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Para Mantener La Salud [9th-11th Grade], Maria S. Allen
Para Mantener La Salud [9th-11th Grade], Maria S. Allen
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Food and nutrition are an integral part in the study of a country’s lifestyle. There are many factors that influence the diet and exercise regimen of a nation and its culture. Some of these factors include diet and exercise. In understanding a region’s culture, one must compare how our own lifestyle is affected by the diversity of cultures here in the United States. To encourage this understanding, students must be aware of the cultural similarities and differences of these lifestyles. Students will be exposed to ideas about nutrition and exercise based on a global comparison of the eating and exercise …
The Play Is A Mirror: Looking At Human Nature In Romeo And Juliet [9th Grade], Melissa Manny
The Play Is A Mirror: Looking At Human Nature In Romeo And Juliet [9th Grade], Melissa Manny
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Since reading Shakespeare for the first time often causes students to doubt themselves or quit from frustration, the purpose of this unit is to support students throughout the reading process so that they learn to appreciate drama as a means for better understanding themselves, rather than letting it defeat them from the beginning. Through an examination of character motivations, in addition to the language and dramatic conventions Shakespeare uses to bring their stories to life on stage, students will experience theatre as a mirror that reflects their own struggles and desires back to them. The relationship between the audience’s reaction …
Proyecto Desarrollo: Café Saludable [9th-11th Grade], Susanna Pierce
Proyecto Desarrollo: Café Saludable [9th-11th Grade], Susanna Pierce
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The United Nations Development Program seeks to eliminate poverty by promoting economic growth among underdeveloped and developing nations. Professionals within the organization strive to improve education, health standards, and infrastructure of these nations in order to boost standards of living. Because the majority of Latin America consists of developing nations, equipping the next generation with the basic Spanish language skills and economic knowledge to address the issues of our world’s poorest nations is imperative. Through collaborative efforts, we can address the Millennium Development Goals of alleviating the disease and poverty that pervade these countries. In this interdisciplinary unit, students will …
Rhetoric In The Real World [11th Grade], Sarah Berce
Rhetoric In The Real World [11th Grade], Sarah Berce
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This unit is designed to help students think critically about the world. Students, especially with the increasing role of technology in our world, are exposed to persuasive messages in various capacities everyday. The class will read, analyze, and respond to several real world sources including persuasive speeches, position papers, advertisements, commercials, political campaigns, newspaper articles, and pictures. Through these sources and accompanying activities, students will discover the effects of advertising and the means to effectively persuade. After reading, exploring, and analyzing various sources, students will work creatively to design a shoe and an accompanying advertisement campaign. Then, they will critically …
Vamos De Compras [8th-10th Grade], Merida Elizondo
Vamos De Compras [8th-10th Grade], Merida Elizondo
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In this unit students will examine the similarities and differences between the shopping experience in the United States and in Spanish speaking countries. They will identify the reasons behind the differences and uncover their cultural significance. This unit will focus on three different shopping experiences which are common in Spanish speaking countries. The Mercado experience, where bargaining is a way of life. The super department store, where customers can find anything they wish from cars to produce. Finally, areas where neighborhood shops line the streets and shopping requires visiting multiple specialty stores in the same area. This unit includes a …
The Nature Of Narratives [10th Grade], Devon Erlich
The Nature Of Narratives [10th Grade], Devon Erlich
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In this unit students will read five narratives (both fiction and nonfiction) that have a common theme of sacrifice. The readings will provide them with the opportunity to uncover the understandings that sacrifices occur on a daily basis in our world, in our lives, and in our literature. Additionally, the students will have the opportunity to understand that authors write narratives with a message in mind, and effectively conveying this message requires a purposeful use of literary elements, organization, and diction. As the unit progresses, students will be able to answer the question, “What is a narrative?” And “How do …
¿Qué Ropa Compraste? (Realidades Tema 2: Un Evento Especial) [9th-12th Grade], Daris Z. Valdez
¿Qué Ropa Compraste? (Realidades Tema 2: Un Evento Especial) [9th-12th Grade], Daris Z. Valdez
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In this unit students will learn new vocabulary on clothing and shopping. The unit will provide them with the opportunity to uncover the understanding that culture influences the clothes people choose to wear. Students will engage in oral and written exchanges of learned material to socialize and to provide and obtain information. Students will answer the question, “Why does clothing matter” as they learn new vocabulary to help them talk about shopping, to describe what clothing is made of, the colors, and to discuss paying for purchases. Students will uncover the understanding that that our clothing choices can influence the …
Heroísmo Y Los Medios De Comunicación (Capítulo 5a &5b) [9th-11th Grade], Carol Arnold
Heroísmo Y Los Medios De Comunicación (Capítulo 5a &5b) [9th-11th Grade], Carol Arnold
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The unit encourages students to look at media and the portrayal of heroes and consider who is telling the story and why. The goal of this unit is to present grammar (preterite and imperfect tenses) and vocabulary in an authentic context (the news and legends). The unit is infused with real world examples of media including: online media clips, Latin American legends, and other internet news resources. Students are encouraged to pull on previous knowledge and make ties to personal experiences of heroism, media exaggeration, and storytelling.
