A Single Butterfly:
An interdisciplinary unit on INTERCONNECTEDNESS and INDIVIDUAL WORTH
A "CROSS-POLLINATION" between 10th grade English and biology.
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ELA: Bradbury & Williams
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RAY BRADBURY: "A SOUND OF THUNDER"
Day 1: Author's Purpose - "A Beautiful Reverse"
Day 2: Setting & Safety Features
Day 3: Chaos Theory & Food Chains
Day 4: Nonfiction Twin Text: T-Rex in Food Chain
Day 5: Imagery & Disillusionment
Day 6: The Simpsons Parody + Collaborative Creative Writing Blog
JOY WILLIAMS: "THE GIRLS"
Day 7: Character Names
Day 8: Nonfiction Twin Text: Cat Invasive Species
Day 9: Invasive Species Characterization Debate
Day 10: Death Motif & Individual Worth
Day 11: Character Relationships via Symbiotic Classifications
Day 12: EZRA POUND - "PORTRAIT D'UNE FEMME"
Day 13: ALLEN GINSBERG - "SUNFLOWER SUTRA"
Day 14: Text-to-Self Connections - "Not Just Any Expendable Man!"
Day 15: English Final Project - Thematic Essay
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Science: Ecosystems
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BIOLOGY TEXTBOOK CHAPTERS
Day 0: Ecological Levels of Organization
Day 1: Food Chains - Energy & Biomass
Day 2: Biomes & Food Chain Trophic Levels
Day 3: Symbiotic Relationships
Day 4: Online Exploration - Aquatic Invasive Species
Day 5: Niche & Owl Invasive Species
Day 6: Keystone Species - Global Value of Species
Day 7: Human Threats - Ocean Plastic Pollution
Day 8: Human Threats - Industrial Pollution
Day 9: Human Threats - Dehumanization & Poaching
Day 10: Human Threats - The Sixth Extinction & Biodiversity
Day 11: Unequal Conservation Efforts - Low-Profile Endangered Species
Day 12: Final Research Project - Overview, Model, & Topic Selection
Day 13: Final Research Project - Computer Lab Research
Day 14: Final Research Project - CHoMP Research
Day 15: Final Research Project - Writing Session
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