Essential Question
How are lessons learned for life?
Lesson Calendar
DAY 1 - SEED 1
DAY 2 - SEED 2
DAY 3-4 - PLAN 1
DAY 5 - SEED 3
DAY 6–7 - SEED 4
Day 8–9 - SEED 5
DAY 10 - SEED 6
DAY 11 - 12 PLAN 02
DAY 13 - SEED 7
DAY 14 - SEED 8
DAY 15 - SEED 9
DAY 16 - SEED 10
DAY 17 - SEED 11
DAY 18 - SEED 12
DAY 19 - SEED 13
DAY 20 - SEED 14
DAY 21-23 - PLAN 3
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This unit has a focus on lessons: language lessons and life lessons from literature. The essential question is, How are lessons learned for life? Throughout the unit, students will explore literature that has its origin in oral tradition: fables and folktales. Selections range from traditional to non-traditional (unconventional) tales. Students will identify explicit and implicit life lessons for each selection and express them as complete statements. The unit begins with some familiar and some fresh fables and proceeds to new and unusual folktales. Throughout the unit, students will maintain logs and charts to capture story lessons and questions that might naturally arise – leading to new lessons and learning through short, focused research.
