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Lesson Title The Words We Live By
Unit Title Time Travel
NRS Level Level 3
Length of Lesson 120 minutes
Lesson Purpose

To teach students strategies for analyzing and writing a mission statement so that they can better understand purpose, audience, and direction in practical settings and set a mission statement for themselves.


Related Documents
Vocab-Strategy-sheet1.docx Time-Travel-Lesson-2-Company-Mission-Statements-Handout.docx
Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

Explain the important components of a mission statement

Identify the audience and purpose in a historic document preface

Write a personal mission statement

Student Target

“I can explain the components of a mission statement and write my own.”

CCR Standards
Reading
  • Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. (Apply this standard to texts of appropriate complexity as outlined by Standard 10.)

Writing
  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Lead CCR Level Specific Standards
Reading Anchor 1: Level C
  • Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Writing Anchor 4: Level C
  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. 

Supporting CCR Level Specific Standards
  • Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.
  • Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a topic or subject area.
KYAE Employability Standards
  • E.1 Effectively contribute to a team through cooperation, leadership, and giving and accepting critical feedback to work toward a common goal.

  • E.7 Accurately analyze information and respond appropriately.

  • E.8 Interact with others in a professional manner.