1. Course Organizer Course Standards: The This Course: Course Questions:
Teacher(s):
The
Course Organizer
Student:
Time:
Course Dates:
Course Standards:
This Course: 1
Course Assessments: is
about
Course Questions:
EALR’s Assessed:

2. Course Map Learning Rituals Units Community Performance Principles
This Course:
includes
Performance
Options
Student:
Critical Concepts
Learned in these
Units 8 6 7 4 5

3. The Unit Organizer Type your unit title here
NAME
DATE
The Unit Organizer
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
NEW
UNIT
Expanded Unit Map
is about... 9 10
Type your unit title here
Click and type your unit paraphrase here
Add your unit subjects here. Highlight and choose copy from the edit menu to make more boxes like this.
Add your unit subjects here. Highlight and choose copy from the edit menu to make more boxes like this.
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Type a unit question here…...

4. LESSON ORGANIZER Specify which unit this lesson came from here
UNIT or BACKGROUND
DATE:________ NAME:__________________
LESSON ORGANIZER
Relationships
LESSON TOPIC
Task-Related Strategies 4 1 2 3 5
is about...
Lesson Map 6 7 8
Challenge Question
Self-Test Questions
Tasks:
Specify which unit this lesson came from here
Type unit concept here
Type unit concept here
Don’t forget to draw an arrow from the unit concept to the lesson concept down below-then delete this box
Type unit concept here
Type unit concept here
Relationship words here (pg. 34)
Student strategy here (pg. 35)
Click and type 1 or 2 words for main idea here
Paraphrase what the lesson topic is about here
Type lesson concept here
Type lesson concept here
linking word
linking word
linking word
linking word
Type lesson concept here
Type lesson concept here
linking word
Type lesson concept here
Type a question that will spark discussion and stimulate background knowledge here
1. Type question that students can ask themselves here
2. Type question that students can ask themselves here
1. List activity or assignment that students will complete here
2. List activity or assignment that students will complete here
EALR’s:
List EALR’s MEASURED by this lesson here

5. CONCEPT DIAGRAM Physics Key Words Always Present Sometimes Present3 1
CONVEY CONCEPT 2
OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT
NOTE KEY WORDS 4
CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Always Present
Sometimes Present
Never Present 5
EXPLORE EXAMPLES
Examples:
Non-examples: 6 7
PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLES
TIE DOWN A DEFINITION
motion
energy
speed
Relative position
Relative speed
kinetic
Potential
Motion
Physics
Acceleration
Motion
Never Characteristics here
Change in relation to a reference pt
Sometimes Characteristics here
Never Characteristics here
Always Characteristics here
Sometimes Characteristics here
Never Characteristics here
Always Characteristics here
Sometimes Characteristics here
Never Characteristics here
Always Characteristics here
Never Characteristics here
Type examples here
Type nonexamples here
type examples to be tested here
Type examples here
Type nonexamples here
Type examples here
Type nonexamples here
Type examples here
Type nonexamples here
Type a complete sentence that contains the name of the target concept, name of overall concept and the “always characteristics” that must be present in all members of the concept class and any unusual rule that defines the relationship among the characteristics.

6. COMPARISON TABLE Overall concept to be explored in this lesson2
OVERALL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 1
CHARACTERISTICS 3
EXTENSIONS 9
LIKE CHARACTERISTICS 4
UNLIKE CHARACTERISTICS 6
LIKE CATEGORIES 5
UNLIKE CATEGORIES 7
SUMMARY 8
Communicate targeted concepts
Obtain the Overall Concept
Make lists of known characteristics
Pin down Like Characteristics
Assemble Like Categories
Record Unlike Characteristics
Identify Unlike Categories
Nail down a summary
Go beyond the basics
COMPAR I NG
Overall concept to be explored in this lesson
CONCEPT 1
concept to be explored
concept to be explored
characteristic of concept
characteristic of concept
Extension activity or question here-something that checks student understanding and gives them a chance to apply their knowledge of the concepts
like characteristics
like categories here
unlike characteristics
unlike characteristics
unlike categories here
Type a written summary of the students’ understanding of the similarities and differences between the concepts here

