ELA Core

Finding Home

Inside Out & Back Again (Digital Copy)

Guiding Questions:

  • What is home?
  • How do critical incidents reveal character?
  • What common themes unify the refugee experience?
  • How can we tell powerful stories about people's experiences?

Assessments:

There is a mid-unit and end of unit assessment for each of the three units and a final performance task at the end of the module.

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Taking a Stand

To Kill a Mockingbird (Digital Copy)

Guiding Questions:

  • How does taking a stand in small ways show integrity?
  • Is it worth taking a stand for one's self? For others?
  • What do we know that Scout doesn't?
  • How does the idea of taking a stand connect to the dramatic irony and Scout's perspective?

Assessments:

There is a mid-unit and end of unit assessment for each of the three units and a final performance task at the end of the module.

Parent Newsletter:

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Portuguese

Sustainability of the U.S. Food Supply Chain

Guiding Questions:

  • Which of Michael Pollan's food supply chains would best feed the U.S.?
  • How do we make decisions about what we eat?
  • What journey does food take before it gets to your plate?
  • Has the author or speaker used sufficient relevant evidence and sound reasoning to support his or her claim?

Assessments:

There is a mid-unit and end of unit assessment for each of the three units and a final performance task at the end of the module.

Parent Newsletter:

English

Spanish

Portuguese