Search: 3.2.1 Demonstrate leadership and confidence by presenting ideas to others in both formal and informal situations., 1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when it is needed.
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| Title | Overview | Grade | Average Rating |
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| Taking Action for Human Rights 3: Do | How can ordinary people defend human rights? Students will research and develop an action plan regarding a contemporary human rights violation. Students will gain hands-on experience in grassroots activism which will inform and inspire human rights activism later in life. *Lesson three of four.* | 10, 11, 12 | |
| Understanding Author & Illustrator | Students will be able to identify and explain the job responsibilities of an author and an illustrator and to better connect with this concept, they will become an author/illustrator. Essential questions: What is an author? What is an illustrator? What relationship do an author and illustrator have? How do an author and illustrator affect one another? What type of job do you have in kindergarten that is affected by someone else’s work? | K | |
| Explorers Project | Students will apply the research process for this multiple class unit. They will read about a particular explorer, learn about their aims, challenges and accomplishments, and will trace the routes they followed on maps. As a group, they will generate questions to use during the "Interview with an Explorer" section. Students will gain practice in writing skills to communicate effectively as they create a journal from the Explorer's point of view. | 5 | |
| Exploring Theme and Mood with a Book Trailer | After reading a novel, students will identify the themes and moods the author created in the book. Then using these themes and moods they will create a book trailer using an online computer program. Essential questions: What are the themes of the book? What is the mood of the story? What images and sounds could portray the mood and themes of the book? How would I persuade someone to read this book? | 7, 8 |