Unit 2: Theme Generalizations
Overview of the Unit
Overview of the Unit
Students will learn about the concept of change and how systems can cause change.
Students will learn about the concept of change and how systems can cause change.
Application
Application
Students will be able to independently use their learning to....
Students will be able to independently use their learning to....
Concept: Effectively influence positive change in their environment.
Concept: Effectively influence positive change in their environment.
Skill: Read and respond to complex literature and advanced literary nonfiction.
Skill: Read and respond to complex literature and advanced literary nonfiction.
Essential Questions
Essential Questions
Students will keep considering…
Students will keep considering…
How and why do individuals initiate change within a system?
How and why do individuals initiate change within a system?
Texts/Topics Used During This Quarter
Texts/Topics Used During This Quarter
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Great Blackberry Pick
The Great Blackberry Pick
I Am Cherry Alive
I Am Cherry Alive
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The Little Girl Sang by Delmore Shwartz
The Little Girl Sang by Delmore Shwartz
What Farm to the Table Got Wrong
What Farm to the Table Got Wrong
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Essays
Essays
Ted Talks
Ted Talks