Waltrina D. Kirkland-Mullins
This unit correlates with the Connecticut Framework K-12 Curricular Goals and Content Standards for Language Arts and Social Studies. Upon being immersed in select children's narratives and scaffolded instruction, students will embrace the following:
Social Studies Curriculum Content Standards 1.5, 1.13, 2a, and 2c. Students will discuss how geographical features and natural resources helped shape people's lives; understand the characteristics and interactions among and across cultures, social systems, and institutions; compare and contrast identities of ethnic/cultural groups; and identify the rights of American citizens in a democratic society.
Language Arts Curriculum Content Standards 1 (Reading and Responding) and 2 (Producing Texts). Students will describe their thoughts, opinions, and questions that arise as they read and listen to a text; use relevant info from the text to summarize the content; use what they know to identify characters, settings, themes, events, ideas, relationships, and details found within the text; work both individually and on a collaborative basis in gathering historical info from a variety of primary and secondary sources (including published resources, film and electronic media) to substantiate historical fiction and informational text; read/share their creative writings with partners, who will constructively critique the work, highlighting elements in the literary piece that coincide with questions they have about the writing; and will use strategies to generate and develop ideas for speaking, writing, and visual activities, and publish and present final products in myriad ways, including the use of the arts and technology.
