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During the 3rd nine weeks in Social Studies we will be finishing our Cultural Diffusion unit by writing our first historical essay.
We will then move into the next unit, Cultures in Transition. In this unit, we will be examining Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. We will begin by studying the geography of these two regions of the world. During this unit, we will also look at colonialism and imperialism, as well as what makes a country developing or industrialized (developed). Remember, you can access the World Cultures and Geography textbook online. Information is in the “About” section on Google Classroom, or you can go to connected.pisd.edu and enter your student's login info that they use to login for computer use. PACE: During the first part of the third 9 weeks we will be finishing our Cultural Diffusion unit by looking at the progression of an item/idea from its origin to present day as we look at the pieces of a historical essay. A New Year also brings a new Unit...we will be moving into the fourth unit, Conflict & Cooperation. In this unit students will examine the reasons for conflict, study examples of real world historical conflicts, and evaluate how those conflicts have been solved. We will also be holding a United Nations World Peace Conference. Students will be representing one side of a current (ongoing) world conflict and presenting the UN with a peace plan. In addition we will be reading a historical fiction novel to illustrate how conflict can affect an individual. Contact Information: Miriam Carpenter 469-752-8550 [email protected] Michael Godwin 469-752-8597 [email protected] Erin Lindquist 469-752-8531 [email protected] Elizabeth Miller 469-752-8548 [email protected] |
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We are beginning our next unit of study, Exploring Textual Design. In this unit, students are introduced to the idea that the author's purpose influences the forms of writing and the text structures used to convey the message.
The whole group novel experiences for this unit include Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson and Seedfolks by Paul Fleischmann – both of which are written using distinctive and inviting textual designs. Students will also select and begin reading one novel written with unique text structures in a book club group. Two writing workshops are built into the unit – the first focuses on authentic “how-to” structures found in contemporary magazines, and the second workshop focuses on compelling persuasive structures with call-to-action statements. In addition, students will apply what they learn by writing in several different types of structures and forms throughout this unit. The CAP, Magazine Moguls, invites students to take on the role of magazine moguls who are planning to create and publish a one-time school magazine designed to address a wide variety of textual designs and structures. Contact Information: Vernadeth Franco 469-752-8544 [email protected] Patricia Garvin 469-572-8545 [email protected] David Giamundo 469-752-8546 [email protected] Mary Herrera 469-752-8543 [email protected] Erin Lindquist 469-752-8531 [email protected] Shelley Lytle 469-752-5341 [email protected] Michelle Schuler 469-752-8549 [email protected] |