Robin+Rotondi+(ELA)+Unit+Plan


 * __Cross-Subject Unit Plan –__**
 * (Robin Rotondi:ELA, Conner Scace: Bio/Science, Dominic Giamattei: Math)**

Essential Questions: Should human population be controlled? Why or why not? In what ways has the environment been impacted by human population growth? (science /math)

Lesson 1 Introduce topic.- Political cartoon-? Rhetorical triangle/analysis Brainstorm reasons why population may want to be controlled, & why not. What impacts may overpopulation have on the environment? What may happen if population is controlled/limited over long periods of time?

Lesson 2 Explore population in sample countries: US, China, India? Web Research statistics. (Math)

Lesson 3 Article – One-child policy in China: pros & cons textual evidence Argumentative – Find rhetorical elements

Lesson 4 Rhetorical argument continued- Should we have a one child policy in US? – Ted Turner article Quiz- ?

Lesson 5 What is satire? - A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift

Lesson 6 During Reading strategy lesson

Lesson 7 After Reading strategy lesson

Lesson 8 Vocabulary quiz from Modest Proposal

Lesson 9 Overpopulation Effects on environment (Science/Bio)

Lesson 10 Unit test