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Unit 4: Where we are in place and time
Unit 4: Where we are in place and time
February 1st - March 12th
Central Idea: Observe the impacts of individuals throughout time and space as society has continued to change.
Central Idea: Observe the impacts of individuals throughout time and space as society has continued to change.
By the end of the unit my student will:
By the end of the unit my student will:
write a biography about a person that has impacted our society, then post a video of that biography to FlipGrid.
Student Agency
Student Agency
Voice: Create a biography about the person’s life. Voice in who we are interested in learning more about (what biographies we study). What are areas of interest for the class- science? inventors? environmental activists? political/world leaders?
Choice: Choose a person who has made an impact on the world. Choose how to present their final product (dramatized or as a read-aloud). What is an issue that you would like to positively influence? Layout steps to take action and get others involved.
Ownership: What was the person’s impact on the world and how they changed peoples’ lives. Why is this person’s impact important to you personally? How can you emulate the positive traits of impactful people in your own life? What is something important to you that you would like to positively impact? How would you do it? What would you like to inspire in others?
Student Action:
Student Action:
Choose: Person who has made an impact on the world
Act: Create a biography about the person’s life- (choice on project submission). Take more time to explore more contributions by great people. Share with others the impact the individual made and how it affects the lives of people living today.
Reflect: person’s impact on the world and how they changed other people’s lives
Key Concepts
Key Concepts
Change: The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.
What do all patterns have in common?
How have stories changed over time?
How does the story begin, develop, and end?
Connection: The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
How can you use fractions to explain musical notation?
What link is there between time of day and the size of shadow?
How can we find out about our past through stories?
Perspective: The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.
How do people decide who they want as a leader?
Why do some books become bestsellers?
How could knowledge of a language help us understand their culture?
Related Concepts
Related Concepts
Reading: Context clues, plot, theme, story elements, inferences, the sequence of events, informational text, the central idea
Social Studies: Local, state, national governance
Math: Represent fractions and shapes
Science: Positioning in space, weather depending on location, relation to the sun
Summative Assessments - Student work
Summative Assessments - Student work
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