Shades+of+Life

Project Title: Shades of Life Grade: 7th Grade ELA Name: K.Coombs Project Idea: Students are asked to read various literary sources to compare and contrast the role of race in society. Driving Question: What role does race play in our society? Content: Writing, Research, Nonfiction text, summarizing, communication skills, drawing conclusions. Language Arts- Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. Social Studies- Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions. Major Student Projects: Student developed Video Documentaries that depict topics on race. Writing Focus: Newspaper article, blog, website, journal writing -Display video documentaries in the library, lunchroom, and have students upload documentaries to classroom moodle site. -Concepts: Racism/Discrimination, Social Injustice, Point of view, Family and Friendship