*= LOTF !*! = Anne Frank !!# = Poetry Unit

Critical Thinker

• Identify, evaluate and use resources effectively for the purpose of problem solving
• Build meaning and understanding using prior knowledge and new information

!*!Used what I had previously known about WWII to better understand Anne’s situation

• Apply problem-solving skills to facilitate learning
• Gather, analyze and process information from a variety of sources

*Asked people and used Sparknotes to get a better picture of William Golding’s idea of human nature

*Gathered info from the internet and war books and rewrote it in my own words as notes

• Solve problems using a variety of strategies
• Select, monitor, and adjust problem-solving strategies

Academic Achiever

• Demonstrate progress in all curricular areas
• Continually assess, evaluate and adjust work to maintain high standards
• Demonstrate the ability to work both independently and collaboratively

!!#Working to fulfill my part in the Teen Life Project while communicating with the others to help them

• Access information from a variety of sources

*Researched on the internet, looked in the dictionary, asked Mr.Raisdana

• Demonstrate technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project

!!#Teen Life Project

!*!Research on WWII

*Using Sparknotes to unlock the sub-text within the book

 

Involved Citizen

• Seek to improve the lives of others in their community
• Demonstrate care and concern for their environment

!!#Trying my best to waste as little paper as possible while creating poetry book

• Demonstrate responsibility in active decision-making

!*!Proposing and deciding ideas for the Anne Frank final project

• Interact respectfully with people of diverse cultures

!!#Not insulting others from across the world on the Teen Life Project

• Demonstrate awareness and respect for the rights of others

Effective Communicator

• Demonstrate their creative talents to convey ideas

!*!Anne Frank movie

• Incorporate/Utilize technology as a tool for communication

!!#Used Wiki during the Teen Life Project

• Listen respectfully and ask questions to facilitate understanding and achieve insight

!!#Asking question regarding the form of poetry

!*!Asking questions concerning the persecution of the Jews

*Asking what the death of Simon symbolized

• Demonstrate the skills of effective collaboration
• Collaborate with others in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals

!*!Making Hannah and Daniel agree to work on the write-up while I did the movie

• Understand and convey written, oral and visual information using appropriate media

Self-Directed Learner

• Accept responsibility for their own learning

!*!Reading Anne Frank’s Diary when told to and reading it again to understand it better

*Looking for helpful websites to better understand the symbolism in this book

Asking for help when trying to write a dead-end poem

• Identify their needs and apply appropriate learning strategies
• Participate in a wide variety of co-curricular programs and activities which develop social, emotional and physical talents
• Take creative risks in developing untried ideas
• Demonstrate competency in goal setting, time management, and organizational skills

!!#Setting goals to write my poetry and then put it in my book

!*!Setting goals every night to read my designated pages

*Setting book goals and then trying to unlock the sub-text in it

• Monitor, adjust and document work in progress

!!#Constantly checking and editing my finished and drafted poems