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THANKSGIVING

By andrews.t
Grade Level
3-5 6-8
private
LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • How and why do we celebrate Thanksgiving?
  • What can we learn from diverse groups shared experience?
  • What is the story of Thanksgiving from a Native American perspective?
  • What can we learn from the past and the present?
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.
Teaching Strategies
Community Inquiry

Critical Listening Guide

A guide to help students interpret, analyze and evaluate information encountered in a variety of media formats. Use this guide with the spoken and performed texts included in the Perspectives anthology.
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
CCSS
RL.6-12.1, RL.6-12.2, RL.6-12.4, RL.6-12.6, RL.6-12.7, RL.6-12.8, RI.6-12.1, RI.6-12.2, RI.6-12.4, RI.6-12.6, RI.6-12.7, RI.6-12.8, SL.6-12.1, SL.6-12.2, SL.6-12.3
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
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andrews.t

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