Elementary Library

Week 4 Why is identity important?

Unit 4 3-4

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will describe how cultural backgrounds, gender, social class, nationality, emotions, life experiences may influence viewpoints and responses to media. Students will recognize the value of different viewpoints.

I can describe the different life experiences that may influence viewpoints and responses to media. I can value different viewpoints.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Fox13 “Provo student brings over 300 books with diverse characters to school libraries”

Grade 4 ●​ Wat Kept Playing: The Inspiring Story of Wataru Misaka and His Rise to the NBA by Emily Inouye Huey ●​ Primary Source 1: World War II Propaganda poster ●​ Primary Source 2: Children playing between the blocks, 1942-1945, photograph

Grade 3 ●​ Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry and Jessica Curry ●​ Primary Source 1: “First Lady Michelle Obama” Amy Sherald, 2018 ●​ Primary Source 2: Ben Hines photograph, 2018 CROSS-CURRICULAR INTEGRATIONS USBE Social Studies, Grade 3 & 4

Standard 3.3.1 Analyze how their community has been shaped by the diverse people who have resided within it. Compare primary and secondary sources (when available) from or about these people. Standard 4.4.6 Use case studies to explain how national or global events between 1896–1999 (for example, World War I, the Spanish Flu Epidemic, the Great Depression, World War II, Japanese American Incarceration, the Cold War, civil rights movements, Americans with Disabilities Act) had an impact in their local communities and state. WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly at the library door and follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning.

Think-Pair-Share or in small groups have students answer the following prompt:

My name is ___ and I am from ___. One thing you cannot tell just by looking at me is ___. This is

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