Why Government?...Why Our Government? [12th Grade], Samuel Dejohn
Why Government?...Why Our Government? [12th Grade], Samuel Dejohn
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This unit was constructed as an introduction to 12th grade US Government. It is an attempt to provide enduring understandings of the United States Constitution and how it compares with other forms of government. There are many options of governing systems, but through an evolutionary process, the United States Constitution contains sound principles which allowed a republic endure through regional infighting, civil unrest, and infinite political reforms. The unit begins with taxonomy of various governing systems and ideas. After the classification process, students will look at how regional politics play into nation building. While reflecting on the Constitutional Convention and …
Foundations Of Forensics: The Role Of Debate Throughout History [9th-12th Grade], Lori Ingersoll
Foundations Of Forensics: The Role Of Debate Throughout History [9th-12th Grade], Lori Ingersoll
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This unit will focus on both the history and significance of debate as a communication tool utilized to resolve conflict and discover truth. By addressing the prevalence of controversy in everyday life, students will consider the various actions that individuals and groups employ in an effort to advocate change and call for justice. As these actions are examined, students will focus on the role of communication in controversial issues, both past and present. (i.e. civil rights, human rights, connections to personal life) With the foundational knowledge of communication as a key element to resolve conflict and discover truth, the focus …
Photographic Eye: Capturing The Moment Through Personal Narrative [8th-9th Grade], Amy Anderson
Photographic Eye: Capturing The Moment Through Personal Narrative [8th-9th Grade], Amy Anderson
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Students will explore the connections between the writing process, art and memory. Through the lens of photography and art, they will refine and publish a “moment in time” personal narrative. This unit was created for the beginning of the school year, and serves the dual purpose of reviewing the writing process and helping students create meaningful connections with each other. Learning culminates as students produce and present a literary magazine celebrating their work.
Math And Me [9th Grade], Mckinley Rich
Math And Me [9th Grade], Mckinley Rich
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The purpose of this unit is to have students question and analyze their opinions about mathematics. Students, particularly in math, have very strong perceptions of themselves as a learner. These self-perceptions have many different roots, and in this unit students will analyze the origin and perpetuation of such perceptions. Through a series of articles and some moments of self-reflection, students will look for answers to the questions: “What perceptions do I have about math?” and “What has shaped and will continue to shape my perceptions about math?”. While this is unlike 99% of math units, I believe that in order …
Gases, Liquids, And Solids [9th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
Gases, Liquids, And Solids [9th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
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The kinetic energy (energy of motion) of the particles that make up a substance determines the state of the material. During phase changes, energy increases, but the temperature does not increase, until all of the material has changed phase. Energy and stresses cause changes in physical properties of all materials--solids, liquids, and gases.
