Bud Not Buddy Instructional Unit[1]

I've Got the POWER!

5th Grade Interdisciplinary Unit Based on the book, Bud, Not Buddy

by Christopher Paul Curtis

By: Aleshia

Abernathy,

Candy Ledford, and Kristin Wallbrown

CI 5850

Table of Contents

Summer 2009 Rationale

Essential Questions

Key Instructional Learning Events

Alignment Matrix

Daily Schedule of Activities

Assessments

References and Recommended Reading Lists

Essentia l

Question s

1. What is power? 2. How does power impact me in my life? 3. How does individual power impact our view of the world? 4. What forms of power exist in our society?

Matrix

Arts Healthful Living Language Arts

Math Science Social Studies Technology

Activity

Resources

Assessment

Soup Kitchen Service

Project Unit Kick-Off

X X X

The Power of

Influence and

Your Voice: Dear Mrs.

X

x

X

Roosevelt

Activity

The Power in

Struggle: The Great

X

Depression

X X

The Power of

Music: Jazz and the Big

X

X

Band Era

Web Quest X X X X

Culminating Activity:

Modern Day

Hoovervilles X X X

Interview

annotations and

X

X

Soup kitchen data, Power

Journals, Computer, Transportation to soup kitchen

rubric, Research notes used for class discussion, Chart/Graph of Soup Kitchen

patronage, Power Journal

entry, Seminar

feedback

Seminar

X

X

Power journals, Guest

Speakers, Computer, Dear Mrs. Roosevelt,

materials for treasure box

interaction and participation,

Letter to appropriate organization or person, Power Journal entries,

Box of

Treasures

Power journals,

Seminar

school system interaction and

budget, local

participation,

flyers,

Power Journal

X X

computer, entries, budgets,

different

interview

mediums for

questions,

artistic

artistic

representation representation

Seminar

interaction and

X

Power Journals,

X Computer, Jazz

Music

participation, Power Journal entries, flyers and slogans,

artistic

representation

X X

Access to Internet

Completion of Web Quest

Seminar

Art supplies,

Participation,

Power Journals, Power Journals,

X

Articles

Reflections,

Shoebox Representation and Presentation

Culminati ng

Activity

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