Jade+G's+Thematic+Unit+Wiki

====After speaking to my CT on Monday (my first day with her) she mentioned that I may be able to do my unit on a non-fiction type reading where I can incorporate social studies into language arts. I'm not exactly sure which sources she was thinking that I use. I'll work on the specifics within the next week or so with her.====

**10/25/12**
====I still haven't had the opportunity to have the formal sit-down with my CT to discuss specifics of my unit plan. This week however, we did discuss that I would more than likely be doing a novel that will be a whole class read and focusing my unit around that novel. I would tie in their weekly Language Arts and Social Studies topics to the unit so that it would be as inter-disciplined and tie into the rest of the curriculum as possible. I will be meeting with her on Monday to talk about possible novel choices so until then I'm not sure of what the theme will be. I plan to do some journal writing, an activity with the characters, showing clips of the movie if the novel was made into a movie, etc. It's hard for me to pinpoint specifics without knowing what my book is yet!====

My CT and I have decided that I will do my unit plan on //Tuck Everlasting// and I've chosen a central theme of growth & change. My initial list of topics are:

 * ====foreshadowing====
 * ====immortality====
 * ====imagery====
 * ====importance of growth/change/cycle of life====
 * ====internal conflict====
 * ====suspense====
 * ====fantasy====
 * ====characterization====
 * ====other societies====
 * ====vocabulary====
 * ====man in the yellow suit====

**Unit Plan Topics:**

 * ====Foreshadowing ====
 * ====Importance of growth/change/cycle of life ====
 * ====Characterization ====
 * ====Imagery ====

**Tentative Lesson 1**


**Final Unit Plan**
