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6th Civics Unit - "Journey to Topaz"
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6th Civics Unit - "Journey to Topaz"
Teacher: 5E
Teacher ENGAGE
TEACHER EXPLORE 1 -3
TEACHER EXPLAIN 1-3
TEACHER ELABORATE 1-4
TEACHER EVALUATE 1-2
STUDENT 5E Lessons and Resources
ENGAGE for Students: Setting the stage...
EXPLORE STEP 1 for Students: Yuki's experience (Historical Fiction)
EXPLORE Step 2 for Students: Primary Sources...Eyewitness Accounts!
EXPLORE STEP 3 for Students: Deepening Empathy for various perspectives through Poetry Projects
EXPLAIN Step 1 for Students: Rule of Law...Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities
EXPLAIN Step 2 for Students: Yuki's Experience with the Constitution (Introduction to SCENE 1)
EXPLAIN Step 3: Role of Media, Standing in the shoes of a journalist
ELABORATE Step 1 for Students: Taking a side...preparing legal briefs for court!
ELABORATE Step 2 for Students: The Great Brief Contest! (Determining legal teams for SCENE 2)
ELABORATE Step 3 for Students: Supreme Court Justices develop probing questions
ELABORATE Step 4 for Students: Prepare for Appellate Court! (Scenes 1,2,and 3 and questions for the Justice/Attorney Representative)
EVALUATE Step 1 for Students: Justices renovate questions, Attorneys renovate briefs, Journalists create and reflect on media props
EVALUATE Step 2 for Students: "Topaz" performed live in Fourth District Appellate Court/Students share discussions with legal professionals about constitutional issues
ELABORATE Step 2 for Students: The Great Brief Contest! (Determining legal teams for SCENE 2)
Attorney at work?
ELABORATE 2: Student attorneys prepare their briefs!