7. ANCHORING TABLE
UNIT: _____________________________
DATE:________ NAME:_____________
Known Information 3 2
Known Concept
New Concept 1
Type the word or phrase that represents the known concept here
Type the word or phrase that represents the new concept here
known information 4
Characteristics of a Known Concept 6
Characteristics Shared 5
Characteristics of a New Concept
Type shared characteristics of both concepts here
Type characteristic of known concept here
Type characteristic of new concept here
Type shared characteristics of both concepts here
Type characteristic of known concept here
Type characteristic of new concept here
Type shared characteristics of both concepts here
Type characteristic of known concept here
Type characteristic of new concept here
Type shared characteristics of both concepts here
Type characteristic of known concept here
Type characteristic of new concept here
Type characteristic of known concept here
Type shared characteristics of both concepts here
Type characteristic of new concept here 7
Understanding of the New Concept
Type sentence(s) that represents the students’ understanding of the new concept here.
ANCHORS Linking Steps:
1. Announce the New Concept
2. Name Known Concept
3. Collect Known Information
4. Highlight Characteristics of Known Concept
5. Observe Characteristics of New Concept
6. Reveal Characteristics Shared
7. State Understanding of New Concept

8. Grammar Island The Unit Organizer Mesopotamia Group Work
NAME 4
BIGGER PICTURE
DATE 2
LAST UNIT
/Experience
Grammar Island 1
CURRENT UNIT
CURRENT UNIT 3
NEXT UNIT
/Experience
Mesopotamia
Group Work 8
Student Activities and Assignments 5
UNIT MAP
is about...
Working cooperatively to learn about survival on a deserted island
Group Role
Tribe Flag and song
Survival reading and questions
Quiz
5. Map of Island
Journal responses
7. Survival Game
Developed
Culture
Geographic
Characteristics
Social Levels
Stable Food Supply
System of Government
Specialization of Labor
How can working as a group help your tribe survive on Grammar Island. (Specialization of Labor)
Give two examples of how your tribe demonstrates specialization of labor and system of government.
Describe how your geography determined your tribe’s ability to survive?
Give three examples of how your tribe shows a developed culture?
1. LINCS
2. Reading Process
3. Group Work
4. Writing Process 6
UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS
Tools 7

9. Specialization of Labor
NAME
DATE
The Unit Organizer
SELF-TEST
QUESTIONS
NEW
UNIT
Expanded Unit Map
is about... 9 10
Grammar Island
Geographic
Characteristics
Working cooperatively to learn about survival on a deserted island
Developed
Culture
Social Levels
Stable Food
Supply
Specialization of Labor
System of Government

10. DATE:________ NAME:__________________
UNIT or BACKGROUND
DATE:________ NAME:__________________
LESSON ORGANIZER
Relationships
LESSON TOPIC
Task-Related Strategies 4 1 2 3 5
is about...
Lesson Map 6 7 8
Challenge Question
Self-Test Questions
Tasks:
EALR’s:

11. CONCEPT DIAGRAM Key Words Always Present Sometimes Present3 1
CONVEY CONCEPT 2
OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT
NOTE KEY WORDS 4
CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
Always Present
Sometimes Present
Never Present 5
EXPLORE EXAMPLES
Examples:
Non-examples: 6 7
PRACTICE WITH NEW EXAMPLES
TIE DOWN A DEFINITION

12. COMPARISON TABLE 2 1 3 9 4 6 5 7 8 Communicate targeted concepts
OVERALL CONCEPT
CONCEPT 1
CHARACTERISTICS 3
EXTENSIONS 9
LIKE CHARACTERISTICS 4
UNLIKE CHARACTERISTICS 6
LIKE CATEGORIES 5
UNLIKE CATEGORIES 7
SUMMARY 8
Communicate targeted concepts
Obtain the Overall Concept
Make lists of known characteristics
Pin down Like Characteristics
Assemble Like Categories
Record Unlike Characteristics
Identify Unlike Categories
Nail down a summary
Go beyond the basics
COMPAR I NG
CONCEPT 1

13. ANCHORING TABLE UNIT: _____________________________
DATE:________ NAME:_____________
Known Information 3 2
Known Concept
New Concept 1 4
Characteristics of a Known Concept 6
Characteristics Shared 5
Characteristics of a New Concept 7
Understanding of the New Concept
ANCHORS Linking Steps:
1. Announce the New Concept
2. Name Known Concept
3. Collect Known Information
4. Highlight Characteristics of Known Concept
5. Observe Characteristics of New Concept
6. Reveal Characteristics Shared
7. State Understanding of New Concept