Angelo J. Pompano
Create a “Trial” for Miss Carruthers. (This will take several days.)
In this, the main part of the unit, the cooperation of all of the subject area teachers will be needed. The idea is that even though Miss Carruthers has been identified by Miss Marple as the murderer of Mrs. Rhodes, and even though she confessed, she will be put on trial by the students. Students will play the parts of Miss Marple, Miss Carruthers, the defense and prosecution lawyers as well as the judge.
General Objectives for the Unit
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1. To integrate the teaching of several content areas such as language arts, social studies, science, math, and fine arts into the unit.
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2. To adapt the literal, interpretive, and critical thinking skills of reading to the other content areas.
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3. To coordinate teaching to make more efficient use of teaching time.
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4. To develop in the student the ability to question and then find the answer to that question.
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5. To help the student relate and apply newly acquired knowledge to everyday life.
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6. To the forge the seventh grade teaching staff into a collaborative team.
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7. To foster risk taking in both the teachers and students.
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8. To realize that what we learn we base on what we already know.
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9. To stimulate the reluctant reader to read on an independent level.
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10. Integrate the use of technology into the unit .
