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2017 Curriculum Units Vol 6: Cultivating Visual Literacy

Finding the Human Story within an Image

January 31, 2018 – 5:51 pm

Deena Aglialoro, Language Arts, South Mecklenburg HS

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags antisemitism, Bear Witness, bystander, close reading, CommonLit, concentration camps, Courage, Elie Wiesel, extermination camps, fear, fiction, genocide, Germany, ghettos, good and evil, hate, High School, Hitler, Holocaust, human behavior, identity, Night, Poetry, Political Cartoons, Propaganda, pyramid of hate, research paper, Rwanda, swastika, testimonials, visual literacy, written conversation, Yad Vashem | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

Constructing a Creative Classroom Community

February 6, 2017 – 1:20 pm

Jessica M. Young, Second Grade, Davidson Elementary School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags balanced literacy, close reading, Elementary School, fiction, narrative writing, nonfiction, Personal Narrative, small moment story, Writing, Writing Process | Permalink | Comments Off

2016 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Writing with Power: No Fear Here

To Kill a Mockingbird: Taking A Stand and Letting Your Character Define You

February 6, 2017 – 12:54 pm

Deena L. Aglialoro, Language Arts, Ranson IB Middle School

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Ain’t I A Woman, argumentative writing, Atticus, claim, close reading, counterclaim, Equal Rights for Women, evidence based claim, fiction, Language Arts, Middle School, Scottsboro Boys, Shirley Chisolm, sojourner truth, taking a stand., To Kill a Mockingbird, traditional text, Writing | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Algernon’s Exercise Regimen

January 29, 2016 – 11:47 am

Molly McCarthy, Language Arts, Piedmont IB Middle School

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags Exercise, fiction, Flowers for Algernon, kinesthetic classroom, Language Arts, layered curriculum, Literature, Middle School, movement, podcasts, The Walking Classroom | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 6: The Art of Fiction: Close Analysis, Style and the Novel

How Can What We Learned Today, Change the World Tomorrow?

January 30, 2015 – 8:41 pm

Kayla D’Allura, Literacy, Collinswood Language Academy

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, ” dynamic character, change, close reading, emotions, fiction, growth, nonfiction, real-world problems | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

Speculative Fiction and the Ethics of Medical Research

January 21, 2015 – 4:17 pm

Stefanie Carter-Dodson, Language Arts, Southwest Middle School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags central idea, character arc, chronology, ethics, eugenics, fiction, Sequencing, supporting details, theme | Permalink | Comments Off

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