Living in a Diverse Society

Essential Question

How am I the same as other people?
How am I different from other people?
Are people all the same?
Does everyone have the same rights?

Texts

Visual

Two Friends

This photograph depicts two children playing. One child has multiple disabilities and the other child does not.

Realistic Reflections

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Ability

July 2, 2014

Literature

Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation

With only one wing, the little bird cannot fly to the raspberry patch with her brothers. As luck would have it, she meets a little dog, a chipmunk, and a frog who work together to get them all across the street to the raspberry patch.

Mary Newell DePalma

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Ability

July 2, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Developing Language to Talk About Texts

This strategy gives students tools to use when exploring, thinking about and discussing read-aloud texts.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.3

July 13, 2014

Exploring Texts Through Read Alouds

Who's Telling It?

Students explore the same Perspectives central text from various viewpoints and identify author, speaker point-of-view, publication date, intended audience and characters.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.1, RL.K-2.3, RL.K-2.6, RL.K-2.7, RI.K-2.1, RI.K-2.3, RI.K-2.7

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Collage of Concerns

Students create visual artwork combining various images to convey diversity or social justice issues, concerns or themes related to the central text.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Do Something

Community Spotlight Cards

Students create “trading cards” spotlighting diverse community members who work toward social justice goals that connect to themes from the central text.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

Tulips

Living in a Diverse Society

Two Friends

Raspberries! An American Tale of Cooperation

Developing Language to Talk About Texts

Who's Telling It?

Collage of Concerns

Community Spotlight Cards

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