Non Fiction
Argumentative Essays
December/January
Research Websites - Syrian Refugees
World Vision
US News and World Report
Washington Post
Life Line in Syria
Fact Check
Syrian Refugee Timeline
US News and World Report - Search Engine
World Vision
US News and World Report
Washington Post
Life Line in Syria
Fact Check
Syrian Refugee Timeline
US News and World Report - Search Engine
Resources
February
Holocaust Unit
We are currently researching the Holocaust. Students have watched several video clips and viewed pictures about the Holocaust. As they watched and viewed they generated questions they had to learn more. Students need to have at least 2 groups of reserach questions. Information will be organized into a Smart Idea Web. We will focus on survivors and the stories they tell. Students will then create a story map of a memoir (personal narrative) and then use Movie Maker to create a movie of their memoir.
Holocaust Resources
http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/581BSCARBROUGH/holocaust_webquest/
http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144
http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/webdisk/581BSCARBROUGH/holocaust_photos/holocaust_webquest.pdf
http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144
http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.html
http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/resources.cfm?subpage=363263
http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144
http://www.schools.manatee.k12.fl.us/webdisk/581BSCARBROUGH/holocaust_photos/holocaust_webquest.pdf
http://www.biography.com/people/adolf-hitler-9340144
http://remember.org/guide/Facts.root.hitler.html
http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/resources.cfm?subpage=363263
Expository Reading and Responding
As we look towards Common Core and the change to new assessments we are beginning to work more heavily on expository writing. Studnets will be expected to be able to read, analyze, and take a stand on situations. They will be expected to support their position with textual evidence and a counter argument. Current events and SERP Vocabualry, and debate will be used to improve critical thinking skills.