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Module 3- Athlete Leaders for Social Change
Big Ideas & Guiding Questions
How have athletes broken barriers during the historical era in which they lived?
What factors can contribute to an individual’s success in a changing society?
Athletes are presented with unique opportunities to lead change.
Individuals are shaped by and can shape society.
A variety of factors can influence an individual’s ability to effect change.
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In this module, students will:
consider the factors that contribute to the success of professional athletes as leaders of social change.
read about several professional athletes who have been leaders of social change, with Jackie Robinson being our primary example.
build on their understanding of factors that led to Jackie Robinson's success by developing an opinion on which factor(s) were most important in his success.
research and write an essay to share their opinion on which factors contributed to Jackie Robinson's success.
Module 2- Biodiversity in the Rainforest
Big Ideas & Guiding Questions
Why do scientists study the rainforest?
How do authors engage the reader in narratives?
How does a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influence how events are described?
What can we do to help the rainforest?
In this module, students will:
read to build knowledge about the rainforest and analyze author’s craft in narrative writing.
learn about biodiversity in the rainforest and rainforest deforestation to understand why scientists study the rainforest.
read various informational texts such as The Most Beautiful Roof in the World by Kathryn Lasky to identify text structure and practice writing summaries.
identify ways they can help the rainforest and the challenges associated with being an ethical consumer.
Module 1- Stories of Human Rights
Big Ideas & Guiding Questions
What are human rights, and how can they be threatened?
How can we use writing to raise awareness of human rights?
In this module, students will build their close reading skills by reading the novel Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan. They will learn about human rights and apply this learning to analyze the characters and themes in the novel. They will also closely read selected articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) related to events in Esperanza Rising where human rights are threatened.
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