Connecting to Our Roots Using the Novel: Me, Frida and the Secret of the Beautiful Peacock Ring

GeoLiteracy
GeoSTEM
ELL
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson, students will analyze the actions and choices made by a fictional character and the encounters he/she had with his/her own culture. They will then compare these descriptions to their own heritage/culture. This lesson contains adaptations for diverse learners (ELLs).
Author: 
Shalini Tripathi
Grade Range: 
6
Duration: 
5 class periods
Lesson Materials
Teacher Instructions: 
application/pdf iconTeacher Instructions
Student Materials: 
application/pdf iconStudent Worksheets, Assessments, and Answer Keys
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation iconPeacock Ring PowerPoint Presentation
Materials to Assist Teachers and English Language Learners: 
application/pdf iconVocabulary Cards
application/pdf iconVocabulary Test
Standards
National Geography Standards: 
1: How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report information
4: The physical and human characteristics of places
6: How culture and experience influence people's perceptions of places and regions
9: The characteristics, distribution and migration of human populations
10: The characteristics, distribution and complexity of Earth's cultural mosaics