Literature and Information

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 15.01.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  3. Rationale
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Gender Bias
  6. Multicultural Role Models
  7. Heroes and Heroines: Analyzing Character Traits
  8. Poetry
  9. Picture Book Biographies
  10. Writing Self Portraits
  11. Teaching Strategies
  12. Classroom Activities
  13. Annotated Bibliography
  14. Internet Resources
  15. Teacher Resources
  16. Appendix A: Implementing District Standards
  17. Notes

Biographies and Autobiographies: Portraits of Peace Builders

Julie So

Published September 2015

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Internet Resources

Buck Institute for Education. (http://bie.org/). Use this link for information about Project Based Learning (PBL)

Bushelle, Marc. “The Heroines Project” 2015. (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Marc-Bushelle-Photography/120041391431533?fref=ts). Scroll down Marc’s Facebook page to see additional photos and commentary in the Heroines Project series. Also: (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/theheroinesproject?source=feed_text&story_id=616063318496002).

California State Board of Education, “Content Standards Webpage." 2015. (http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/).

"The Daily Café." 2015. (https://www.thedailycafe.com/daily-5).

PeacePartners, “PeaceBuilders” 2015. (http://www.peace builders.com/).

The San Jose Foothill Family Community Clinic. 2015. (http://www.sjffcc.org/).

The San Jose Museum of Art. 2015. (http://sjmusart.org/).

The Suquamish Tribe. 2015. (http://suquamish.nsn.us/). Use this link for information on Chief Seattle and his people.

Teachers Pay Teachers. 2015. (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-List-of-Character-Traits-90373).

"Visual Thinking Strategies." 2015. (http://www.vtshome.org/).

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