Fairness and Justice

Essential Question

What does fairness and justice look and feel like?
How can we contribute to a fair and just environment?
How have social justice movements contributed to a more fair and just society?

Texts

Literature

Esperanza Rising

After her father's death, Esperanza and her mother are left with few options and forced to flee to America. The immigration officers are only the first obstacle they must face. Beyond them, the Great Depression and an uncertain future awaits.

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Grade Level

3-5 6-8

Subject

Geography

Topic

Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

July 7, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Brain Share

During Brain Share, small groups of students rotate through stations, discussing and recording concepts from central texts. This strategy is a modified combination of gallery walks and jigsaw.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RF.3-5.4, RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

Agree or Disagree

Agree or Disagree? asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and comparative writing skills.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

W.3-5.1, W.3-5.4, W.4-5.9

July 19, 2014

Write to the Source

In Conversation

In Conversation asks students to demonstrate their narrative skills when applying different points of view in writing.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

W.3-5.3, W.3-5.4

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

ackenata

Fairness and Justice

Esperanza Rising

Brain Share

Agree or Disagree

In Conversation

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