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Exploring Diversity Through Historical Fiction

By esgarcia
Grade Level
3-5
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • Why is history important? Does it affect how people live today?
  • How can I live, work and play with others when we have differences?
  • What privileges are available for certain groups of people but not for others?
  • How can I describe and compare my group identities with those of other people?
  • How can I ask people about their lives and experiences in a respectful, kind and understanding way?
Texts
Teaching Strategies
Close and Critical Reading

Question-Answer Relationships (QAR)

QAR gives students practice questioning the text and identifying literal and inferential questions. Students learn to find different types of evidence and to rely on their own interpretation when doing close reading.
Grade Level
3-5
CCSS
RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RF.3-5.4
July 19, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Identity Portraits

Students interview one another, then draw or paint portraits containing symbols that represent the subject’s identity, beliefs, values or areas of interest.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
esgarcia

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