So after the short week next week I will get to start my KPTP lesson. At the last minute I decided that I would like to align my KPTP content with the history classes and do a unit over the Vietnam War/Literature. I have about half of the unit planned out and I am really excited about getting to start the unit. First we will be starting with centers that will introduce the students to different medias, such as YouTube news casts, newspaper clippings, some poems, etc. Then we will move onto one of my favorite writers, Tim O'Brien!! We are doing a whole day of O'Brien vignettes where the students will do a one pager over whatever vignette they choose to read.
Finally, I get to visit with a Vietnam vet and he is going to contribute to a stellar unit. Can't wait to see how this all turns out!!
GAGE!
ReplyDeleteThis is such good stuff here! I love cross-curricular activities/lessons. Especially having a veteran come in and talk about his experiences, wow! This will definitely put things in prospective for your students, and it will totally give meaning to the literature they're reading.
Go you!
Good luck with everything!
Amber :)
Your Vietnam Lesson sounds like a good one. Bringing in a Vietnam Vet, should be interesting for the students. I hope everything goes well for you. Enjoy the short week and Good Luck!
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