Unit Plan Canvas

For this unit the goal is to be able to understand and analyze a character's thoughts and the decisions he or she makes. To demonstrate this students will be required to create a character blog at the end of the unit. The assessment will be based on whether or not the student's blog posts align with the thoughts and actions of one of the characters in the novel The Help which we will be reading throughout the unit. For the canvas I have created I decided to incorporate the movie along with the novel. Pictures and video from the movie help the students get more excited, in my opinion. Along with pictures and movies, I have provided 2 outside readings that may help the students understand the novel. One is a type of book review while the other helps the students understand the historical time period the novel is set in. Because the unit relies heavily on the character blog the students will create, I have provided a widget that will allow students to connect their blogs to the canvas, this way all students will be able to access and comment on the blogs easily. All in all, I believe that the PLAYground canvas is a great way to introduce a unit while getting the students excited and involved with learning.

The Help: Introduction Canvas