Breaking Bread: Finding Peace In The Middle East [9th Grade], Jessica Waltman
Breaking Bread: Finding Peace In The Middle East [9th Grade], Jessica Waltman
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The goal of this unit is to introduce students to the Middle East region of the world. Through the themes of the resources of oil and water students will gain a deeper understanding of the conflicts that have plagued this region of the world. Students will focus on the essential questions "What creates allies and enemies?", "Why is there conflict?", and "Are humans the heroes or villains of the earth?" in order to better understand the perspectives towards and of this part of the world. The activities and daily lessons of this unit are built to aid students in their …
Our Learning Community [9th-12th Grade], Carol Arnold
Our Learning Community [9th-12th Grade], Carol Arnold
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In a school community, the greatest cognitive growth occurs through social interaction. Each person must have a role and responsibility in order for the community to be successful. We are all part of several learning communities (Cooperative Learning groups, clsssroom, school, friends and family. Students need to function with autonomy: to function independently without constant adult control or direct supervision. Autonomy in a school setting means governing oneself with an awareness of the needs of the community.
Personal And Group Identity [9th Grade], Alice Rasmussen
Personal And Group Identity [9th Grade], Alice Rasmussen
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This unit is designed to purposefully set the tone of the classroom at the beginning of the year. As the year begins, I often get sidetracked with the business of starting a school year and the important process of orienting with the classroom, the teacher, and each other gets pushed aside. This unit is designed with the flexibility needed to allow for the business and logistics of the beginning of the year. It is also designed to allow for schedule changes. A student who enters the classroom after the first day will not be lost or behind. The unit is …
Supply And Demand [12th Grade], Matthew Shane Fitts
Supply And Demand [12th Grade], Matthew Shane Fitts
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Interaction of Supply and Demand--in a free-market economy, price is a function of supply and demand. In most cases, competitive markets send resources to the uses in which they have the highest value. Elasticity is the measure of the responsiveness to changes in prices.
Africa [9th Grade], Kate Empson
Africa [9th Grade], Kate Empson
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Students will focus on colonialism in Africa. The focus will be on natural resources and the geographic location of Africa and how these two factors led to European colonization of Africa. The unit will then move on to explain how the colonization and exploitation of Africa led to the cycle of poverty in which Africa is currently embedded. Students will use their knowledge of Africa to participate in a simulation. Students will be assigned a specific country in Africa to research. Students will also research the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and determine how these goals have affected Africa.
If You Aren't Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Precipitate! [10th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
If You Aren't Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Precipitate! [10th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
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This unit attempts to provide students with a deeper understanding of the properties of solutions, the process of dissolving, and the role of solvent. Students will explore both the concepts and the applications of basic solution theory. Students will investigate the role of a solvent, including its properties necessary to dissolve the solute. They will also see the effects of changing the colligative properties and how the concentration of a solution changes those properties in different ways.
What's The Matter...Do Things Keep Changing? [10th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
What's The Matter...Do Things Keep Changing? [10th-12th Grade], Dustin Demoin
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This unit attempts to provide students with a deeper understanding of the properties of matter and physical and chemical properties/changes. This unit could be used at the middle school or IPC level with the omission of the discussion of the kinetic molecular theory. You will also need access to a CRC manual for the project. You could just work with photocopies of the book for the triple points and critical points.
