Survival Depends on Adaptation Name: Elena Check

Unit Overview
Goals: The students will be aware of the social issue between the colors of the skin, the cause and effects of the Black Death, of the developments and innovations of the Industrial Revolution, and ocean/ wind currents and their
effect on Europe’s climate.
DAY #1—Read Aloud DAY #2— DAY #3—Social Studies (DYNAMIC) DAY #4—Social Studies
Social Studies (GEOGRAPHY)
(DIRECT)
Objective The students will be able to explain how the characters responses to change The students The students will be able to state how the Industrial Revolution came The students will be able to state how
throughout the story. will be able to about and the impact Rube Goldberg had. the winds and ocean currents effect the
state the cause climate of Europe.
of The Black Condition:
Death and how Condition-
it affected the Industrial Revolution: the rapid development of industry that
medieval occurred in the 18th and 19th century in Britain—the introduction Climate: weather conditions
society by of machinery
completing Innovation: a new idea, product, or method Ocean Current: a directed movement of
their comic seawater that is seasonal
strip.
Condition:
- The
Black
Death:
a
plague
that
spread
to and
throug
h
Europe
that
began
in 1348
- Plague:
a
contagi
ous
disease
- Cause:
a
conditi
on to
an
event
or
thing
- Effect:
a
change
in a
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result
due to
an
action
or
cause

Standards IAS 6.RL.2.3- Explain how a plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how NCSS: Time, IAS: 6.1.14— Describe the origins, developments and innovations of IAS: 6.3.6— Explain how ocean
the characters respond or change as the narrative advances and moves toward a Continuity, the Industrial Revolution and explain the impact these changes brought currents and winds influence climate
resolution. and Change about. differences on Europe and the Americas.
IAS: 6.1.7-
Describe how NCSS: Science, Technology, and Society NCSS: People, Places, and
the Black Environments
Death, along ISTE: 2a. Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and
with reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the digital ISTE: 2a. Students cultivate and manage
economic, world. their digital identity and reputation and
environmental are aware of the permanence of their
and social actions in the digital world.
factors led to
the decline of
medieval
society.
ISTE: 2 a.
Students
cultivate and
manage their
digital identity
and reputation
and are aware
of the
permanence of
their actions in
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the digital
world.

Materials - The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson - The Black Pencil - Map
Death Large paper - Crayons
- Construction paper - Computers Scrap paper - Pencil
- Scissors - Paper Laptop
- Writing A couple of printed articles [incase a laptop is out of battery]
- Glue utensil
-
- Markers Crayons/Mark
- Medium size poster board ers

- Worksheet/pencil

Managem If the students get too loud, I will use the light switch method. There are 3 Time: 1 hour Time: 1 hour Time: 30 minutes
ent switches and if they all get turned off in a class period, they will lose a privledge. Space: 6th Space: 6th grade classroom—the students’ seats and stations Space: 6th grade classroom—the
Time: 1 hour grade Behavior: I will be using the light method as well as the finger on the students’ seats and the front of the room
classroom— nose method. For the light method, I will use this when the students are Behavior: I will be using the ‘finger on
front of the working together and by themselves…there are 3 light switches in the the nose’ method. If they are talking
room and the room and if they are too loud I turn off one, if they continue to be loud I while I am teaching, I will put my finger
students’ seats will turn off another one and then finally, if they turn of the 3rd they will on my nose and they will all follow my
Behavior: I be given a consequence. If they are talking while I am teaching, I will lead while shutting off their voices.
will be using put my finger on my chin and they will all follow and do the same while Technology: Computer—Google
the light shutting off their voices. Classroom, projector
method as well Technology: Computer—Google Classroom, projector
as the finger
on the chin
method. For
the light
method, I will
use this when
the students
are working
together and
by
themselves…t
here are 3 light
switches in the
room and if
they are too
loud I turn off
one, if they
continue to be
loud I will turn
off another
one and then
finally, if they
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rd
turn of the 3
they will be
given a
consequence.
If they are
talking while I
am teaching, I
will put my
finger on my
chin and they
will all follow
and do the
same while
shutting off
their voices.
Technology:
Computer—
Google
Classroom

