Leaving+a+Mark+on+the+World

The following unit contains several lesson plans and text set that encompass the theme of inspirational people. Lesson plans include the use of both informative and narrative texts. Students will not only learn about the impact each one of these people had on the world, but also apply this learning experience to their own lives. This unit gives students the opportunity to learn about influential people in our world as well as, engage in self-reflection upon their own actions and behaviors. With such an interesting topic, students are able to enjoy learning while continuing to develop their content, language, and literacy skills. ** Grade: ** 5th Grade ** Unit Objectives: **
 * Snapshot of the Unit:**
 * **Content Learning:** //I can identify inspirational people in the world and what they have done to leave their mark on the world.//
 * **Language Development:** //I can identify key events associated with the inspirational person using sentence frames.//
 * **Literacy Development:** //I can identify and retell the main ideas of a text.//

** Navigation of the Components: ** The following components consist of six influential individuals in the world. The unit can be taught in any order as each lesson plan includes their own set of standards related to the unit goals. Each of the lesson plans are aligned to both the Common Core State Standards as well as the ELP Standards in order to target a variety of students. The lessons are labeled with the ELP levels in order to help navigate the intentional skill set however, each of these lessons can be easily adapted to fit the skill levels of all English Language Learners. ** Unit Components: ** //** Jackie Robinson **// (ELP Levels 1 & 2; informative text) //** Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. **// (ELP levels 3 & 4; narrative text) **// Malala Yousafzai //** (ELP Levels 1 & 2 - includes levels 3-4 differentiation; informative text) //** More Than Anything Else **// (ELP Levels 3 & 4 - includes levels 1-2 differentiation; narrative text) **// LeBron James //** (ELP Levels 1 & 2; informative text) //** Michael Jordan **// (ELP Levels 3 & 4; narrative text) **Created By:** **Taylor Cooke** recently graduated from Gonzaga University where she was awarded a Bachelor's degree in Sociology with a minor in Psychology. She is beginning her one-year Master's in Teaching and will be getting certified in Elementary Education with an endorsement in Reading and English Language Learning. She will be doing her student teaching in a third-grade classroom at Holmes Elementary. **Zach Lombardo** has an undergraduate degree in Sociology and is entering his second year of the MIT program at Gonzaga. He has worked in 4th and 6th-grade classrooms. He will be completing field work and student teaching in a 5th-grade classroom for the 2016-2017 school year. **Jilliann Barta** is in the undergraduate program at Gonzaga Univeristy. She is in the middle of her program and is getting her degree in Special Education with an endorsement in Reading and Early Childhood Development. She will be starting her third year at Gonzaga for the 2016-2017 school year.