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Unit Author

First and Last Name Authors E-mail Address Course Name(s) Course Number(s) Course Section(s) Instructor(s) Name(s)
Unit Overview Unit Plan Title

Abby Birdsall, Lauren ulin, and Ai!ee Trosclair "L#C $%&' ( )ebbie ero!an

The *irst Thanksgiving +hat is the signi,icance and origin o, Thanksgiving+ho celebrated the ,irst Thanksgiving+hen is Thanksgiving celebrated+here was the ,irst Thanksgiving celebrated"nglish: )o students understand how they apply their knowledge o, realistic ,iction to their storyistory: )o students understand how to organi.e in,or!ation into an in,or!ative brochure/eography: Can students identi,y on the !ap where pilgri!s ca!e ,ro! and where Thanksgiving was held and create a ,lowchart-

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Unit Summary

0tudents will learn the history o, Thanksgiving through various websites and hands on activities in the sub1ects o, "nglish, istory and /eography. The students will be able to explain the origin o, the holiday, understand its signi,icance and other ,acts about the day.
Subject Area(s 2List all sub1ects that apply3

/eography,

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Standard "# Com$are and contrast the treatment o% similar themes and to$ics (e# #&
o$$osition o% ood and e'il) and $atterns o% e'ents (e# #& the (uest) in stories& m)ths& and traditional literature %rom di%%erent cultures# Standard *# +rite narrati'es to de'elo$ real or ima ined e,$eriences or e'ents usin e%%ecti'e techni(ue& descri$ti'e details& and clear e'ent se(uences# a# -rient the reader b) establishin a situation and introducin a narrator and.or characters/ or ani0e an e'ent se(uence that un%olds naturall)# Standard 1# 2roduce clear and coherent 3ritin in 3hich the de'elo$ment and or ani0ation are a$$ro$riate to tas4& $ur$ose& and audience# 5istor)!

Standard 67# 8escribe the im$ortance o% e'ents and ideas si ni%icant to our nations de'elo$ment (5-9C-E9) Standard :9# Identi%) the causes and e%%ects o% the ma;or historical ('oluntar) and in'oluntar)) mi rations to and 3ithin America (5-9C-E*) (<-9C-E*) Standard :=# Identi%) and e,$lain cultural elements that ha'e contributed to our national herita e (5-9C-E1) <eo ra$h)! Standard 1# Identi%) all U#S# states b) sha$es and $osition on ma$ (<-9A-E=) Standard 6# 8ra3& com$lete& and add %eatures to a ma$ (includin such ma$ elements as a title& com$ass rose& le end& and scale)& based on i'en in%ormation (<-9A-E*) Standard 6*# Inter$ret historical in%ormation in a ma$& table& or ra$h (5-9A-E*)
Stu"ent Objectives%#earning Outcomes

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0tudents will be able to plan and construct a ,ictional story 0tudents will have an understanding o, the basic history o, the ,irst Thanksgiving 0tudents will be able to use a world !ap and create a concept !ap based o, o,, world geography

Proce"ures

0tudents will begin by learning the overall history o, the ,irst Thanksgiving. Then, the students will analy.e a !ap and learn about both the origin o, the pilgri!s as well as the location o, the ,irst Thanksgiving. Along with learning about the history and the geography o, the ,irst Thanksgiving, students will be learning about story writing during their "nglish lessons. At the
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end o, the unit, each student will create an in8depth brochure, concept !ap, and story book about the ,irst Thanksgiving.
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Two B% !inute lessons per sub1ect area

Prere*uisite S$ills

Crior to starting the unit plan, students should have a basic understanding o,: 8 Basic co!puter skills 8 Basic knowledge o, Cublisher 8 +eb browsing 8 0tory writing 8 @ap analysis
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Stu"ent Assessment

0tudents will receive extra ti!e and individual assistance with activities. A bilingual assistance will be available. Children will be given extra work to enhance their critical thinking skills.

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The students will be graded using the rubric below. Based on the rubric, the student will receive a grade o, A i, student receives B&8%& B i, student receives (&8(; C i, student receives $&8$;

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