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I am Diane Burke. I teach at the PA Shaw School. I am teaching a 4/5 SAR Class. I use the Harcourt Trophies Reading Curriculum. This is my 4th year at the Shaw, and my first year with the 4/5 class. I am looking forward to working with others who teach 4th or 5th grade[|Diane Burke advancing practices unit first posting.doc]

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[|WHERETO.doc] [|advancingpractices lesson plans Lincoln Memorial lesson.doc] -- with a few comments embedded Diane:
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I agree that this will be a fun and exciting unit to teach. In first grade we learn about the different U.S. symbols (Statue of Liberty, Bald Eagle, White House, etc.) and it is one of my favorite S.S. units of the year.

In response to Stage 1 and 2 of the UbD...

Will students be making a collage and a model of the landmark of their choice? Or will they have a choice between these 2 projects at the end of the unit?

Will you select the books for the students to use for research on the landmarks or will students be a part of this process? If the students will be helping, what will you do to prepare them for this? Is this (research and book selection) also a big idea of this unit?

How will you incorporate that Washington D.C. is a place where law making takes place? How is this tied to monuments and landmarks?

Your essential question that asks students to think of a place they think should be a landmark and make an argument for it is really though provoking. I think that this will be a great indicator of the students understanding of what a landmark is and how it is preserved.

Let me know if you have any questions for me about my reply :) Posted Mar 9, 2009 9:43 am - [|[delete]] || Thank you Ann That is a lot of great feedback. Diane  Posted Mar 9, 2009 11:25 am - [|[delete]] || Hi Diane,
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I was curious if you would be using any technology for this unit. Maybe the students could use PowerPoint to create an online collage of the monuments?

Also, to go along with the question above, how exactly do you go about the book research? Do they know where to go for online research? My students do not have library cards... is your school library extensive? I always have these great ideas, but then get tied up with certain limitations! Frustrating!

Great unit! Jill Posted Mar 9, 2009 7:24 pm - [|[delete]] ||   ||