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line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> Central <span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">America || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Europe || || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">U.S. Constitution || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Expansion of Rights || || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Caribbean || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Phonics || || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Mythology || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Fairy Tales || || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Biographies || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Science Fiction || || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Drama & Theater || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(128, 5, 5); font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-align: center;">Nursery Rhymes || <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Title of Unit: **Black History Month Study**
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__Author:__ //Miss Sarah Anne Anema//

__Primary Subject (elementary):__ Social Studies

__Grade Level:__ 3rd Grade

In this Unit the students will explore how far the African American people of the United States have come. Through studying past major icons such as Martin Luther King Jr. and other lesser known heroes (James McCune Smith, the first African American doctor) and connecting them with current iconic figures we can see the movement that has been made over the years towards a more united and equal nation.
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Unit Objectives (include 4 or 5): <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Time Required: 30 Days
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Student will be able to make a connection between past and present iconic African American heroes and the steps that had to be taken to get where we are today.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Student will use the “KWL” method to help create parts of curriculum. Exploring what they already know (k), what they want to know (w) as well as at the very end assessing what they have learned.
 * <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Students will gain a better understanding of the progression and the trials that African Americans had to endure to get to where they are today.

Lesson 1

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Title of lesson: HERO This week we will be beginning our Unit on Modern African American Heroes. I find it appropriate that the Unit falls on black History month (February). Throughout this week we will hold discussions relating to what the student’s think defines a person as “heroic”. At the end of the week I will assign a short project for your student to take home and work through with you. It will be a short paragraph on one of their “heroes” including how they would define the word heroic.

Assignment (homework or in-class): A short paragraph will be assigned. In it I would like the student to write 3-5 sentences regarding their definition of a hero and who one of their own personal heroes are. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">HERO HUNT How much do you really know about Heroes? Today do we think of a hero as maybe someone with powers... Someone who is faster than a speeding bullet and flawless... Well in this interactive activity we will be exploring some of the lesser known heroes of the African American community heroes who made an impact on our nation and challenged our ways of thinking.

Below are some questions that deal with what we’ve been discussing in our lessons as well as some links to educational web cites that I’d encourage you to check out!

ANSWER

1. In what year were African American’s given the right to vote?

2. How many years after that was an African American elected into office?

3. Who was the first African American surgeon?

4. Who wrote these words:

Go online and find out the significance of these dates: FEB 2, 1807... Jan 1, 1863... April 4, 1968... Nov 5, 2008... June 7, 1892..-

WATCH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtUzdI5hlE

Tell me three things you liked about this video? Do you think that a musician could be considered a hero?

EXPLORE

Questions to think about: How is your class today different from those once declared “separate but equal”? Read the following response from a student from each era (before Brown vs. Board of Education and today’s)

http://americanhistory.si.edu/Brown/reflections/index.asp

NAME THAT HERO:

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/specials/articles/0,28285,97503,00.html

Check out this fun game and see if you can recognize any of these figures of African American History <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Resources/materials needed: Phoebe the Spy- The Story of Ruby Bridges- Robert Coles Porch Lies- Patricia Mckissack PowerPoint <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"> <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Lesson 2 **

Expansion of Rights

Title of lesson: Fairness

Description: In this lesson we will be exploring the ideas of fairness among classmates as well as how fairness and justice rule in our Democratic nation. We will look at the steps many have had to go through just to gain the fairness they deserver. Also we will explore how our nation has both made some unfair decisions as well as some monumental ones encouraging the steps towards a more united nation.

Assignment (homework or in-class):

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<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**Lesson 3**

Title of lesson: Step Up to the Plate

Description: In this lesson we will be studying different sports icons of African American History.

Assignment (homework or in-class):

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 * Lesson 4**

Title of lesson: Written in History

Description of lesson: This week we will be studying the Harlem renaissance and the heroes of Harlem who made this movement such a big part of History.

Assignment (homework or in-class):Students will provide narratives that coincide with the ANIMOTO digital media seen below

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Poetry Podcasts/Shel Silverstein - Students will be creating their very own "Poem in Your Pocket" podcasts and sharing them with the class based on their favorite Shel Silverstein Poems.
 * Lesson 5:**

Assignment: In groups of two students will create a short podcast on their favorite poem of choice with an accompanying illustration.

Resources: Provide several of Shel Silverstein's poetry collections for students to choose from.

Check out this neat link: [|Shel Silverstein]

<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">**<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Lesson 6 Wrapping up the Unit ** <span style="font-size: 14.4pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Using the KWL Principle the students and I will discuss what we knew from the very beginning (K) what we still want to further explore (W) and most importantly we will review what we have learned (L). We will do the following through a integrated assessment of the past month. This unit is meant to run during the month of February which is Black History month but it can really be used whenever the teacher sees it appropriate. In order to assess what the students have gained from the Unit I will have them work on their final e-portfolio project using the awesome Web 2.0 called //[DIGI]cation.// This is a great source for me to interact with my students and also a great way to encourage an educational use of technology to open discussion and exploration for the students. This project will be over encompassing the entire unit with a major project due at the end of each week combining in the end to a collaborative e-portfolio containing timelines, student made quizzes, poetry, and a book report. I know this sounds like a lot, but keep in mind that we will be splitting these up between the month long unit plan. <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">