Complete Unit 9-12

 

9-12 Theme Goal Population 2015

Theme	How Green is Our Community?  An investigation and proposed change of habits to protect our Earth.
Unit Overview (context)	Southern California Chinese-American Environmental Protection Association (www.sccaepa.org) partnering with Chinese Language Association for Second-Elementary Schools (www.classk12.org) are calling for submissions to promote environmental protection awareness across America.  Chinese language students are asked to submit action plans for their communities. Scholarships will be available to the top 10 proposals. This is a great opportunity for students to voice the urgency to protect Earth and act within their communities.
Enduring Understanding	Students will understand that our actions can have an effect on the environment that can be either beneficial or dangerous.
Essential Questions	To what extent do our actions have positive or negative effects to our Earth?  How can people act to ensure that our actions are beneficial and not endangering to our environment?
Objectives	1.       To understand the purpose of protecting the environment 2.       To analyze ways to protect the environment 3.       To evaluate how well environmental protection is implemented within one’s community 4.       To create a plan to push environmental awareness into one’s community
Targeted students	Grades 11-12 students Listening Proficiency:  Intermediate-High Speaking Proficiency:  Intermediate-High Reading Proficiency:  Intermediate-Mid Writing Proficiency:  Intermediate-Mid
Time suggested	10 class periods of 60 minutes most likely for implementing the complete unit including all four language skills and three modes.  The following unit plan only pertains to interpretive reading and some formative writing and one summative presentational writing assessment.