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Project: Identity Reveal

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Time Frame: 45 min blocks for 4 weeks

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Driving Question: How do my values, culture and family influence the unique individual I am today?
How do my values, family,
and
influence
the unique individualUse
I am
today? cart.
Video:
What
do culture
we need
to Video:
computer
For the birds- Pixar clip
figure out our driving Questioning: La identidadUse Library database
Learning Log:
no es un cuento
question?
to help develop a
Response to video 3
Discussion
definition of what
Learning Log & Discussion:
minute writing.
Identity is.
What does identity mean
Discussion. What does
Notetaking
for me?
the video try to tell us?
Encourage the discussion
of differences.

Learning Log:

P R O J E C T

W E E K

Video:
What is identity?
Learning Log:
Make a list of things
that make me who I
am. What makes them
important

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Notes: Driving Question: How do my values, culture and family influence the unique individual I am today?
Where does my familyVideo:
Video:
come from?
What are traditions? What is culture?
Discussion
Research and
classroom discussion
What holds families
Discussion
Research:
together?
Learning Log:
What traditions does How does my culture
Make a list of questions
my family have? What relate to others?
that I have about my
makes them
What things make up
family to ask my
important?
my culture?
parents/grandparents.

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During the rest of the

Make up questionnaire to project. Students will
ask parents about their be exposed to related
life. Make a list of
picture books and will
questions to help them be using HP laptops to
understand their
do research. They will
background.
be using the librarys
databases available.

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Notes and Research

Research and
Notetaking.
Organize Notes to
write writing piece.

Research and
Writing Piece First DraftWriting Piece Editing
Notetaking.
and Revision
Organize notes to write
their writing piece.

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Writing Piece Final

Draft

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Notes: Technology Week

Use technology to
present your writing
piece. Student may
use any of the
following:
Prezi
You tube video
Google Slides
Poster Board
Screencast
Powtoon
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Working dayStudents use their

information to use in
their presentation.

Working Day- practice Presentations

oral presentation

Presentations.

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Notes: Based on the presentations the previous week. As a class we will be making connections to our social
studies standards.
Learning Log and
Discussion:

Learning Log and

Discussion:

Why do people move

from one place to
another?

What similarities do we How do our traditions

have among students? and cultures help us
What are some
understand each
differences?
other?

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Learning Log and

Discussion:

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