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Understandings: Students will understand that
Essential Questions:
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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)
Design Topic Literary Analysis Subject(s) Language Arts Grade(s) 6th Designer(s) Daniel Coffin
join.
Create a poster for a stage adaptation of The
Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 with imagery
and a tagline chosen to express a theme you
have discerned within the work; this poster will
be accompanied by a brief design statement
Other Evidence:
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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)
Design Topic Literary Analysis Subject(s) Language Arts Grade(s) 6th Designer(s) Daniel Coffin
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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)
Design Topic Literary Analysis Subject(s) Language Arts Grade(s) 6th Designer(s) Daniel Coffin
Watch No More: The Children of Birmingham 1963 and the Turning of the Civil Rights Movement and
complete guided notes.
Complete semantic map for the concept of segregation and related ideas.
Compare and contrast discussion: how did protesters demonstrating against segregation attempt to
change or shape their communities? How did individuals in favor of segregation attempt to change or
shape their communities? Why were those in favor of desegregation successful? What made their
tactics successful?
Complete genre survey for historical fiction, noting features and examples of the genre.
Complete anticipation guide for The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 and Vocab-O-Gram with
vocabulary predictions.
Complete D.DAT Characterization Analysis Organizer for Kenny Watson and Byron Watson.
Complete plot analysis for each phase of plot development for The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963.
Complete Frayer Model for vocabulary terms dynamic and static as they relate to characterization.
Review What is an argument? and How to make an argument videos and complete guided notes on
features of argumentative writing.
Compare and contrast chapter 5 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963 Nazi Parachutes Attack
America And Get Show Down Over The Flint River By Captain Byron Watson And His Flamethrower
Of Death with its corresponding scene from the film The Watsons Go To Birmingham. Which details
have the filmmakers changed? Which remain the same? What effect do these changes have on our
understanding and enjoyment of the scene?
Analyze the promotional poster for the film The Watsons Go To Birmingham. What images and tagline
were selected for the poster? What clues do these images and tagline give the viewer about the
subject the filmmakers wished to address?
Analyze key scenes in the film The Watsons Go To Birmingham. What statement are the filmmakers
expressing about the subject of responsibility?
Analyze key scenes in the novel The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963. What statement is the author
making about the subject of maturity?
Review compare/contrast notes and analyze how the differences between the film and novel help to
emphasize different themes in the film and novel.
Closely read and annotate text evidence showing characterization of Kenny and Byron Watson in three
key scenes taken from the beginning, middle, and end of The Watsons Go To Birmingham - 1963.
Analyze Dynamic Character organizer to determine how these characters have shown growth or
change over the course of the novel.
Use information from Dynamic Character Analysis organizer to create thesis statement and supporting
claims in prewriting packet.
Use information from Dynamic Character Analysis and annotations in student copies of The Watsons
Go To Birmingham - 1963 to cite text evidence showing how characters have demonstrate growth or
change over the course of the novel.
Peer review draft copies of argumentative essay to determine whether supporting claims are sufficiently
supported by relevant text evidence and explanation.
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Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005)