I have been away--I was able to attend the ASCD summer conference on differentiating instruction in Salt Lake City this past weekend. I have posted about my learning experiences here and will have more coming soon, please check it out!
I have an even better understanding of UbD and differentiation and plan to work these into my plans shortly. I am currently working on plans for Unit 3, which will focus on the Rise of Individualism--covering works such as Thoreau, Emerson, Whitman, and Irving. My trouble with this unit is the idea of individualism and the good versus evil concept my textbook offers as the theme. I am not opposed to the study of individualism as good versus evil, in fact it ties right into things like political corruption and reform we will study concurrently in AP US History. My issue is how do I cover such a wide range of material in a very short amount of time.
If you were to cover this idea and the following Essential Questions, what works would you consider to be most peritnent from the time period?
Essential Questions
· How is an individual’s character defined?
· How does an individual’s character influence society?
· Why is an individual’s character important?
Essential Understandings
· Character is defined by the choices and actions of an individual.
· Character can be influenced if the individual allows it to be influenced.
· Romantic and transcendental literature sought to examine and explain the concept of individualism.
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