Topics covered
ECCLECTIC // SECULAR // TECHOLOGY-INUSED // CROSS-CURRICULAR
Week 1: |
Geography
Intro to the United States States & Capitals Biomes & Regions Geological Features Geographical Regions Landmarks History Alexander Hamilton US Treasury & US Mint Language Arts EB White book of choice |
Week 2:
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Geography
Northeast States & Capitals State Study Maine History Native Americans Immigration Biography EB White Language Arts EB White Book Poetry Personification Media Graphic Design Blogs |
week 3: |
State Study
Vermont New Hampshire Biography Nettie Stevens Science Sex Determination Science Gender Identity Genetics Gestation Language Arts George by Alex Gino Robert Frost Poetry |
week 4:
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State Study
New Hampshire Massachusetts History Women's Suffrage Biography Susan B Anthony Edgar Allen Poe Emily Dickinson Language Arts Poe's Poetry Mood & Tone Emily Dickinson's poetry |
week 5: |
State Study
Connecticut Rhode Island History Slavery Uncle Tom's Cabin Abolitionist Movement Biography Harriet Beecher Stowe Walt Whitman Language Arts Wrinkle in Time Walt Whitman Poetry Art Study Gilbert Stuart George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait) |
WEEK 6: |
State Study
New Jersey New York Biography Sylvia Earle Langston Hughes Science Ocean Conservation Plastic Pollution Recycling History Harlem Renaissance Language Arts Langston Hughes Poetry |