success from past to present by amy pomatto 4 th grade language arts and social studies
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SUCCESS FROM PAST TO PRESENTBy Amy Pomatto
4th Grade Language Arts and Social
Studies
PROJECT OBJECTIVES
You will identify and assess the role of prominent
(important) persons in North Carolina, past and
present. Along with producing work that follows the
conventions of particular genre such as writing a
letter to a company or person in which you would
like pursue in the near future.
PRE-ASSESSMENT
You will complete the concept /question board.
This will determine what you already know about
North Carolinian Indians and people, and what you
would like to learn about them. We will move the
virtual sticky notes throughout our discovery.
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What would the world be like if no one had a role
to play in society? (Would it be chaotic? Would
you have to fend for yourself? Do you think people
would help each other out?)
What role am I interested in taking on in society? The students will complete a self-evaluation on themselves.
UNIT QUESTIONS
Why do we need jobs?
Do we need jobs to survive?
How important are jobs in our society?
CONTENT QUESTIONS
What role did North Carolinian Tribes, women and men, play?
Classify and List them using different graphic organizers.
What types of jobs do we have today?
What jobs from the past are the same as the jobs of today?
NC Men/Wome
n of Today
NCIndian
Men/Women
•Design Company/Factory
•Plant Crops
NC Men/Women of Today
•Wove baskets•Planted crops
NC Indian
Men/Women
POST ASSESSMENT
You will complete a power point presentation including these
items: your graphic organizers of the North Carolinians men
and women’s roles, a list of occupations today, your letters to
the company, and any responses received back. You will learn
how to scan letters and responses onto your power point. You
will also have a summary of what you learned, from gathering
your information on your graphic organizers to the letters you
have written to the occupation of your choice.