3.c. Uniquely Alaskan Unit Plan

Goal 3: Teachers differentiate instruction with respect for individual and cultural characteristics.

a. Identify strategies for differentiating instruction based on student differences.

b. Design instruction that incorporates characteristics of the local community's culture and that is appropriate to students' individual and special needs.

c. Apply local and Alaska knowledge to the selection of instructional strategies, materials, and resources.
d. Appreciate multiple perspectives and value individual differences.

3.c. Uniquely Alaskan Unit Plan

Posted by Fiona Worcester on Thursday, June 23, 2011 Under: 3.c. Uniquely Alaskan Unit Plan

In Spring 2011, as part of the ED600 Alaska Studies class taught by Tom Pennington, I created a "uniquely Alaskan Lesson Plan". This backwards-design lesson plan teaches students about the literary movements of naturalism and realism as they read Jack London's "To Build a Fire" and incorporates lessons on hypothermia (including a fun quiz), lessons on writing descriptively using the five sense (after getting semi-hypothermic), a "uniquely Alaskan" class speaker, and a lesson in writing proper thank you notes (for the class speaker).

Uniquely Alaskan Unit
Hypothermia Quiz
To Build a Fire by Jack London
To Build a Fire / Naturalism Questions
Thank You Notes

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