Objective: Students will be able to compare and contrast different living environments and they will be able to understand the different factors that affect where and how people live.
ELA: Short Story: The Journey Home by Wendy Villegas
Objective: Students will be able to develop a short story from a first-person point of view. They will go into detail of what they are feeling and thinking as they are traveling and heading to Ellis Island, as portrayed in the painting. Through this they will reflect on the challenges and opportunities that were faced through immigrants.
Multiple Perspectives by Josh Simonson
Objective: Students will be able to support a perspective after seeing different sides.
Mammals & Art by Josh Simonson
Objective: Students will be able to identify mammals and their qualities.
Intersections: Identity and Crossroads by Kitara Bradley
Objective: Students will describe in detail an intersection that has shaped their identity. They will explain and analyze how two factors have impacted them and the effects the intersection has on them. Students will adequately share their writing and identify connections between peers’ works. They will reflect on how intersections impact our world and the people around them.
Memories by Kitara Bradley
Objective: Students will describe their memory in clear detail. They will describe their thoughts and feelings of the memory utilizing descriptive words and figurative language. Students will adequately share their writing and identify connections between peers’ works.
Comparing Cities by Joey Maldonado
Objective: Students will learn more about cities and understand the factors that make up a city. Students will learn about the positives and negatives of a city and identify those characteristics.
Short Stories & Art by Joey Maldonado
Objective: Students will analyze a visual and create a descriptive short story. Students can use their imagination to create a story that is engaging, descriptive, and improves their creative writing skills.
Science, Writing, & Art by Hailey Bates
Objective: Students will be able to analyze the image and create a story about the types of organisms that would live in the environment.
History & Art by Nick Anderson
Objective: Students will explore the significance of the Titanic, discover what caused it to sink, and will express their understanding through creative expression.
Creative Writing & Art by Natalie Forrest
Objective: Students will write a story from the perspective of the painting that makes sense contextually and aligns with the painting’s description.
Science & Art by Natalie Forrest
Objective: Students will use the information they already know about organisms and how they look and function to answer questions with contextually accurate answers.