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This document outlines the curriculum and lesson plan for Week 1. The guiding question is "What are the Olympics?". Students will examine the Olympics from English and Social Studies perspectives. In English, they will learn about persuasive techniques to analyze Olympic texts. In Social Studies, they will research the Olympics' history and perspectives, and how globalization impacts the political, economic and environmental relationships between people. Assessment will evaluate the students' understanding of rhetoric, the Olympics' past and present, and different perspectives.

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Week 1

This document outlines the curriculum and lesson plan for Week 1. The guiding question is "What are the Olympics?". Students will examine the Olympics from English and Social Studies perspectives. In English, they will learn about persuasive techniques to analyze Olympic texts. In Social Studies, they will research the Olympics' history and perspectives, and how globalization impacts the political, economic and environmental relationships between people. Assessment will evaluate the students' understanding of rhetoric, the Olympics' past and present, and different perspectives.

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Week 1

Guiding Question: What are the Olympics?


Subject
Curricular Outcomes
(POS)
1.1.1 Form tentative

English

understandings,
interpretations and
positions.
2.1.2 Understand and
interpret content.
4.1.1 Assess text
creation context.
(Alberta Education, 2003)

Social Studies

3.1 Recognize and


appreciate multiple
perspectives that exist
with respect to the
relationships among
politics, economics, the
environment and
globalization.
3.2 Recognize and
appreciate impacts of
globalization on the
interdependent
relationships among
people, the economy and
the environment.
(Alberta Education, 2005)

Tasks

Introduction to
persuasive texts.
Lesson on the use of
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
strategies in text.
Application/discussion of
persuasive techniques to
texts (class level).

Students will examine


the question What are
the Olympics?
The teacher will ask
students what they know
about the Olympic
games and have them
conduct research within
their groups surrounding
some guiding questions:
a) What is this history
of the Olympic
Games?
b) What are some
varying perspectives
on the Olympic
Games?

Assessment Indicators
The student will:
Identify purpose and
target audience for text
creation as well as their
accomplished purposes
and engagement tools.
Demonstrate their
understanding of rhetoric
by applying theory to
argumentative texts
(various media
resources).
The student will:
Compare and contrast
past and present Olympic
games.
Describe how the
Olympics have been
affected by globalization.
Identify multiple
perspectives surrounding
the Olympic games.
Explain how the Olympic
Games are affected by
political views,
economics, the
environment, and
globalization.

Differentiation

The teacher and students will work together to display a word wall with key words that
are important to persuasive texts, they will continue adding to these words throughout
the unit
The teacher will have students work in pairs while they explore persuasive techniques,
ensuring ELL students have a supportive student
The teacher will have students discuss their understandings of the Olympics, engage
FNMI students and all students by exploring their experiences with Olympics

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