A Promise for Tomorrow: Using Social Issues to Empower Change
“A Promise for Tomorrow” is a fourth grade reading unit that I wrote and developed. It is complete with a materials list, scope and sequence, standards alignment, assessment tools and scripted lesson plans. Below are some of the highlights of the unit.
An introduction to the unit, with context for the unit within larger curricula and an overview of the unit.
An overview and roadmap for the unit.
Scope and sequence for the unit, aligned to Common Core State Standards
Part of a thorough list of recommended books to use throughout the unit.
An assessment tool to use at the beginning of the unit to determine students' prior knowledge and preconceptions about power and social issues.
Read aloud suggestions for use during the unit.
An example lesson complete with standards alignment, learning objectives, teacher scripts and differentiation plans.