U.S. Imperialism And Expansion At The Turn Of The 19th Century [11th Grade], Carly Dodd
U.S. Imperialism And Expansion At The Turn Of The 19th Century [11th Grade], Carly Dodd
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This unit outlines U.S. expansion and imperialism at the turn of the 19th century, a policy change from America's traditional stance of isolationism. The content covers newly acquired U.S. territories, the Spanish-American War, changing U.S. foreign policy through Theodore Roosevelt and John Jay, as well as the historical debate of the time period: the growth of anti-imperialists. The unit uses secondary and primary sources, coopertive learning methods, and an emphasis on vocabulary to not only allow students depth in learning, but also a foundation with which to be successful for TAKS. The unit's two essential questions ask students to explore …
A Lesson Before Dying [12th Grade], Devon Erlich
A Lesson Before Dying [12th Grade], Devon Erlich
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Students will focus on the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines which outlines the emotional and intellectual journey of a wrongfully convicted black man and his teacher before the convicted’s execution in a Cajun community in the 1940’s. The themes presented in the book will raise questions for the students such as What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be educated? And Is justice always just? They will explore the idea that many issues surrounding justice, racism, and human responsibility are just as prevalent today as for the characters presented in the …
Heroism, Voice And Hamlet [12th Grade], Lauren Gaffney
Heroism, Voice And Hamlet [12th Grade], Lauren Gaffney
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Heroes reflect the cultural values and emotional state of the time period in which they lived/ were created.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold (Gilded Age) [11th Grade], Caesie Mchenry
All That Glitters Is Not Gold (Gilded Age) [11th Grade], Caesie Mchenry
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In this unit students will be focusing on the American society during the Gilded Age. Students will understand the rise of the Gilded Age through invention and technology. Students will see how progress includes opportunities and challenges and the relationship between technology and economic development. Students will be able to see the interdependence between environment and migration due to technological and economic development. During this unit students will also analyze the growth of business, labor unrest, immigration and social inequalities that are inevitable in human societies. The culminating performance assessment allows students to explore the complexities of society during this …
Fahrenheit 451 [9th Grade], Alice Rasmussen
Fahrenheit 451 [9th Grade], Alice Rasmussen
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This unit is designed for the beginning of the school year in an English I Pre-AP classroom. It assumes that students have completed their summer reading of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Overarching themes for the year are “Why do people read?” and “Why do people write?” Thus, students will begin to explore one of the reasons we read and write fiction: insight about human experience. More specifically related to the themes of Fahrenheit 451, students will see the importance of reading, writing, and enriching our brains as a species. By reading the novel, students will see an example of …
Surface Area And Volume [10th Grade], Maeve Goetz
Surface Area And Volume [10th Grade], Maeve Goetz
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The students will be introduced to the surface area and volume of cylinders, prisms, pyramids, and cones. The main questions on which the unit is focused are: - What are different ways that three-dimensional objects are described or depicted? - What types of problems are solved using three-dimensional objects? They will participate in activities to help them create the formulas for both surface area and volume and become comfortable using these formulas to solve real-world problems and create their own applications. They will also analyze the relationship between surface area and volume. The culminating activity in this unit is a …
Hero’S Journey, The Alchemist [9th Grade], Kristen Morgan
Hero’S Journey, The Alchemist [9th Grade], Kristen Morgan
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Students and ninth-graders especially are in search of something to use to make sense of the world. I start the year with the students establishing goals for themselves both academically and personally. Then, we move into a unit that overviews the uses of genre. This unit on the hero’s journey is to extend their ideas of the novel and what it can do as a work of fiction using Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Like Santiago, the novel’s main character, the students journey to understanding by reading the story. Understanding: The novel genre can be used for different purposes; it can …
Themes Of Geography [9th Grade], Jessica Waltman
Themes Of Geography [9th Grade], Jessica Waltman
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Throughout this unit students will be introduced to the five themes of geography. These themes will be brought up in future units of study to help students better organize their understandings and perceptions of the world around them. In understanding the themes of Location, Place, Region, Movement, and Human-Environment Interaction, students will be prepared to answer the essential question of “Why is the where important?” The activities and lessons of this unit are built to aid students in their understanding of how humans interact with one another and their environments and to begin to see the differences and similarities of …
Math In/And Physics [11th-12th Grade], Penny Whetstone
Math In/And Physics [11th-12th Grade], Penny Whetstone
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This unit is written to be taught during the first two weeks of the physics course. In any physics course, from conceptual physics up through graduate studies, there is a unique and significant dependence on the mathematical concepts and skills required to succeed in the course. A keen understanding of mathematics, as well as knowing how to apply the tools, is an important piece of the physics course. Math in/and Physics is designed to answer the question, “If this is a physics class, why do I have to do so much math?” The goals of this unit are designed to …
Imperfect Tense [10th Grade], Sarah Gamboa
Imperfect Tense [10th Grade], Sarah Gamboa
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