Planning a comprehensive 6-8 week Curriculum Unit Plan was a daunting process to me at the beginning of this year. I tried to situate all of the literature we read in my students’ real lives, either by choosing texts that they could see their lives and identities reflected in, or using lenses and working within themes that they could relate to.
In this section, you can find an overview of the first 3 CUPs I created and taught, featuring learning goals, a summary of some of the lesson plans I used, and student work samples:
In execution, the difference of my first and last CUP was night and day, and I hope that growth is reflected here!