Learning Targets:
I can identify relevant geographic features.*
I can describe and analyze how history, culture, and geography impact human activity and experiences.*
I can identify and describe the causes, impacts, and resistance to the exploitation of children around the world.
I can prepare for and actively participate in academic discussions.*
I can write a clear and concise summary that includes important details.
I can choose textual evidence that best supports ideas, inferences and analysis.
I can analyze a character's development over the course of a novel and how her interactions with other characters impact her, the plot and the theme of the book.
I can engage with self selected texts for pleasure and to increase my comprehension.
I can identify the meaning of prefixes, root words and suffixes to better understand vocabulary.
I can analyze the extent to which the rights of the (girl)child are protected in my specific country.
I can analyze the interaction between human activity and the environment in a specific region.
I can conduct a scholarly research project and present my findings.
I can determine a source’s credibility and bias.
* = Year Long Learning Target
Enduring Understandings:
Language Arts:
Writing summaries and maintaining an objective writing voice enables students to write across disciplines and for a wide variety of purposes and audiences.
Reading stories written from diverse perspectives enables us to see the important connections and commonalities that all people share.
Studying the way that fictional characters grow and change can help us understand ourselves and connect to the larger human experience.
Clear wording, descriptions and effective organization are necessary for effective communication
Learning how to utilize strong textual evidence improves scholarship in all subject areas and in the larger world.
Preparing and participating in discussion about a topic helps us gain understanding about both the topic and our peers.
Social Studies:
Children across the globe have various rights as stated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and while some rights are denied, activism can increase children’s rights and access.
Using key historical, political and international documents, the extent to which rights are protected can be analyzed and thus advocated for when not being met.
Geography affects human activity and human activity affects the environment.
A democratic society relies on informed members who are able to engage in discourse, apply inquiry and analysis, and take action to solve problems.
We are part of and players in an interdependent, global community.
There is beauty and complexity in every region/country/culture of the world.
Decisions that are made by those in power, including governments, have lasting impact on the lives of people, especially children.
Children have the right to protection of any kind of exploitation and this right is not always fulfilled by many countries, including the U.S.
People, including children, work tirelessly to ensure the rights of children are protected.
Key Skills:
Map literacy
Discussion
Summary writing
Research
Selecting textual evidence
Reading comprehension
Summative Assessment(s):
Students will be quizzed routinely on relevant geographic locations to further their understanding of the world.
Students will present their research of a country of their choosing through an exhibition or slideshow presentation.