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Changing Times: The Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, And Reformation [6th Grade], Bethany Lorge

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This unit looks at the impact that the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, and Reformation had on the world. It traces important people and ideas, and highlights the impact that each of these time periods had on the immediate and future world. For the Performance Task, the students create a newspaper, called "The Changing Times" that requires them to analyze the impact that inventions and ideas from these time periods had on the world, as well as look at futuristic inventions (to our time) and the possible impact they will have on our world.

Playapalooza: Ten-Minute Play Festival [10th-12th Grade], William A. Parker

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This unit is designed to foster a community of collaborative theatre artists who ask the question: “How do we create stories and bring them to life?” Students analyze plays and characters in the context of Aristotle’s Six Elements of Theatre, the Elements of Plot, and Robert Cohen’s GOTE (Goal, Other, Tactic, Expectation) acting approach. Through using these elements to analyze published plays, they apply the same analytical skills while writing their own individual ten-minute plays. Students learn how to effectively and respectfully give and receive constructive feedback as they conduct peer-critiques of the scripts. The finished plays are read out …

Forensic Chemistry, Carrie Duesing, Bonnie Brawner

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Students will independently use their learning to… --apply chemistry knowledge in a real-world situation. --use problem-solving skills to investigate a mock crime --integrate multiple skills, techniques, chemistry tools, chemistry (or physics or biology) concepts to solve a real-world problem.

Pueblos Y Ciudades [10th Grade], Leah A. Morton-Gittens

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This unit addresses two enduring understandings: in order to communicate information effectively one must be able to manipulate time and tense and storytelling is a key component of culture and society. Students will demonstrate mastery of knowledge and skills through the composition of a unique legend that tells the story behind hidden treasure, as well as the creation of an accompanying map and directions to its location. This unit addresses all five categories of National Standards in Foreign Language Education (Communication, Culture, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities), and features a variety of cooperative and communicative learning strategies.

Personal Financial Literacy [6th Grade], Melanie R. Webb

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Students will independently use their learning to… Make choices when faced with simple budget conflicts and analyze the effect of their choices.

Art History Remix [6th-8th Grade], Andrea Puentes

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This unit is designed to get middle school students in an art classroom thinking about the central understanding that all contemporary art is an assemblage of previous artistic influences. Through the creation of an Art History Remix, in which students reimagine and recreate a famous work of art, students explore the essential question: “What makes art original?” In this unit, students conduct in progress critiques of personal artwork and analyze the original artwork of famous artists and peers. Students begin developing the skills necessary to communicate about their own artwork and the artwork of others through both written and spoken …

English Ii Persuasive Essay [10th Grade], Brianna Johnson

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Students will understand that…

• Persuasive writing is relevant to their lives outside of the academic setting. • In order to persuade effectively, students must learn to consider and evaluate both sides of an issue. • A convincing argument includes a focused claim with supporting examples and evidence. • Persuasive writers use a combination of appeals-- pathos, ethos, and logos-- to convince their audience.

Animal Needs And Habitats, Erin E. Clay

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Students will independently use their learning to… Design a habitat for three animals who will live together in a new zoo exhibit.

Positive Consequences Of Catastrophic Events? [10th Grade], Hillary Rodriguez

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Using WWI, the Great Depression, and WWII as a backdrop, students will determine how catastrophic events can have not only a negative effect, but also a positive effect. Students will also investigate the role that individuals play in world history and how individuals can sometimes have an immense impact both negatively and positively. To transfer their new knowledge, students will research the positive effects, negative effects, and individuals associated with various catastrophic events of the last 40-50 years.

Physical Geography [9th Grade], Meghan Harrington, Kyle Anderson

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This unit is designed to give 9th grade World Geography students a foundational understanding of physical geography, then have the students apply that knowledge to explore the essential questions: “How does the physical world shape societies?” and “In what ways does the physical geography of a region limit or enhance a society?”. Students will investigate physical features, extreme weather, the four spheres, climate zones, and climate regions to understand the diversity of the earth’s geography. This unit will culminate in students creating their own society based on the assignment of random physical features, latitude, and extreme weather. For this summative …

¡Saludos!: Greetings & Introductions For Spanish 1 [7th-9th Grade], Shannon Probe

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This unit was created to be taught using the TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) approach and traditional methods. The textbook used with this unit is Exprésate 1, specifically Chapter 1. This UbD unit was written for an ABc schedule (90/90/45) with the goal of students becoming more confident with their use of basic Spanish and understanding the importance of introductions. It should be noted that while “Days” are written in the unit they should function more as a guide. The sequence is significantly more important than the schedule.

Powerful Poetry [1st Grade], Jennifer K. Wight, Letty R. Sanchez

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Among The Hidden- Studying The Concept Of Self And Connecting To What You Read [6th Grade], Renee E. Ulrich

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Students will understand that… A sense of belonging is connected to governments, religions, ideas and cultures. Making connections with a text helps deepen understanding of yourself, the text and the world around you.

Pride And Prejudice Ubd [9th Grade], Heather M. Patillo, Amy R. Thomson

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This is an eight week unit for freshman students on a daily 45 minute schedule; it is intended for the Pre-AP level. This unit focuses on personal/hidden agendas in writing, using characterization to find theme and purpose, evaluating/changing first impressions, and writing sophisticated literary analysis. The transfer project has students apply the knowledge and skills they have learned to make a first impression of a political candidate, evaluate that first impression by analyzing research consisting of non-fiction literature and videos, and write an analysis of the research and the character of the political candidate.

Outside Reading [9th-12th Grade], Elizabeth Ic Muire Ms.

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This unit is intended to show students that the reading they do for pleasure involves the same set of thought processes that reading literature academically does. Students will choose novels or narrative nonfiction to read outside class and use these narratives to explore how authors use literary elements to make books enjoyable to read.

Honeybeezzz [1st Grade], Jordan E. Taylor

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First grade students will engage in a research unit about honey bees, learning about colony demographics, habitats, pollination patterns and preferences, and their importance within the agriculture world. The goal is for students to understand the importance of honeybees and their impact on our global and local ecological systems.