I developed this Thematic Unit for a class of 6th graders. This 6th grade class is made up of 20 students. 16 of those students are in the general education program, two are in the ESOL program (one student is ESOL level II, and one student is ESOL level IV), and two are students with exceptionalities (one student has ADHD, and one student has a mild vision impairment. The majority are Hispanics, 10 to be exact. The remaining 6 students are Americans, and come from a multi-generational American background. One of the students is Jewish, and her grandparents actually come from Israel. The two ESOL students come from Cuba, the ESOL level IV has been living in Miami for a little over two years, while the ESOL level II has only been here for one
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I chose Native American because, in my opinion, they are an underrepresented people. In this day and age we are always battling for equality of race, gender, and cultures. But, at least to me, the Native American culture is never spoken about. With that in mind I decided to develop this unit. To take the education of Native American culture and background past Thanksgiving, past the pilgrims, and past all we see in the media. It is the main objective of this thematic unit for students to grasp an understanding and appreciation of Native American culture, lifestyle, and …show more content…
These were the main goals of this unit. They were to learn how the land affected and shaped Native American Culture, how have we affected the environment that the Natives care for so deeply, how we can we help fix the environment, how do Native Americans express themselves through art, and how modern literature shares Native American culture with this up and coming generation. Honestly, all these goals and objective are meant to build and shape an appreciation for the Native American culture that these students have long
I chose Native American because, in my opinion, they are an underrepresented people. In this day and age we are always battling for equality of race, gender, and cultures. But, at least to me, the Native American culture is never spoken about. With that in mind I decided to develop this unit. To take the education of Native American culture and background past Thanksgiving, past the pilgrims, and past all we see in the media. It is the main objective of this thematic unit for students to grasp an understanding and appreciation of Native American culture, lifestyle, and …show more content…
These were the main goals of this unit. They were to learn how the land affected and shaped Native American Culture, how have we affected the environment that the Natives care for so deeply, how we can we help fix the environment, how do Native Americans express themselves through art, and how modern literature shares Native American culture with this up and coming generation. Honestly, all these goals and objective are meant to build and shape an appreciation for the Native American culture that these students have long