Anticipato I will visual on the screen and go through the months and what is celebrated each - Talk “Good afternoon, students. How many of you have seen the movie Sing? “Good morning, students. I am going to
ry Set month leaving February to be the last one. about a There is a part in that movie that I want you to watch, it’s actually my show you some pictures of people
mime, favorite, and then afterwards I am going to have you watch another short dressed a certain way on the board and
I will talk a little bit about what we will be doing in class and briefly describe the practic clip from Honey, I shrunk the Kids.” you are going to tell me what weather
short clip—why is black history month in February? e being - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAHGVLW5cs8 (2:07) they are most likely dressing for and
a - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93WdX7v3DWU (0:43) what state you think they are in (there is
Then I will show a 2 minute and 20 second video from the History Channel on
mime, no wrong answer—just make sure it is
Black History Month.
have logical).”
- http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month them - Show Slideshow
becom “As you can see, different weather
Ask the students to talk with the person next to them about why black history ea causes different dressing for both men
month is February and then ask them as a whole group and go over why we even mime and women. This is one way that we
celebrate it. - There survive—especially since we are from
will be Indiana, but this also happens around the
music globe.”
playing
in the
backgr
ound
for
mood
“I would like
you guys to
listen to this
story. When
you hear your
name, I would
like you to do
as I say. Make
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sure that you
are not talking,
if I say that is
what you are
doing in the
story just
pretend.
“One sunny
afternoon,
Mrs. Holt’s
class was
walking…
WALKING…
around the
classroom.
Kelsey and
Cassidy went
over to the
lunch menu to
see what was
for lunch
tomorrow
while Gabby
was tying her
shoe. All of
the boys
seemed to be
on one side of
the room
where the
couch was,
while the girls
started doing
each other’s
hair on the
other side only
using one
hand. Aiden,
Trevor, and
Brent started
jumping up
and down
because of the
3 cups of
coffee that just
kicked in and
Levi started
dancing. This
was a normal
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day. All of the
sudden,
Sirenity
chokes and
passes away.
She lays on the
ground, still.
Ty rushes over
to her to try
and save her
but half way
there, he trips
and hits his
head so hard
on the table
that he passes
away too. Next
thing you
know, Ian,
Logan Miller,
Marlene, and
Kady drop like
flies (meaning
that you guys
passed away
as well).
Everyone is
now confused
and is fast
walking,
panicking, and
not stepping
on those who
have died.
Savanna
huddles in a
corner to stay
away from
death and her
younger
brother, Gavin,
follows her.
He passes
away next to
her. Cole and
Skyler go say
a prayer in the
front of the
classroom, but
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mid prayer,
Cole dies.
Everyone is
confused, not
knowing how
to feel. How
are all of these
people dying?
Logan Myers
starts to crawl
because he can
no longer
stand, and just
as he tries to
cry out for
Rigin, he
becomes
paralyzed from
the neck down,
which means
he has in fact
passed away
as well. The
living people
remaining start
to smell
rotting human
flesh so they
decide they
need to move
everyone who
is scattered on
the floor dead.
Paige and
Claire really
couldn’t take
the smell so
they passed
away as well
They moved
them,
GENTLY (the
dead people
sort of could
move suddenly
just so the
alive people
don’t have to
literally drag
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them), to the
front of the
room and the
alive people
returned to
their seats.
There are
about half of
you remaining.
Imagine
having your
family
members,
friends, and
community
dying
suddenly and
there was
nothing you
could do about
it.”

