ALFA LAB: Unit 2
HeroesOverview
How do heroes make a difference?
This unit’s essential question – How do heroes make a difference? – guides students to learn about culturally diverse heroes who have made a substantial difference in our world. The unit uses an imaginary superhero, Black Panther, as a bridge to real heroes: the Navajo code talkers and Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, military nurses during the Vietnam War, the first responders of 9/11, Cesar Chavez and Deloris Huerta, and Malala. Each student also chooses a hero from among those featured in the Heroes Critical Reading Series to explore independently. Students prepare brief presentations about their chosen heroes.
Teachers Manual
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Student Pages
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Days 1 & 2
“Reviewing” the ALFA Lab
Debate Behaviors (part 1)
Days 3 & 4
Superhero Design Challenge
Agree, Disagree, Not Sure?
Days 5 & 6
Text Feature Scavenger Hunt
Text Walk through Two Books about Heroes
Days 7 & 8
Introduction to Independent Project
Selecting Your Independent Project
Days 9 & 10
Independent Project Check
Compare and Contrast
Days 11 & 12
Your Opinion Please!
Debate Behaviors (part 2)
Days 13 & 14
Independent Project Check
Design a Student Organization Flag
Days 15 & 16
Interpreting a Historical Poster
Compare and Contrast
Days 17 & 18
Compare and Contrast
Agree, Disagree, Not Sure?
Days 19 & 20
Get Ready to Write a Hero Poem
Whole-Class Introductory Activity: Free Verse
Days 21 & 22
Making Inferences
Independent Project Check
Days 23 & 24
Compare and Contrast
Activism Then and Now
Days 25 & 26
Making Inferences
Compare and Contrast
Days 27 & 28
What Would You LIke to Change?
Final Reflection
Additional Materials
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