Objectives
Our state's recommended curriculum units are created following the Understanding by Design (UbD) model based on research and theory by Grant and Wiggins. The overarching idea is to teach for understanding beginning from the end, focusing on what you want students to know. Enduring Understandings are the big ideas of the unit and are vital to students' comprehension of content and concepts. They have lasting value and help to make the content meaningful. However, it is my understanding that the state of Delaware is aiming to change this format to follow Learning Focused. This is "a comprehensive continuous school improvement model that: provides schools with consistent learning and exemplary strategies instruction, and integrates research-based exemplary practices." 2 1 In practical terms, it is a graphic organizer that highlights many of the same things as the UbD model such as essential questions and highlighted vocabulary to include in the instruction. For this unit, students will recognize that a place is unique with distinct human and physical characteristics. In addition, they will realize that they are unique people who come from unique places with distinct cultural aspects. All people are unique. Moreover, they will understand that intangible heritage is the cultural heritage of humanity. It is fragile and must be "understood, protected, respected" and preserved. Lastly, good readers are able to make connections to the text and be able to express these in oral and written language.
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