Felicia R. McKinnon
Researchers agree that reading and language arts have six main components. By focusing on these six components in this unit students having differing learning styles will profit. There will be ample opportunity to synthesize information by addressing the many different ways to gather information as well as report information. The following is a list of cross-curricular objectives.
1. Reading. Students will:
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A. Read related selections of literature.
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B. Read a variety of periodicals which describe the time period.
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C. Read letters written by migrants as they traveled north and once they settled.
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D. Define relevant vocabulary for comprehension.
2. Writing. Students will:
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A. Express ideas through written accounts that pertain to the painting of Jacob Lawrence.
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B. Engage in writing experiences that promote reflective, persuasive, and expository writing.
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C. Record daily reflections to content and literature in a personal journal.
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D. Take notes about people and the situations they see as they view films, especially documentaries.
3. Viewing. Students will:
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A. Identify the producer’s purpose for creating documentary and determine the point of view from which the information is reported.
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B. Judge decisions made by migrants, and evaluate situations they encountered.
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C. View films which depict conditions of the North and the South.
4. Technology. Students will:
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A. Utilize educational software that focuses on geography.
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B. Compose final projects using word processors.
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C. Operate the VCR and television to access videos.
5. Listening. Students will:
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A. Determine how language and sound of narrator’s voice affects the message of documentary.
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B. Identify reasons why African-Americans migrated based on the oral histories presented in the documentaries.
6. Speaking. Students will:
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A. Recite excerpts from letters of Black migrants.
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B. Play the parts of people in the documentaries and films in order to present their opinions and attitudes.
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C. Recite descriptions of various occurrences and paintings while groups of students recreates the scenes themselves.
