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Title:
Themes of Perseverance
Timing:
Second Quarter
Driving Question:
What strategies have historical, modern, and fictional figures used to persevere?
Project Description:
Students will dig into the questions: What are the obstacles have Americans had to overcome? What strategies did they use to persevere? In a 3 prong approach they will follow a theme of perseverance in historical figures, modern individuals, and fictional characters.
Final Product(s):
Students will present the strategies, solutions, and successes of historical figures, modern individuals, and fictional characters.
Essential Standards:
Standards
Social Studies
Using an inquiry lens, develop compelling questions about United States history post c. 1870 to determine helpful resources and consider multiple points of views represented in the resources
Analyze the causes and consequences of a specific problem in United States history post c. 1870 as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by those trying to address the problem.
Trace the contributions of individuals and institutions on social, political, artistic and economic development.
Evaluate the responses of United States’ leaders to the challenges of the period.
Standards
ELA
Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text to advance the plot and develop the theme.
Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing relevant and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Explain two or more central/main ideas in a text, analyze their development throughout the text, and explain the significance of the central ideas; provide an objective and concise summary of the text.
Potential Community Outreach:
Diversity Festival Booth
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