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Where I Started: the history of our town

By jorgenss
Grade Level
3-5
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LEARNING PLAN
Essential Question
  • Why is it important to know the history of your town?
  • What does this town mean to you?
  • How does the knowledge of how your town started effect how your town is today?
  • Are there any historical events in this town that effect you?
  • What are your favorite parts about your town?
  • Do you know how and why our town exists today?
  • How does your town effect your identity?
  • Would what you identify with change if you were from a different town? How so?
  • Do you think where you grow up influences your beliefs and what you stand for?
  • How did your town start and how do you think people were effected by the start of this town?
  • When you think of your town what specific places, monuments, events, or people do you think of?
Texts
Teaching Strategies
Word Work

Word Wall

A word wall is an organized display of vocabulary words drawn from central texts students are reading.
Grade Level
3-5
CCSS
L.3-5.4, L.3-5.5, L.3-5.6
July 19, 2014
Close and Critical Reading

Annolighting

“Annolighting” (annotating and highlighting) shows students how to identify critical information in a text during close reading. Students learn to annotate text, highlight important facts and summarize what they have read to capture main ideas, concepts and details.
Grade Level
3-5
CCSS
RL.3-5.2, RI.3-5.2, RL.3-5.4, RI.3-5.4, RL.3.5, RI.3.5, L.3-5.4
July 19, 2014
Student Tasks
Write to the Source

Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect asks students to demonstrate their explanatory and informative writing skills.
Grade Level
3-5
CCSS
W.3-5.2, W.3-5.4, W.4-5.9
July 19, 2014
Do Something

Community Mural / Poster Campaign

Students create a large-scale artistic depiction in a community space. As an alternative to the community mural, students can create a set of informational posters that reflect a diversity topic or social justice theme.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
Do Something

Oral History Project

Students conduct interviews and record personal experiences focused on a specific theme from the central text. They then synthesize and present the information as a an article, pamphlet, poster or other medium of their choice.
Grade Level
3-5
July 13, 2014
Plan Built By
jorgenss

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