For grades 7-8, this unit offers students the chance to compare and contrast their own lives with those of others. The unit explores social and historical issues by studying people, historical time periods and events, and students’ own lives. Novels, short stories, poetry, art, and music will be the avenues for addressing unit goals. Students will be given numerous opportunities for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
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- Acknowledgments
- The William & Mary Center for Gifted Education Units
- Section 1: Unit Introduction and Curriculum Framework
- Section 2: Teaching Tips for Implementing This Unit
- Section 3: Lesson Plans
- Lessons:
- Lesson 1: Introduction and Unit Pre-assessments
- Lesson 2: Introduction to the Concept of Courage and Novel Study of Choice Novels
- Lesson 3: Use of Vocabulary Web and Literature Web
- Lesson 4: Novels: Literary Analysis
- Lesson 5: Introduction to Student Writing Prompts
- Lesson 6: Novels: Literary Analysis Through Project Work
- Lesson 7: Assessments for Novels
- Lesson 8: Literary Analysis of “Nightfall
- Lesson 9: Introduction to Reasoning
- Lesson 10: Introduction to Unit Research Project
- Lesson 11: Literary Analysis of Sonnets
- Lesson 12: Literary Analysis of The Jungle
- Lesson 13: The Jungle: Additional Literary Analysis
- Lesson 14: Literary Analysis of Poetry
- Lesson 15: Literary Analysis of Hidden Figures
- Lesson 16: Additional Literary Analysis of Hidden Figures
- Lesson 17: Literary Analysis of Poetry About Courage
- Lesson 18: Picture Books Related to Courage
- Lesson 19: Presentation of Hidden Figures Art and Poetry Project Analyzing Visual Elements in a Text
- Lesson 20: Novel Study of Choice Novels
- Lesson 21: Unit Postassessments; Writing Extravaganza; Presentation of Unit Research Papers
- Student Grammar Study
- Appendices
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
The Center for Gifted Education (CFGE) at William & Mary University (College of William & Mary), is a research and development center providing services to educators, policy makers, graduate students, researchers, and parents in support of the needs of gifted and talented individuals.
Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, the CFGE has established an international reputation for excellence in research, curriculum development, and service. Several major grants, including funding from the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act, have provided significant support for the work of the Center. In 2012, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded CFGE the funds needed for a summer residential camp for low income, high-ability children, for four consecutive years. In 2015, William & Mary alumni, Mike and Nancy Petters, through the Petters Family Foundation, provided additional financial support to the program. In 2016, the Petters Family Foundation has committed to fully fund the program for the next four years. Camp Launch is only the beginning of the Center for Gifted Education’s goal to bring educational equality to all gifted students.