Unit Planning Template With Design Questions
Unit Planning Template With Design Questions
Unit Planning Template With Design Questions
Designer(s): Rachel
Howard
Stage 1-Desired Results
Standards:
o (Literature) Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through
particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or
judgments.
o (Speaking and listening) Present claims and findings, sequencing ideas logically and using
pertinent descriptions, facts and details to accentuate main ideas or themes; use
appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
Essential Questions:
How do you determine the theme of a text?
What is theme?
Why are personal judgments and opinions
important?
Other Evidence:
Students will think-pair-share about their
opinions of a text.
Students will illustrate the theme using their
interpretation, and they will share their
picture with the class.
Students will get in small groups and will
take turns reading a text, highlighting details
supporting the theme and personal opinions
of the group.
Students will write their own story, the