Lesson Overview: This activity could be used as a debrief lesson after a day such as "Asking For Courage." It might have particular relevance for math and science teachers, as students will use various graphs to both practice literacy skills and grapple with issues related to social (in)justice.
Project Overview: After learning about straight edge and compass constructions, students watch the TED Ed The Complex Geometry of Islamic Design. Each student first observes objects with Islamic geometric design in and around their community. They then create an original Islamic geometric design that is accurately drawn, aesthetically pleasing, and tessellates completely. Here's the full project description.
Student Reflection:
“This was my favorite project of the year! I had never heard of Islamic design before, and now I see it everywhere and know the math involved.” Assignment Overview: Students read various essays from the book American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures edited by America Ferrara. Using the book's essays as models, students then write their own narrative essay that reflects on their own experience being between cultures (American or living in America).
Lesson Overview: After reading an article and watching a few videos, students will debrief in small groups, speaking in Spanish as they share and respond to quotes/passages from the article and videos. Lesson Resources:
Lesson Overview: These slides contain short profiles of young and diverse Biologists doing biological research involving genetics. A teacher could integrate these slides into a broader lesson regarding genetics, current research, etc.
Activity: One of the themes of the graphic novel American Born Chinese is that connecting to your roots can give you power. This short story assignment asks students to connect to their own roots by researching a character from the mythology, religion, or literature of their culture(s) and then bringing this character to life in their own, original short stories -- just like Gene Luen Yang did with the Monkey King in his graphic novel.
Student Reflection:
"I liked learning about an aspect of my culture I didn't even know existed and being able to make it my own!" |
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