Jesse's+Thematic+Unit+Wiki


 * Thematic Unit, India: Overcoming Crisis**




 * 3 Possible Content Focuses:**
 * India*
 * China
 * Australia


 * Possible Themes:**
 * People in Crisis*

My unit in the spring will be on India. The theme of my unit will be a people in crisis, discussing some of the past issues India has had with colonization, disease, crime, and especially overpopulation. For information on my opening activity see my Places in the World activity from Social Studies methods. The concept map below is a beginning on the content I want to focus on during my teaching. I will teach about the history of Ancient India (early civilizaitons, Hinduism, Buddhism, Indian empires, and Indian Achievements) and about the Indian Subcontinent (physical geography, history and culture of India, India today [current problems], and India's neighbors). While everything will not connect back to people in crisis, I will try to stress some of these points.
 * Content Focus:**


 * Materials, Resources, Texts, Activities, and Technology Applications:**

//These are all included in the concept map below//

__Materials__
 * Clickers for tech-based activities
 * Smart Board
 * Poster board or Butcher Paper; construction paper
 * Pens/Pencils/Marker
 * Glue and Tape

__Texts__
 * Eastern World: Africa, Asia, and Australia (7th Grade Text)
 * Chapter 19, History of Ancient India
 * Chapter 21, The Indian Subcontinent
 * Thematic Unit Ancient India
 * The Legend of Buddha
 * Shabanu - Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Staples

__Activities__
 * NC vs. India (Places in the World)
 * Physical Geography and India's Neighbors
 * Indian Empires
 * Religions
 * Hinduism
 * Buddhism

__Technology Applications__
 * Vokis
 * Google Maps
 * Google Lit Trips (if I can find a book for the unit)

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 * Unit Inventory Concept Map:**

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