Mar 14, 2019 - READING AND WRITING LIKE A SCIENTIST: OBSERVING NATURE, CONDUCTING RESEARCH, AND CREATING A FIELD JOURNAL ENTRY
In this third unit, students will focus on the literacy skills that scientists need to...
Mar 14, 2019 - BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE: HOW SCIENTISTS COMMUNICATE ABOUT THE LIVING THINGS OF THE RAINFOREST
In this first unit, students will explore the question: “What is unique about living things in the...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this third unit, students conduct a case study of the Mary River Iron Mine proposal on Baffin Island, in the present-day Inuit territory of Nunavut. Students read and view informational texts and...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this first unit, students read The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations, by Alootook Ipellie with David MacDonald, to learn about how the native Inuit people of Canada came to settle in...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students transition from learning about how native Inuit people of the past used the natural resources available in the Arctic to adapt and meet the needs of their community, to...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students begin to build background knowledge about the process of scientific inquiry and how new or improved technologies are developed to meet the needs of society.
Jan 26, 2016 - In Unit 2, students continue to build their reading and writing skills as well as their understanding of how new or improved technologies are developed to meet the needs of society, through a case...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this third unit, students will return to the genre of the graphic novel, reviewing the elements that make this type of work uniquely suited to conveying an author’s complex ideas in an engaging...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students use their reading skills to analyze informational texts, building their background knowledge about the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010. Simultaneously, they learn about...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this very short unit, students will build their background knowledge about the science behind natural disasters. They will read two informational articles, one about hurricanes and the other about...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students will read several pieces of short fiction that are set in a time and place where a natural disaster is occurring. Throughout the unit they will discuss the guiding question: “...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this brief unit, students will build their background knowledge about the importance of sports within the American culture over time. They will read two informational articles: “It’s Not Just a...
Jan 26, 2016 - In the second unit of this module, students will complete a close read of the book Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America, by Sharon Robinson. As the author (Jackie Robinson’s daughter...
Jan 26, 2016 - In this unit, students choose to research about either Roberto Clemente or Althea Gibson: two respected American sports figures. Students will develop their understanding of the cultural context in...
Jun 25, 2014 - UNIT 3, CULMINATING PROJECT: READERS THEATER: ESPERANZA RISING, FROM NOVEL TO SCRIPT
In this third unit, students will continue to apply what they have learned about human rights by creating scripts...
Jun 25, 2014 - CASE STUDY: ESPERANZA’S STORY
In this second unit, students will apply their new learning about human rights through a case study of how a fictional character responds to human rights challenges....
Jun 25, 2014 - BUILDING BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
What are human rights? Why do we have them and how are they protected? This unit is designed to help students build knowledge about these questions while...
