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Sustainability within the Community and on a Larger Scale

By schwanic
Grade Level
6-8
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • What is environmental justice?
  • What is socio-economic class?
  • What is sustainability and who has what options for being sustainable?
  • What is capitalism?
  • How do class and sustainability go hand-in-hand?
  • Which communities, if any, are known for being more sustainable?
  • How can we come together and advocate for more sustainability within our own community?
Texts
Teaching Strategies
Community Inquiry

Socratic Seminar

A structured discussion in which students examine issues and respond to open-ended questions about a text. Students use dialogue rather than debate to communicate with each other.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
RL.6-12.1, RI.6-12.1, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.4, SL.6-12.6
July 13, 2014
Community Inquiry

Text Talk Time (6-8, 9-12)

A whole class discussion structured to facilitate rich dialogue, active listening and use of textual evidence.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RL.6-12.4, RL.6-12.5, R.L.6-12.6, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, RI.6-12.4, RI.6-12.5, RI.6-12.6, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.3, SL.6-12.6
July 13, 2014
Student Tasks
Do Something

Be the Change...

Students identify and investigate a community problem and propose a solution. They then plan and implement action directed at solving the problem.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
schwanic

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