Professional Documents
Culture Documents
4. Speech, writing and art are all credible ways to express oneself.
Introductory 1,2,3 - The Nature Conservancy: Urban - Guided inquiry performances will be
Performances: Parks Video mainly assessed by participation and
- Landscape Architect Presentation completion of tasks -- are they truly
- The Little House: Cause and Effect engaging with the content in a
of Urbanization meaningful way? Does this “make
- What Do You Do with a Problem? - sense” to them? What is clear that
Design Challenge they need further explanation on?
- Vocabulary introduction: - Group discussion - student response
urbanization, green space, to questions
community resource - Morning Journal Answers
- Morning Journal Questions - “What - Written responses and persuasive
is your favorite part about the writing drafts
outdoor space at PAS? Your least
favorite part?” “What is your
favorite part about your
neighborhood?”
Guided Inquiry 1,2,3 - Compare and Contrast: Current and - Semantic Vocabulary Map for
Performances: ,4 Historical Parks/Playgrounds “Urbanization” - Write a phrase or
- Aerial Maps of Philadelphia and the sentence that shares what
Community Activity “urbanization” means and draw a
- Outdoor Observation Design and picture to represent that phrase
Presentation - Persuasive Letter Brainstorming and
- Brainstorming - Problems and Drafting Conferences
Noteworthy Areas of the PAS - Review of unit long understanding
Outdoor Space goals prior to lessons
- Exit Slips
Skill Strands:
X ▢ 1. Fact vs. Opinion
X ▢ 2. Cause and Effect
✓▢ 3. Informational reading and writing
✓▢ 4. Map skills
X▢ 5. Persuasive writing and texts
X - Major Focus ✓ - Reinforced ● - Unsupported/Required