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Please take the time to participate in this calming exercise: 

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Please take the time to participate in this calming exercise: 

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If you need too, do this exercise a couple of times!

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Calm Breathe Bubble | Breathing Exercise

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This information about the 4 Ts is important for you to learn and connect to our reading in Language Arts because it helps learners (you!) become powerful in Language Arts. It gives you the ability to understand what we are learning and why we are learning it!

This information is also important because it allows the learners (you!) to become engaged in your own learning. If you are engaged in your own learning, it will help you gain the knowledge you need about the world!

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Here is what you should remember about The 4 T's: 

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Here is what you should remember about The 4 T's: 

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Remember, The Four T's were created to enrich your Language Arts experience.
- Topic, Text, Task and Target are all intertwined together to create an experience that motivates and empowers students.

- Topic: The topic should be engaging, and should positively impact the students.
- Text: The text should reflect the topic accurately and should be given at each students correct reading level.
- Target: The target should be appropriate for the learners to achieve, but should also promote a challenge.
- Task: The task should allow students to show what they know through all of the steps, instead of just the final product.

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Here is some more information on your final product! (paper)

You are going to write an Objective Summary about the text we read through as a class. After your summary is completed, you are going to write another paragraph on the comparisons/connections you found in the text that compare/connect with your life. Also, at the end of this paragraph, you are going to write on how the Four T's, Text, Topic, Task and Target all fit together in our unit.

*Paragraphs have no sentence limitation. Write as much as you need too.

Information straight from the Lesson Plan:
Final assessment: Students will write a summary of the text that focuses on its deeper meaning:
- Objective summary of the text including the central idea
- Comparison of the information learned in the text with individuals, ideas or events
-Students will explain how the Four T’s, topic, text, task and target relate to the reading and why they are important to identify

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Here are the directions for the Final Product in simpler terms: 

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Here are the directions for the Final Product in simpler terms: 

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After reading through the text you should:
1. Write an objective (no personal opinions!) about the text
2. Compare the information you learned from the text with your life (Ideas, Individualities, or Events)
3. Answer the question: How do the Four Ts connect with our reading and why are they important to identify?

Please do not stress! Answer the questions to the best of your ability! There is no sentence requirement. Write as much as you want too.

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Each leaf represents a different culture. Everyone's culture is different! 

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How do I connect this article to my own culture? 

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How do I connect this article to my own culture? 

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When looking at culture, think of the key aspects that are talked about in the article of what makes up a culture.

*Read through this article multiple times if you are struggling with answering this question.

- How do I identify my own culture? Well, it is important that you understand the key point that some of your culture is learned. It can be learned through your community and through your parents. Think of these key questions: What are my communities beliefs? What foods does my community love? How do my parents and community dress?

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Do you need help? Lets try these steps: 

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Do you need help? Lets try these steps: 

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1. If you need help while the teacher is doing a read-through of the text, Raise your Hand! Your teacher will stop and answer any questions you have!
2. Do you think the text is too difficult? Raise your hand and ask your teacher to change the level of the text!
3. Do you think you need some one on one time with the teacher to talk about the text? Stop, take a breath, and use your pointer figure to help you follow along with your teacher and after the class read through, the teacher will help you one on one.
4. Do you need a break from reading? Stop, take a breath, stand up quietly and move your body to the hallway. Take some deep breaths in the hall, watch the clock, and when 3 minutes pass, quietly go back to you seat!

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Read through these questions and statements before participating in the Task and Text:

How do the learning Targets relate to the Topic, Text and Task?
What should I be learning? Why is this important?

Take a look at the Targets below:

Target #1: Determine the Central Idea of a Text.
- Determining the central idea of a text is important because it shows that you are understanding what you are reading!

Target #2: Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events.
- Connection of individuals, ideas or events with your own life shows deeper understanding to the text, which relates to the topic, and helps with the Task.

Target #3: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text.
- Understanding the vocabulary of our text is important because it helps with our understanding of connections and the central idea of the text.

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What is our Topic?

Why is the Topic Important? Here is a little idea: The topic is important because it teaches us the characteristics of a culture, and helps us identify our own!

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Please follow these steps after reading the article:
1. Participate in Questions below
2. Create/write an objective (not influenced by your feelings) summary of the text and include the central (main) idea
3. Look at the Tab "Final Product"

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Please engage in a respectful conversation about these questions! (Be prepared to share with the class)
1. What is the topic of the text?
2. How do the topic and text correlate? (Do they fit together?)
3. How does this topic relate to our world and our individual cultures?

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Today, we will be working through a text, Defining Characteristics of Culture using the 4 T's, Task, Topic, Target and Text.

As we read through the article, please think of how they connect.

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-  How can students understand the connection between the Target, Task, Text and Topic?

-  How can the task reflect the target?
-  How can the topic reflect the text?

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- Determine a central idea of a text
- Provide an objective summary of the text
- Analyze how a text makes connections among and distinctions between individuals, ideas, or events (e.g., through comparisons, analogies, or categories).
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text

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Our text that we will be reading relates to Defining Characteristics of a Culture, or more specifically, the culture you identify with. Please read the text above. Use the highlight tool for important information!

*IMPORTANT: remember to think about how the text relates to the task, target and topic.

The article can be changed to two different reading levels. Please choose which version you would like to read. If you are looking to practice reading more advanced texts, please choose MAX as your reading level.

This is your choice! Choose what you feel is best for you.
Max - 6th grade reading level
840L - 5th grade reading level

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Newsela - Defining characteristics of a culture

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“Culture” has a much broader definition than you probably think it does!