Unit+Six

This final six-week unit focuses on the concept of "Coming of Age." The essential question is "How can literature help us understand what it means to grow up?"



Springdale Schools UbD Map Unit Six Coming of Age Video []

Coming of Age Websites [] []

Read, Write, Think Lessons [] []

I'm Nobody, Who are you? []

Poetry [] []

Careers
Mock Interview Questions [] [] [] []

Job/Hobby Research [] [] [] [] []

Literature as a jumping off point []

Once They're Hooked, Reel Them In []

The Great Depression
Great Depression Timeline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/rails-timeline/

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Great Depression Video []

Teen Hobos http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-030711-Boxcar.pdf

Culture Research [] [] []

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/themes/great-depression/lessonplans.html
http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/greatdepression.html

The Dust Bowl
Interactive Dust Bowl Game http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/interactive/

Dust Bowl Biographies http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/dustbowl/bios/

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-031212-LessonPlan.pdf http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/dustbowl.html

Literature Circle Questions
Tuck Everlasting Comprehension Questions

A Year Down Yonder Comprehension Questions

Out of the Dust Comprehension Questions http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312210/KarenHesse.html

Long Way from Chicago The Secret Garden Comprehension Questions

Bud, Not Buddy Comprehension Questions

Walk Two Moons Comprehension Questions

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

3-Column Journal

Book and Movie Graphic Organizer

Compare/Contrast

Character Differences

Sequencing Character Traits

Multiple Meanings of Words

Country Research

"I'm Nobody, Who are You?" Anchor Chart

Coming of Age Introduction

The Great Depression Anchor Chart



Kids at Work



Essential Question Poster



Tuck Everlasting Poster