Purpose “We are going to be reading the book The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson. “Today we are “Today we are going to be learning about the beginning of the Industrial Today we are going to be learning about
Watch how the characters change throughout the plot.” going to be Revolution and the role Rube Goldberg had.” the affects wind and ocean currents has
learning about on Europe’s climate. Watch out for the
The Black different areas this affects.
Death, look for
the cause of
this disease,
and how it
affected
Europe.”
Lesson I. I will have the students choose where they would like to sit, following the “Log on to “We are going to be splitting up into stations. Please look at the board to “Today I am going to have you move
Presentati classroom rules and procedures—gather on the floor Google see your name and what center you will be heading to. You will be at around in your seats; you may sit
on II. I will proceed to read the book after everyone is settled in and quiet—I Classroom and these stations for 10 minutes and I will keep a timer up on the board so wherever you like but you must be able
will use different voices for each character making them unique and open the you can keep track of the time as well. At each station, you will receive to see the screen the whole time. I am
making it easier for the students to better understand what is happening in reading on instructions by the adult there. Although they are not normally in our going to read to you an article from
the story and how they are developing as the story goes on. “The Black class, please be respectful to them and what they say. When you hear the National Geographic on ocean current
Death.” We timer, you will also hear music, this is when you will switch rotations. and climate. After this, I will show you
will be reading You must be sitting down at your next rotation when the music stops, a video where they have a roller coaster
this together— this is when your 10 minutes will begin again.” analogy to the ocean convey belt. This
I will begin affects the climate—make sure you are
and then I will “If you are in the blue group, you will start at the reading station. This is paying attention, not talking to your
ask if anyone where you will read articles on Rube Goldberg and his inventions. If you neighbor, and listening for reasons why
else would like are in the purple group, you will be at the technology station, where you Europe’s climate might be altered due to
to read. On will watch videos on Rube Goldberg and his machine ideas. After we are these ocean currents.”
some of the done in our groups, you each are going to sketch out your own https://www.nationalgeographic.org/me
questions that machine.” dia/ocean-currents-and-climate/ (2:33)
I ask, I would
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like you to talk “I would like the blue group to go to their station. I would like the purple “What do you notice about our climate
with your group to go to their station.” from this video and article?”
group about
the answer and Blue Group—Reading (9 minutes): “Do you think Europe has the same
then I will call climate as us? Why or Why not?”
on a student “You will be reading over these articles online. Grab a partner in your
from a table to group and take turns reading aloud to each other. They are posted in - Send the students back to their
answer, so google classroom. Also, on a scrap piece of paper you will write down at seats by table once the
make sure that least 5 interesting facts that you read about. Keep these in mind for your conversation is over
you are machine that you are going to create later.”
participating
and ready. On - https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
other - https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/science/exploring-an-
questions, I inventors-cartoons-in-the-art-of-rube-goldberg.html
will just call - http://www.rube-goldberg.com
on whoever’s - https://www.teachengineering.org/lessons/view/cub_simp_machi
hand is raised. nes_lesson05
After we get
through these Purple Group—Technology (9 minutes):
questions, I
will play a “You will be watching videos over the Industrial Revolution, Rube
short video for Goldberg, and examples of his machines. While you are watching these
you to watch.” videos, I want you to write down at least 10 objects you did not think
would be a part of the machine. You may work with a partner, but each
- Read of you needs their own sheet of paper. You must watch the first video,
the and then you and your partner must watch at least 2 other videos listed—
pages but you get to pick which two from your options. Make sure that you are
and also watching your time and using it wisely.”
throug
hout - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh_Lk7kDrUI (3:33)
the - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UdzAaw-H0o
reading - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B17OvPYM040
ask: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rjLPX-LcB8
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzukadYhr6c
Questions:

*provide wait
time for the
students to
answer,
answers
provided if
they did not
provide the
right answer or
it needs
reiterated.

“Where is this
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taking place?”

“This is taking
place in
Europe. A boat
came over
from Messina
and there were
these diseased
fleas on rats
that got
everywhere
and half of the
people coming
over on the
boat got sick
and passed
away.”

“How do you
think this
disease spread
so fast?”

“Because the
disease,
Yersinia, was
on fleas and
they got on
everything.
Fleas multiply
very fast and
get
everywhere.
Back then,
they did not
know that the
best thing to
do was
quarantine
those who
were sick,
meaning
keeping the
sick away
from the
healthy.”

“What do you
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think was
going through
the citizens’
head when this
first started?”

“How many
people died?”

“How did this

plague help
decline the
medieval
society?”

