2012+Resources+for+Unit

Theme: Knights and Castles Feel free to add websites or ideas: //Catherine, called Birdy// – DRA level 60 (4th & 5th grade SAGE?)
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//Crispin// – Avi Crispin Study Guide [] Study Guide at author’s website: [|http://www.avi-writer.com/pdf/Crispinstudyguides.pdf#zoom=70]

//A door in the wall// – Newberry //The Whipping Boy// //King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table// //Canterbury Tales// []
 * Knights and Castles Theme Page: Many links and resources **

[] [] [] [] http://imaginethis.wikispaces.com/Grade+3+Knights+%26+Castles [|E-Theme] lots of great ideas here! added 8/29
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Essential Question: How have changes during the Middle Ages influenced modern society?
[] Lesson 1: Overview of Unit/Year with PPT Research - earlier in the year, tied to the unit Explore concepts : Knights, Castles, Fuedalism, Life in the Middle Ages Setting Goals based on MAP scores Ex: Vocabulary at your RIT band - Jeopardy (play a game as na example) New Technology Book Talk

Activity - Categorizing Voaculary for the unit

Knights followed a code of conduct (character traits). || How do codes of conduct reflect the times and culture that we live in? [] [] [] [] [] [] Interactive research on parts of the castle [] Build a castle – webquest: [] Lots of information : [] Think Quest – find out about Castles: []
 * Understandings: Essential and Guiding Question: **
 * Everyone is governed by a code of conduct and those codes come out of the times and society we live in.
 * What code of conduct did knights follow?
 * How are codes of conduct the same and different from the times of knights and the times we live in?
 * What codes of conduct come out of the time we live in?
 * What codes of conduct do we follow in our classroom today? ||
 * Castles: **

[|http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/topic/past/castles.html#.UA6pWpHYE0s]
 * Free printables: word wall, etc. **


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Theme: “Good vs. Evil” - love this!!!
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Free printables: word wall, etc. [] Make stained glass windows by adding black powdered tempra paint to white glue. Use the black glue to make the “lead” part of the windows. Fill in the picture with watercolor paints. Medieval Faire Wiki [] Language Arts: Write a Diamond-Shaped Poem
 * [|http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/topic/past/castles.html#.UA6pWpHYE0s]**
 * Woodcut Clip Art **
 * Stained Glass Window **
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 * Cantebury Tales - Online **
 * Langugae Arts Connection: **

Plague

scary, dark screaming, yelping, hurting

destroys, horrible

Death = Jester = funny, joker dancing, jumping, singing laughable, colorful Clowns Knights How is a knight like a football player? Dress a knight/ online [] Middle Ages Clip art, writing paper, crafts etc Webquest – journal entries __ 1st Day of SAGE __ Make a Coat of Arms M & M game to explain the roles and unfairness of feudal system ** []
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 * Choose different people within the social periods – design their own social pyramid according to what they know. Develop a chart and make decisions (will need to make changes & adjustments after researching, then do diary entries.**
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 * writing prompt for Brave : Did you ever …..**
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 * modern day example of coat of arms = sports team and jerseys**
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__ Gifted Curriculum Long Range Planning for 2012-13 __ 1. Implement Progress Monitoring 2. Time set aside for GIEP Meetings/ Figure out IEP Writer 3. Beginning of Year:
 * Present to Cliff/Sean/Dave
 * Check with Dottie to see her forms, etc.
 * Meet with principals to review it
 * Meet with faculty – 15 minutes, then each grade level
 * Create a wiki for resources for teachers - differentiation, extension menus, etc.
 * Contact Sean to see what he knows about the pipeline
 * This may affect start date for meeting groups
 * ? 2 – 2 ½ hours for grade levels
 * Marshmallow Effect/Smarties
 * Begin with making a coat of arms
 * Digital Portfolios/ Technology/Scratch/ Jeopardy Board
 * MAP Vocabulary – Museum Boxes, Jeopardy Game, Prezi
 * Research Goal & work – earlier
 * PBL – choices on wiki

Great Website for resources: []