How We Express Ourselves
Grade 5
Central Idea: Literacy opens the door to the world around us.
Lines of Inquiry:
1. The function of literacy in society
2. Literacy as a form of art and expression
3. Occupations that are literacy dependent
4. The idea that reading and writing can be enjoyable
Teacher Questions:
1. Why do people read and write?
2. Who is responsible for a person's literacy?
3. Why is there a push for literacy in many areas of the community; especially schools?
Lines of Inquiry:
1. The function of literacy in society
2. Literacy as a form of art and expression
3. Occupations that are literacy dependent
4. The idea that reading and writing can be enjoyable
Teacher Questions:
1. Why do people read and write?
2. Who is responsible for a person's literacy?
3. Why is there a push for literacy in many areas of the community; especially schools?
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