Level: 301+
| Week | Scope and Sequence | Focused Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theme: Life Changes Interdisciplinary Lesson A: The Power to Change Biographical article Lesson B: Try Something New for 30 Days (Matt Cutts) | Learn what TED is and how the organization is spreading ideas around the world. Read and comprehend an article about a woman who changed her life using TED Talks. Watch and understand a talk about enriching your life by trying something new for 30 days. Students work individually to plan a 30-day challenge and give 2-3 mins. presentation |
| 2 | Theme: Team Power Business/Leadership Lesson A: The Marshmallow Challenge Research article Lesson B: Build a Tower, Build a Team (Tom Wujec) | Read and comprehend an article about a simple game that teaches important lessons. Identify main and supporting ideas in paragraphs. Designing a team-building task. Students should design a team building challenge and give 2-3 mins. presentation. |
| 3 | Theme: Ocean Wonders Life Science Lesson A: Message from the Sea Scientific article Lesson B: Underwater Astonishments (David Gallo) | Read and comprehend an article about sea animals that change colors and patterns and identify the main ideas, purpose, and referents in a passage. Project: Researching and presenting examples of adaptation. Students should collect information about an unusual animal and give 2-3 mins. presentation |
| 4 | Theme: What We Wear Sociology / Fashion Lesson A: The Science of Style Research report Lesson B: We Nothing New (Jessi Arrington) | Read and comprehend an article about the science behind how fashion affects our attitudes and behaviors. Connect statements in a text to the people who made them. Project: Researching for a poster session on clothing. Students should research a uniform or other “symbolic” clothing and give 2-3 mins. presentation. |