*re-read the
passage in the
book that
explains this*

- Show the
video

“Now you all

are going to
work with
your table to
perform a
small play on
The Black
Death. The
play has to be
at least 2
minutes long
and everyone
has to
participate.
You are free to
be creative
with your play.
By this, I
mean that you
can have a
modern twist
to it. You have
to include the
cause of The
Black Death,
at least 3
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effects it had
on society, and
a conclusion in
your
presentation.
You have
about 10
minutes to
come up with
a script and
then you will
present.”

- Have the
students
present

Closure or - “The girls in this story did not focus on the color of their skin and did not - Once the last - When there is 5 minutes remaining, I will have them find a - At the end of the class period, I
Conclusio see the problem in being with each other. The fence in this story brings group stopping point and I will go over what the Industrial Revolution will walk around and have each
n them together instead of keeping them apart. We are going to fill out a performs and was, innovations and developments that came from this time student point to where Europe is
worksheet that is only 3 questions asking you a little more about this book sits down I period, and have them do an exit slip. affect by the wind and ocean
that we have talked about and while you are doing that I am going to play will go to the currents. I will then ask them
a video for you to listen to and watch when you are done. Once the video front of the what the Europeans wear that
room and ask live there. I will do this
is over, you will have about 2 minutes to finish up your thoughts—this
the students to individually to see who
will be due by the end of the class time.”
get out a half understands and who still needs
i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RfHcqf3of0&t=219s sheet of paper more help.
(18:52) (share/split
- The students will have materials in the middle of their tables already one with a
(passed out during writer workshop) neighbor). I
- I will briefly discuss the video and Martin Luther King Jr. and his speech will then ask
- The students will take a piece of construction paper and trace their hand on the students to
it and cut it out—they will write on their hand a dream that they on this write down the
social issue and in the fingers, they will write ways they can tear down the cause of The
fence for good. When they are done, they will come to the front of the Black Death
room and vow to make a difference and glue it onto the poster board. and at least 2
effects The
Black Death
had on Europe
on one side of
the paper. On
the other side
of the paper, I
will have the
students write
one thing they
enjoyed about
the lesson (it
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can also be
something
interesting that
they learned)
and one thing
they did not
enjoy as much.

Formative The students will fill out there 3 questions worksheet on The Other Side. The students The students will do an exit slip, and on this exit-slip they will write the I will go around and ask each student to
Assessmen will do an exit definition of the Industrial Revolution. point on their map to a part of Europe
t slip, and on that is affected by wind and/or ocean
this exit-slip currents. I will also have them tell me
they will write what Europeans would probably wear
the cause and there. I will have a check list with me to
2 effects of let me know who was able to provide
The Black me with answers and who was not.
Death and turn
it in so they
are able to
leave.
Adaptatio Have the students talk in their groups about their answers to their worksheets so if Have the The students will be in groups and with an adult at all times, if they are Remediation – I will reiterate the
ns anyone is confused, their peers could easily help them. students work confused they have access to help. information I would like the students to
in groups so take away from the lesson.
that the peers Enrichment –
can help each a. I will ask prior
other quickly knowledge questions.
and efficiently. b. I will use higher
vocabulary while
reiterating what they
learned in their reading
and videos.
ELL – N/A
Exceptional Needs- Students will work
individually but then collaborate with
their peers in their groups, if they do not
understand the material, they can be
helped easily.

Summativ N/A The students The students will make an illustration of their own Rube Goldberg The students will color in their
e will make a machine. European map with color showing
Assessmen comic strip different climates and where ocean and
t and roleplay The machine must have: wind currents are affecting the country.
(as how they - At least 5 of the objects they wrote down in their technology
needed) interpreted the station.
Black Death— - Label the objects they are using.
it can be - State the goal of the machine.
modern, have
a twist, or
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done in the
1300s (just
like The Black
Death).

In both the
comic strip
and roleplay:
- The
student
s must
provide
the
cause
of the
Black
Death.
- The
student
s must
show at
least 2
effects
that it
had on
Europe
.
- The
student
s must
have a
conclus
ion.