Authors:
Andrea Chorney, K–12 Educator
Elisa M Yzaguirre, K–12 Educator
Learning Goals:
Learners will:
- review different types of activism
- know about a specific activist
- show their best attempt at determining the central idea
- research and collect information about the influence and impact of activists
- create individual PowerPoint presentations about an activist
- support partners and classmates in editing a clear and concise presentation.
- present individual PowerPoints to small groups
Learners will do this by:
- answering questions based on different types of activism in images
- using reading roles to read a book on epic about their person and take notes using the notes sheet
- using reading roles to read a nonfiction article and discuss an activist
- naming and revising central ideas to be accurate and concise
- reading/watching non-fiction texts and using text structure of a biography to take
- notes on important details and central ideas.
- citing sources and incorporating information from non-fiction articles
- carefully selecting images and phrases that enhance your presentation
- proofreading the presentation of a peer