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Exploring Personal Responses To Reading: A Wwii Book Study [4th Grade], Jennifer Wray
Exploring Personal Responses To Reading: A Wwii Book Study [4th Grade], Jennifer Wray
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This unit arose out of students reading passively and not responding to their texts. In order to inspire a response in students, these picture books set in the WWII era are particularly powerful and typically evoke passionate responses. The unit focuses on understanding different perspectives in history and an author’s purpose for writing. The other main focus is teaching students how to have a personal response to a text. Authors of these books specifically wrote their stories to learn from the past and create peace for the future. Therefore, the performance task at the end invites the students to use …
Out Of Chaos Came The Middle Ages [4th Grade], Laura Eberle, Hannah Rinn
Out Of Chaos Came The Middle Ages [4th Grade], Laura Eberle, Hannah Rinn
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This is a unit on the Middle Ages written for fourth graders in a Core Knowledge school. The unit covers the time period from the Fall of Rome to the Black Death and the end of the feudal system. While learning about this transitional time in history, students will gain an understanding that societies grow and evolve over time, adapting to circumstances and advances that arise. Key figures during the Middle Ages will be introduced, such as Charlemagne, Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and William the Conqueror. Through these examples, students will also begin to understand that the ideas and …