Thanksgiving

Essential Question

How can we celebrate what we have in common while also honoring our differences?

Texts

When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

One teacher explains how she turned “Thanksgiving Trivia” into an opportunity to share under-taught history with her colleagues as well as her students, regardless of the time of year.

March 5, 2018

Teaching Strategies

Community Inquiry

Fishbowl is a strategy for organizing medium- to large-group discussions. Students are separated into an inner and outer circle. In the inner circle, or fishbowl, students have a discussion; students in the outer circle listen to the discussion and take notes.

Grade Level

3-5

CCSS

RL.3-5.1, RI.3-5.1, SL.3-5.1, SL.3-5.2, SL.3-5.6

July 13, 2014

Student Tasks

Write to the Source

I'll Be the Judge

I’ll be the Judge asks students to demonstrate their argumentative and comparative writing skills.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

CCSS

W.6-12.1, W.6-12.4, W.6-12.9

July 19, 2014

Plan Built By

Mrs.Owen

Thanksgiving

When Trivia Isn’t Trivial

Fishbowl

I'll Be the Judge

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