Short-term plan for English in Grade 10

By the end of the lesson,  Students will be able to identify and describe at least three different structural patterns (e.g., chronological order, problem-solution, cause-effect) in a scientific text about de-extinction. Students will demonstrate accurate use and spelling at least 8 new topic-specific vocabulary items (e.g., de-extinction, genome, cloning, ethics, habitat, Pleistocene, CRISPR, proxy) in written and spoken tasks. Students will analyze information from the text and develop a short written argument that justifies their personal perspective on the ethics of de-extinction using appropriate scientific vocabulary.