Books Included
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Invisible Frontiers: The race to synthesize a human gene
- A Wrinkle In Time
- The Tales of A Shaman’s Apprentice
- Survival of the Sickest
- The Making of the Fittest
- Physics of the Impossible
- Dr. Franklins Island
- Obsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie
- Uglies
- Gathering Blue
- Ender’s Game
- Divergent
- Feed
- The House of The Scorpion
- Galapagos
- The Freedom Maze
- The City of Ember
- Eva
- The Hunger Games
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Novel Resource Guide
Our task in ED 420 this semester was to create a plan to teach a unit using a novel. Because my content area is science, I was hesitant to use a science fiction novel so I used the historical science book of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. By accessing the link, the viewer has access to all of the information necessary to teach a unit using the book, from discussion questions to in class activities, and assessments.
Craft and Structure (9-10), ED 420 Content Literacy, Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (9-10), Key Ideas and Details (9-10), Lesson Plans, Range of Reading (9-10), Standard #1: Learner Development., Standard #2: Learning Differences., Standard #5: Innovative Applications of Content., Standard #6: Assessment, Standard #7: Planning for Instruction., Standard #8: Instructional Strategies., Standard 2: Nature of Science, Standard 4: Issues, Standard 7: Science in the Community, Standard 8: Assessment
Hunger Games Unit Plan
Teacher: Shelbi Burnett
Grade: 8th
Subject: Middle School Science
| Stage One : Desired Results |
| Established Goals: Students will be able to draw from prior experience to identify how they have studied the world around them and gained factual knowledge (informally practice science). Students will learn to value the informal practice of science through observation and inference to inform their lives. Students will understand how the formal study of science is important to the advancement of society. Students will be able to explain how knowledge of science and technologies can be/have been used to oppress groups. Continue reading 'Teaching Science with A Novel: The Hunger Games'» |
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