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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will research by finding information to support informal or formal productions.

Objective 5.03

Adapt and use information about character traits derived from a text.

Resources aligned to this objective

The Greensboro Sit-ins
Students will explore the Greensboro Sit-ins. They will experience segregation through drama, research the people involved in the protest at Woolworth's, and then stage a re-enactment of the event.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Information Skills, Theatre Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Lucinda Gainey.

Lesson plans on the web

A suitable job for a woman
In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students identify the model for the character Amelia Martin by discovering information about four women: Abbie Burgess, Louisa May Alcott, Ida Lewis, and Clara Barton. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Social Studies, English Language Arts, Theatre Arts Education, and Visual Arts Education)
Provider: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts