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\n\t\tJourney Home Curriculum (Grades 4-6)\n\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\tUnit Map and Teacher Overview\n\t<\/h3>\n\tEssential Question
\nWhat does a journey teach you about yourself and the meaning of home?\nGuiding Questions
\nWhat is a journey? (Week 1)
\nWhat makes a place a home? (Week 2)\n

This unit is organized by both subject and date, in a calendar that follows. You can choose to use some or all of the lessons presented here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Week 1 – What is a Journey?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Monday<\/strong><\/td>\nTuesday<\/strong><\/td>\nWednesday<\/strong><\/td>\nThursday<\/strong><\/td>\nFriday<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Journey to Topaz Reading and Discussion Questions A<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 1-2 A1<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 3-4 A2<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 5-6 A3<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 7-8 A4<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 9-10 A5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Journal Writing Prompts B<\/td>\nDescribe yourself and your family. How are you similar to and different from Yuki and her family?<\/td>\nIf you had to pack your most precious belongings in a suitcase like Yuki, what would you take? Why? B2<\/td>\nDescribe a journey you have taken. B3<\/td>\nWrite about someone who is a friend. What do you like to do together? How do you help each other? B4<\/td>\nIf you had to leave and go on a journey, what would you miss most? Why? B5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Word Skills C<\/td>\nVocabulary and Spelling List for Week 1 C1<\/td>\nProper Adjectives C2<\/td>\nEuphemisms C3<\/td>\nVocabulary Book C4<\/td>\nVocabulary and Spelling Test, Week 1 C5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading Comprehension D<\/td>\nReading Graphs and Statistics D1<\/td>\nReading Haiku D2<\/td>\nInterpreting Political Cartoons D3<\/td>\nReading the Poetry of Lawson Fusao Inada D4<\/td>\nReading Charts and Statistics D5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Studies E<\/td>\na) Early Prejudice and Discrimination Ea1b) Pearl Harbor E1b<\/td>\nWhen Liberty and Justice Failed E2<\/td>\nCause and Effect E3<\/td>\nWWII and the Home Front Timeline E4<\/td>\nMap of Camp sites E5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visual Arts F<\/td>\nJournal F1<\/td>\nFamily F2<\/td>\nThe Mess Hall F3<\/td>\nMorning Glories F4<\/td>\nJourney F5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extra Suggested Reading G<\/td>\nA Promise Kept F1<\/td>\nThe Bracelet G2<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G3<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G4<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Week 2 – What makes a place a home?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Journey to Topaz Reading and Discussion Questions A<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 11-12 A6<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 13-14 A7<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapters 15-16 A8<\/td>\nExcerpts from Chapter 17 A9<\/td>\nConclusion A10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Journal Writing Prompts B<\/td>\nDescribe your home. What are your favorite things about your home? B6<\/td>\nWrite about a sad time in your life. How did others help you? B7<\/td>\nWrite about a time you had to goodbye to something or someone. how did you feel? B8<\/td>\nDescribe what it would be like if you were like Yuki, starting all over again on a new journey. B9<\/td>\nThink about Yuki’s journey in the book. What do journeys teach us about ourselves and our homes? B10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Word Skills C<\/td>\nVocabulary and Spelling List for Week 2 C6<\/td>\nWriting a Friendly Letter C7<\/td>\nCubing C8<\/td>\nConnect Two C9<\/td>\nVocabulary and Spelling Test, Week 2 C10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading Comprehension D<\/td>\nReading Weather Facts D6<\/td>\nLetters from the Camps D7<\/td>\nDaniel Inouye D8<\/td>\nUnder One Flag: A Year at Rohwer D9<\/td>\nStudents’ Portfolio Presentation D10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Studies E<\/td>\nClimate Comparison: Desert E6<\/td>\nCamp Experience E7<\/td>\nPhotographs E8<\/td>\nRole Playing E9<\/td>\nGeorge Takei Visits Rohwer E10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Visual Arts F<\/td>\nHome F6<\/td>\nA Gift F7<\/td>\nMother and Child F8<\/td>\nThe Caged Bird Sings of Freedom F9<\/td>\nStudent Portfolio Presentations F10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Extra Suggested Reading G<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G6<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G7<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G8<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G9<\/td>\nSuggested Reading and Resources for Further Lessons G10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Download the Entire Journey Home Curriculum<\/a>\u00a0(PDF)<\/p>\n

Use the following links to download sections of the Journey Home Curriculum.<\/p>\nTitle and Table of Contents
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\nIntroduction and <\/a>Content<\/a> Overview Essay<\/a>\n

Curriculum Unit Map<\/a><\/p>\n

Portfolio Assignment<\/a><\/p>\n

A: Journey to Topaz Reading and Discussion Questions<\/a><\/p>\n

B: Journal Writing Prompts<\/a><\/p>\n

C: Word Skills (Vocabulary, Spelling and Grammar)\u00a0C1-C5<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0C6-C10<\/a><\/p>\n

D: Reading Comprehension D1-D2<\/a> | D3-D4<\/a> | D5-D10<\/a><\/p>\n

E: Social Studies E1-E4<\/a> | E5<\/a> | E6<\/a> | E7<\/a> | E8<\/a> | E8 continued<\/a> | E9-E10<\/a><\/p>\n

F: Visual Arts F1<\/a> | F2<\/a> | F3<\/a> | F4<\/a> | F5<\/a> | F6<\/a> | F7<\/a> | F8<\/a> | F9-F10<\/a> | F10 continued<\/a><\/p>\n

G: Extra Suggested Reading<\/a><\/p>\n

Each section contains a list of daily lesson plans, as well as the Arkansas curriculum frameworks to which it applies. The culminating assessment for this unit is a portfolio, in which students collect samples of their work over the two weeks. An assignment sheet and scoring rubric are provided in the Portfolio Assignment download.<\/p>\n\t

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