Hannah+L's+Thematic+Unit+Wiki

Final Unit Plan:

INITIAL IDEAS
I will be teaching two units in the spring, so I'd love to post both of my areas with my ideas to continue the process of building my unit.

I've been discussing ideas with my coordinating teacher, looking at requirements for the 3rd quarter, and discussing/brainstorming on the following options for my Language Arts Unit: Possible Themes
 * Novel Study: Choose one particular novel and look at
 * language used
 * character analysis
 * setting
 * plot/conflict
 * literary elements
 * writing to learn activities
 * learning to write activities
 * Poetry Study: Look at poetry as a genre, including:
 * literary elements
 * dissection of the poetry (parts, elements, format, etc.)
 * examples of poetry
 * writing of poetry
 * looking at rhyme and deeper meanings through lyrics of popular songs, such as"
 * "Love the Way You Lie"
 * "Teenage Dream"
 * 1) Hero/Heroic: What truly makes a hero?
 * 2) Identity: Finding out who we are one step at a time
 * 3) Exploration: What's the true emotions in finding something that's one of a kind and yours alone?

For my Social Studies unit, I've been looking into:
 * Focus on Africa
 * geography
 * cultures
 * centers of trade/commerce
 * history
 * conflict with other countries
 * Focus on India

Possible Themes
 * 1) Cross-cultures: What's it like to be living in someone else's shoes
 * 2) Cultural Impact: How does one's culture effect one's perspective?

__**Brainstorming and Resources**__

__**11.3.2010 Hannah Lee's Poetry Unit Step 3**__

__**11.11.2010 Hannah Lee's Step 4**__

Draft below -- Still working on something and will be gaining peer feedback on 12/5 from Miss Merritt :)