Introduction
All students have a story within their families that's worth listening to and retelling. However, very rarely do parents share the in depth impact of their families' history. Students have limited communication with their families, because current trends for young teenagers allow more freedom away from their parents. The Dine people have been through several such changes over the last century and a half.
To make my students aware of these issues, they will consider these questions: What is the students' level of understanding about oral story telling? What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography? What is the definition of characters? Can you distinguish between the heroic, political, military and ordinary person genres of biography?
Students who complete a biography of a great-grandparent will have gained a better understanding of their family history and the effects of today's culture on traditional norms.
This unit, The Significance of my Great-Grandparent, will be a 9-10 th grade writing project. It will be taught integrating ELA Common Core Standards and the Dine' Philosophy of Education Standards. It will cover the course of 3 weeks for 45 minutes a day per class.
With implementing the new Arizona Common Core Standards, we should be working to get our students college and career ready by the time they exit from high school. Each lesson will be aligned to at CCS and short activities will be added to aid and increase the student's comprehension skills.
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