India

=Learning Through Literature =

India Literature Unit


Titles: Homeless Bird Shiva's Fire Looking for Bapu Jungle Book The Conch Bearer Shabanu The Iron Ring

Tuesday January 28th - 2 weeks

Day 1 Students make book selections, break down page per day goals, write due dates in planner. Begin reading. :)
Unit Targets: Students will read at least one novel that is set in India. Students will create 2 word wall illustrations that show words from their text. (1 each week) Students will identify where their story is set on classroom India map. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students will develop their understanding of Indian culture.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Class time in language arts and social studies will be used as reading time. Additional reading at home may be necessary.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Language Arts standards covered in this unit:

 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Social Studies standards covered in this unit:

 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.4.4 Describe the ways in which ethnic cultures influence the daily lives of people
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.4.6 Give examples of group and institutional influences such as laws, rules, and peer pressure on people, events, and culture
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.4.13 Investigate and explain similarities and differences in ways that cultures meet human needs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.4.15 Describe instances of cooperation and interdependence among individuals, groups, and nations, such as helping others in famines and disasters
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.8.7 Identify and explain examples of bias, prejudice, and stereotyping, and how they contribute to conflict in a society
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E 8.11Explain how beliefs and practices, such as ownership of property or status at birth, may lead to conflict among people of different regions or cultures and give examples of such conflicts that have and have not been resolved