1. Orange County Public Schools WINNER Middle School Mini-Academy Quarter 1

2. Orange County Public Schools Understanding the Progression of the Florida Standards for RI.2.5

3. Orange County Public Schools Targets Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text Analyze how the major sections contribute to the whole Analyze how the major sections contribute to the development of the ideas

4. Orange County Public Schools Misconceptions

5. Orange County Public Schools “The Drought alone did not cause the black blizzards. Although dry spells are unavoidable in the region, occurring roughly every 25 years, it was the combination of drought and misuse of the land that led to the incredible devastation of the Dust Bowl years.” LAFS.6.RI.2.5 Sample Response: These sentences move the text from describing the drought in the 1930s in to describing the other issues that caused the Dust Bowl. Task Demands: Determine how a specific element contributes to overall structure and development of the text’s ideas where the purpose of the element is explicit. Analyze and explain how a specific element contributes to overall structure and development of the text’s ideas. The part of text to be analyzed may be provided. Part A: How does the _____ section contribute to the reader’s understanding of the article? Part B: Select a detail from the section to support your response in Part A.

6. Orange County Public Schools LAFS.7.RI.2.5 Sample Response: The article, “The Drought” is organized by first describing geography and drought in the western U.S., moving into other causes of the Dust Bowl, such as poor farming techniques to show that many aspects of America at the time was as unstable as the land. Task Demand: Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas

7. Orange County Public Schools LAFS.8.RI.2.5 Sample Response: The final paragraph in “The Drought” begins by explaining how the land was restored and reformed, though Americans were unwilling to change without payment. It ends with a quote that supports the article’s central idea. This paragraph shows that the events in the Dust Bowl were a symbol of America’s instability. Task Demands: Analyze how a paragraph’s structure develops or impacts the meaning of the paragraph or the meaning of the entire text. An inference(s) about meaning is provided. How does the paragraph work to refute a commonly held belief about _____? Part A: Select the sentence containing an assumption about _____. Part B: Select a description of how the paragraph’s structure relies on this assumption. Part A: How is paragraph four structured? Part B: How does this structure impact the meaning of the paragraph?

8. Orange County Public Schools Understanding the Progression of the Florida Standards for W.1.2

9. Orange County Public Schools Writing Task: Write an informative essay that explains how the dust bowl developed and the effect on the people that lived there. Your essay must include ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Level 1 Controlling Idea: Flip the prompt to create a controlling idea. POSSIBLE LEVEL 1 CONTROLLING IDEA/CLAIM: The dust bowl developed and affected the people that lived there. Creating a Controlling Idea

10. Orange County Public Schools Writing Task: Write an informative essay that explains how the dust bowl developed and the effect on the people that lived there. Your essay must include ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Level 2 Controlling Idea: Flip the prompt and use TAG (Title, Author, Genre). POSSIBLE LEVEL 2 CONTROLLING IDEA/CLAIM: According to the passage, “The Drought,” from PBS-The American Experience and a letter from The Atlantic Magazine, the dust bowl developed and affected the people that lived there. Creating a Controlling Idea

11. Orange County Public Schools Writing Task: Write an informative essay that explains how the dust bowl developed and the effect on the people that lived there. Your essay must include ideas and information that can be found in the passage set. Level 3 Controlling Idea: Flip the prompt and use TAG (Title, Author, Genre) and include inferred reasons. POSSIBLE LEVEL 3 CONTROLLING IDEA/CLAIM: According to the passage, “The Drought,” from PBS-The American Experience and a letter from The Atlantic Magazine, the dust bowl developed from severe weather and poor farming practices, leading to environmental and psychological effects on people. Creating a Controlling Idea

12. Orange County Public Schools Possible Planning Method

13. Orange County Public Schools According to the passage, “The Drought,” from PBS-The American Experience and a letter from The Atlantic Magazine, the dust bowl developed due to severe weather and poor farming practices, leading to environmental and psychological effects on people. The dust bowl affected the people that lived there in various ways including having a negative effect on their mentality and the environment. Droughts, dust storms, and the farming practices that were used in the early 1920s and 1930s played a role in the development of the dust bowl.  It was extremely hard to see because of the constant dust clouds. (“The Drought” – paragraph 5, the letter to Evelyn- paragraph 1)  The land was stripped by cattle overgrazing and sheep herds according to the article, “The Drought.” (paragraph 4)  The land was plowed by settlers who used their farming techniques. (“The Drought” paragraph 4) According to the letter to Evelyn, there were psychological effects of the dust bowl which included, “the confusion of mind resulting from the overthrow of all plans for improvement or normal farm work, and the difficulty of making other plans even in a tentative way.” (paragraph 1) The constant dust ruined their homes as evidenced in the letter to Evelyn. (paragraph 1) With the development of the dust bowl, there were significant effects on people that lived in the Great Plains.

14. Orange County Public Schools Writing Tasks – MTP 1.4