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ELA Unit Plan: Climate Heroes Comics

Unit Plan

About 3 hr 20 min2 lessonsGrades11, 12English Language Arts

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Teach these in order. This unit plan is designed for the lessons to be taught in order. The unit as a whole has scored in the exemplar range on our rubric.

About this unit

In this unit, students explore 7th generation thinking, learn about Indigenous climate leaders, and create comics to communicate the power of Indigenous role models to young people. Lessons include both nonfiction and fiction writing.

Lessons in this unit, in order

  1. 1Expository Writing Lesson: Indigenous HeroesIn this lesson, students learn about Indigenous sustainability practices, including in Hawai’i, and write short, informative biographies of Indigenous climate l...Lesson Plan · 1 hr 40 min · Grades 11, 12 View Lesson
  2. 2Comics Lesson: Indigenous Superheroes In this lesson, students learn about Indigenous sustainability practices, create Indigenous superheroes, and write a comic strip that represents a key message...Lesson Plan · 1 hr 40 min · Grades 11, 12 View Lesson

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