Sadako and the Thousand Paper Crane

How did Sadako effect her hold community by the outcome of her
illness?
Thematic Unit Question
Sixth Grade Level
By: Nichole Lynch
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

or Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators
Subject (Must include at Scale Portfolio for Teachers and Students
Area least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)
History hat
W The student will The
s tudent will use A rubric The student ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for teacher
happen participate in timetoast
t o make a categories: product will be 2. Design and develop digital age learning experience and
groups of 3 and timeline
a s
g roup. Spelling, the timeline assessment.
during Content and complete as a a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences
World War determine the Facts, Dates, group. that incorporate digital tools and resources to
2? major events of Appearance. promote student learning and creativity
World 2? Then b.
the students will Peer Evaluation ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for students
have to Creativity and Innovation
demonstrate b. Create original works as a means of personal or
their knowledge group expression
of event in a
Teks: 6.2d: organize and interpret information from
chronological
outlines, reports, databases, and visual including graph,
order ow World charts, timelines, maps.
War focusing on
Japan, and
American.
Health What is After watching the The student will A rubric scale The student ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for teacher
Leukemia? video and teacher watch a video on on the will have a 1. Facilities and inspire student learning and
led discussion the appearance, complete creativity
students will
 Do you the make a growth of healthy content, Spelling multimedia b. Promote student reflection using collaborative
Atomic bomb multimedia poster vs. cancer cell. and grammar. poster. tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual
disease was an about one of the After the teacher led understanding and thinking, planning, and
appropriate three topics: discussion and creative processes
name for the Leukemia, or watching the video ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for students
disease? Why healthy cells, the students will 6. Technology operation and concept
or not? cancer cells.. use smores to make d. Transfer current knowledge to learning of new
a multimedia poster. technologies

Teks:6.3B- Compare healthy cell growth to cell growth in

the disease process
Languag Does the After the students The student will A rubric on , An complete ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for teacher:
e Arts paper c rane complete the book use mind map to thesis sentence, two page 1. facilities and inspire student learning and
lose it value? Sadako and the brainstorm ideas for structure, page, paper. creativity
thousand cranes. their paper about the flow, grammar c. Promote student reflection using collaborative
Do you think The students will Sadako and and spelling, and tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual
Sadako live get into group of thousand paper Citation. understanding and thinking, planning, and
forever? three and talk cranes? creative processes
about ideas their
ideas and listen ISTE NETS and Performance Indicator for students
their classmates 3. Research and information fluency
ideas. b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and
ethically use information from a variety of sources and
The student will media
then use
mindmeister to do Teks: 6.25: Develops a topic sentence, summarizes
an online bubble findings, and uses evidence to support conclusion.
map for
brainstorm ideas
for their two page
paper.

Component Target Acceptable (2 pt deduction) Unacceptable (5 pts deduction)

Number of subjects/Length Lesson plans made for three Lesson plans made for two Lesson plans made for less than two subjects
subjects subjects

Component Target 3 pts Acceptable 1 pts Unacceptable0 pts

Unit Theme, Thematic Question(s) for Unit/Lesson thematic Unit/Lesson thematic questions Unit/Lesson thematic questions are lacking,
the Unit and subject areas, Indication of questions are provided are adequate; learners grade there is no big theme; no indication of
the learners grade level (2pts), and learners grade level is provided learners grade level
level is indicated (1pt)

Component Target Acceptable (1 pt deduction) Unacceptable (5 or more pts deduction)

Mechanics, Spelling and Punctuation Relatively no or little errors; Errors are present, but still Many errors; not clear, lengthy or wordy and
reflective of college level readable; somewhat clear, and not well-written
writing; clear, articulate, well-written
concise

Component Target 10 pts Acceptable 7 pts Unacceptable5 pts

Centers (Activities); Description of activities is
Technology Integration; clear and concise.
Students Products or Portfolio
Technology use in the
activities described clearly;
More than 2 technology tools
are incorporated in the
activities.
Students final product is
described clearly; and
correspond to the activities
and technology use.
Description of activities is
adequate and relates to the
theme of the unit. Activities are
appropriate for the grade level
Technology use in the activities
described vaguely.
2 technology tools use in the
activities.
Students final product is
indicated but did not correspond
with the activities and technology
use.
Description of activities is not clear. Activities
did not relate to the theme of the unit.
Activities are not appropriate for the grade
level.
Technology use in the activities is non
existence and/or vague; no variety of
technology tools integrated in the activities.
Students final product is not indicated and/or
not clear; Students final product did not
correspond with the activities and technology
use.

Component Target 7 pts Acceptable 5 pts Unacceptable2 pts

 Assessment and TEKS, ISTE-NETs
standards
Student demonstrates the Student demonstrates the ability
ability to assess student
achievement and is able to
articulate clear and concise
criteria from the
standards/benchmarks;
Student demonstrates the
ability to use content
instruction and assessment
strategies that are enriched
by technology and literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)
Assessments not well thought out;
to assess student achievement; assessments poorly written;
Student demonstrates the ability TEKS and ISTE not adequately addressed
to use content instruction and
assessment strategies that are
enriched by technology and
literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)

Total points: 18