to the Public Google Driver Folder as well for Common Core Survival Unit Plans.
These are all of the Downloads.
This is an article about taking risks with a questionaire at the end. If you like stop and writes this is a fantastic article to get things started before reading Far North. _Risky Business_ article – taking risks
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ar north simile and metaphor hunt
Gradebook Makeup of 3rd quarter
Performance Assessment – Survival
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Reading Standards Rubrics RL 7.2 Theme Assessment C
Survival Unit Argumentative Graphic Organizer Survival Unit Vocabulary