Epidemics Grade 7: Module 2: Unit 2: Lessons 13–14
Entrance Ticket: Unit 2, Lessons 13–14
W.7.5
Name: Date:
Directions: Review the feedback on your Mid-Unit 2 Assessment. What is one star (area of
strength) you want to continue to show in today’s assessment?
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What is one step (area of growth) you want to work toward in today’s assessment?
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If you would like support to understand or discuss the feedback on your Mid-Unit 2
Assessment, please write your name on the board for a one-on-one review.
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Informative Writing Plan Graphic Organizer
RI.7.3, W.7.2
(For Teacher Reference)
Focus Question:
How do social scientists use ideas from the study of epidemics to understand and explain
human behavior?
Focus
What is the main idea of your piece?
(What is your essay mostly about?)
It’s fair to say that the study of social behavior has been informed by ideas from
epidemiology.
Introduction
How will you catch the reader’s attention?
(How will you interest your reader?)
General statement to which many readers can relate: most people would probably admit
that their friends and family influence what they do and how they feel.
What context do you need to give your reader?
(What important information does your reader need to know?)
I need to present and define the terms epidemic and social contagion. I need to tell how
some researchers think social epidemics are like medical epidemics.
Write your focus statement.
It’s fair to say that the study of social behavior has been informed by ideas from
epidemiology.
What are the main points you will be making to support this focus statement?
Point 1: Social/medical epidemics can often be traced back to a common source.
Point 2: Epidemiology has helped researchers think about how people “catch” behaviors.
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Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 1
What is the first point that supports your focus statement?
Social/medical epidemics can often be traced back to a common source.
Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
Evidence is events, quotes, or information from the texts.
Hush Puppy shoes
“Law of the Few”
Stanley Milgrim’s sidewalk experiment
How does this evidence support this point?
This evidence shows that a few kids wearing shoes or a few people looking up at a
window can get other people to do the same. This is “The Law of the Few” and is like
patient zero in a medical epidemic.
Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 2
What is the next point that supports your focus statement?
Epidemiology has helped researchers think about how people “catch” behaviors.
Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
Evidence is events, quotes, or information from the texts.
We have a “mirror neuron system” (EL Education).
allows us to practice others’ behaviors just by watching them (EL Education)
“Kindness Contagion” pen-pal and donation experiments
How does this evidence support this point?
This evidence shows that just like germs, these emotions seem to “spread” to others, and
behaviors sometimes changed as they spread. Using a theory of contagion, just like
epidemiologists, helped Zaki understand human behavior.
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Conclusion
Restate your focus statement from the introduction.
The study of epidemics is helpful in understanding human behavior.
What are your further reflections on this topic?
(What other thoughts do you have about this topic?)
It is important to keep in mind that the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are not exactly
like epidemics. The writer of the article “Conflicting Ideas” cautions that “it might not be
wise” to compare behaviors to diseases. He or she is right that it is easier to understand
how a germ spreads from person to person than how a thought or emotion spreads. Still,
there are a lot of examples of how studying epidemics has helped us better understand
social behavior. It seems clear that these studies will continue to help us make sense of
behavior and emotions in the future.
My Sources
List any sources you used in planning your writing.
Zaki, Jamil. “Kindness Contagion.” Scientific American. 26 July 2016. Web.
T.C. “Conflicting Ideas.” The Economist. 3 Apr. 2012. Web.
“Are Social Epidemics Real?” Written by EL Education for instructional purposes.
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Informative Writing Plan Graphic Organizer
RI.7.3, W.7.2
Name: Date:
Focus Question:
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Focus
What is the main idea of your piece?
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Introduction
How will you catch the reader’s attention?
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What context do you need to give your reader?
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Write your focus statement.
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What are the main points you will be making to support this focus statement?
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Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 1
What is the first point that supports your focus statement?
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Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
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How does this evidence support this point?
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Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 2
What is the next point that supports your focus statement?
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Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
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How does this evidence support this point?
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Conclusion
Restate your focus statement from the introduction.
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What are your further reflections on this topic?
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My Sources
List any sources you used in planning your writing.
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Informative Writing Plan Graphic Organizer
RI.7.3, W.7.2
Name: Date:
Focus Question:
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Focus
What is the main idea of your piece?
(What is your essay mostly about?)
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Introduction
How will you catch the reader’s attention?
(How will you interest your reader?)
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What context do you need to give your reader?
(What important information does your reader need to know?)
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Write your focus statement.
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What are the main points you will be making to support this focus statement?
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Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 1
What is the first point that supports your focus statement?
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Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
Evidence is events, quotes, or information from the texts.
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How does this evidence support this point?
This evidence shows
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Proof Paragraph(s) for Point 2
What is the next point that supports your focus statement?
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Evidence
What evidence from the texts supports this point?
Evidence is events, quotes, or information from the texts.
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How does this evidence support this point?
This evidence shows
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Conclusion
Restate your focus statement from the introduction.
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What are your further reflections on this topic?
(What other thoughts do you have about this topic?)
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My Sources
List any sources you used in planning your writing.
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Track Progress: Informative Writing
Name: Date:
Learning Target: I can write an informative text.
Standard I’m Tracking: W.7.2
1. How am I doing?
– For each criterion, self-assess by putting a check mark in the appropriate column.
– Write the number of each standard on a sticky note or flag. Then, in your own writing,
place each sticky note in an area that shows evidence you have met that criterion. Make
sure you have evidence for each criterion.
– Strive to be honest with yourself. Remember, your ability grows with your effort, so it’s
fine if you aren’t there yet!
You will receive feedback on different colored sticky notes/flags, and in a different colored pen
on the checklist.
Standard Characteristics of an 4 3 2 1
Effective Informative Advanced Proficient Developin Beginning
Piece g
RI.7.1, My focus shows that I
W.7.9 clearly understand the
topic or text and is well
supported with
evidence from reliable
sources.
W.7.2a I provide a clear focus
and maintain the focus
consistently
throughout the piece.
W.7.2a I introduce the topic
clearly, giving readers a
preview of the piece.
W.7.2f I have a conclusion that
supports the
information presented.
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Standard Characteristics of an 4 3 2 1
Effective Informative Advanced Proficient Developin Beginning
Piece g
W.7.2a I use strategies such as
definition,
classification,
comparison/contrast,
and cause/effect to
organize information.
W.7.2c I use appropriate
transitions to show
how ideas and
information connect.
W.7.2b I use relevant facts,
definitions, details,
quotations, and
examples to explain my
thinking.
W.7.2a I use formatting,
illustrations, and
multimedia to help the
reader understand
information and ideas.
W.7.2d, I use precise language
L.7.7 and domain-specific
vocabulary.
W.7.2e, I use a formal style.
W.7.4
(partial)
L.7.3 I use language that
expresses my ideas
concisely.
L.7.1 My words and
sentences follow the
rules of writing.
L.7.2 The spelling,
capitalization, and
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Standard Characteristics of an 4 3 2 1
Effective Informative Advanced Proficient Developin Beginning
Piece g
punctuation are
correct.
2. How have I improved since I last worked on this skill?
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Teacher Response:
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3. How can I improve next time?
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Teacher Response:
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Anchor Standards
W.2
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By the end of Grade 12 I will be able to: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and
convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection,
organization, and analysis of content.
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