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Lesson Day 1 Day 2 (English Day 3 (U.S. History) Day 4 Day 5

Component Language Arts)

Standard Math 9.A: reflect on USH.1.B: analyze Sci. Intervention/

understanding to and evaluate the Enrichment

monitor application of these day

comprehension (e. founding principles

g., asking questions, to historical events

summarizing and in U.S. history

synthesizing, making (Resources, 2020).

connections, creating

sensory images);

(Resources, 2020,

Achieve3000, 2020).

Objective I can determine a I can learn different

central idea ways of taking notes

(Achieve3000, as I read for

2020). information or for

studying purposes
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(Achieve3000,

2020).

Exit ticket List the main idea “Describe some

and one supporting important

detail of each milestones in the

paragraph in the early days of space

graphic organizer exploration. Also,

(Achieve3000, describe the rivalry

2020). that existed between

the U.S. and the

Soviet Union. How

were the two

countries similar? In

what ways did their

ideas differ?

Support your

response with

information from

the lesson”

(Achieve3000,

2020).
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Highest challenge*†: a hard astronaut:​ someone

leverage problem who is trained to

vocabulary/ travel into space

word wall insightful*: having orbit​: to revolve

or showing a deep or around, or move in

clear understanding an orbit; for

of something example, the Moon

orbits Earth

persistence*†: the satellite​: an object

act of continuing or that orbits a larger

not giving up object

technology​*: the

hip-hop†: a form of use of scientific

rap music, or the knowledge to solve

sub-culture problems and make

associated with rap new things, such as

music new products, tools,

or processes

Pulitzer Prize†: an exploration​: the act

award given each of investigating an

year in different unfamiliar area in

areas of writing and order to learn about

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music it

launch​: to set in

survival*†: when a motion, or to send

person or group something into

continues to live or space

go on survive*: to

continue to live or

(Achieve3000, exist

2020). * These vocabulary

words are from the

Academic Word

List (Achieve3000,

2020).

Texts for Kendrick Lamar Out of This World

lessons Wins Top Award (Achieve3000,

(Achieve3000, 2020).

2020).

Digital Independent 5 step Independent 5 step

resource lesson lesson

(Achieve3000, (Achieve3000,

2020). 2020).
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Key points “Kendrick Lamar is In the short time that

a hip-hop star. He humans have been

won the 2017 exploring space,

Grammy for Best they have learned a

Rap Album and the great deal about

2018 Billboard science, technology,

Music Award for and the universe.

Top Rap Male Artist. In 1957, the Soviet

In 2018, he was also Union launched

awarded the Sputnik I, the

prestigious Pulitzer world's first

Prize in music. artificial satellite. It

Lamar's Pulitzer win successfully orbited

was unexpected. The Earth. A year later,

Pulitzer Prize award the U.S. launched its

was established in satellite Explorer I

1917. The first into orbit around

Pulitzer Prize for Earth.

music was awarded In 1960, two

in 1943. But until Russian dogs made

2018, only classical the first successful

or jazz artists had trip into space.

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won in the music Monkeys and mice

category. Lamar's have also gone into

music is a mix of space.

hip-hop, jazz, funk, In 1961, the Soviet

and African sounds. Union sent the first

The Pulitzer board man into space,

said Lamar's music cosmonaut Yuri

captured the Gagarin. He orbited

challenges that Earth. In 1969, the

African Americans U.S. landed a man

face. on the moon. Today,

The rapper grew up astronauts from

in a high-crime area several countries

of Compton, live and work in

California. Lamar space for months at

has been celebrated a time on the

for delivering raps International Space

that talk about Station

survival, persistence, (Achieve3000,

and self-worth” 2020)

(Achieve3000,

2020).
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Student These lessons are to Students struggling

misconceptio enhance student to read and

ns reading understand the

comprehension. concepts of the cold

Kendrick Lamar is war and the link to

one of the most space travel may

popular hip hop benefit from a video

musicians of our visual aid. Slow

modern era- The “playback speed” to

lesson has been .75 or .25 for video

chosen based on audio to play

what is observed in slower. Include

this specific class’ “Closed Caption”

culture. options on video in

English, Spanish or

Students are more any other L1

likely to be engaged (student’s primary

in topics that engage language).

them culturally. “Educators must be

According to more than

Goodwin, ​“Student information experts;

motivation translated they must be

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into effort, which in collaborators in

turn has a greater learning, seeking

effect on new knowledge and

performance than constantly acquiring

ability does” (2013 new skills alongside

p. 66). When their students”

students are (Duffey, 2012,

interested in what p.11). ​ As a

they are learning responsible

their content mastery technology user in

can be achieved. the classroom, the

teacher is expected

to view and vet any

and all video content

before showing to

students. Prepare

the video as a visual

aid for struggling

readers.

Re-teach/ Achieve3000 offers Using a

scaffolded articles at different supplementary video

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learning lexical levels. This and visual aids the

article is assigned at teacher can convey

an 880 lexical. 880 the lesson content to

is an approaching a variety of learners.

9th grade reading The lexical level of

level. Based on the digital resource

prior data for can be altered to

student’s reading different learners.

comprehension this

lexical level is

appropriate for these

specific students.

This article can be

brought down to 250

lexical reaching

students who fall far

below an average 9th

grade reading level.