Cultivating Legends: A Look into the Culture of Icons
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- Aug 18 2010 11:17 AM
Matching // Celeste Higby
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- Original Source:ReadWriteThink
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In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students define what makes a figure an "icon." They then research individuals who have achieved iconic status, analyze in writing why they are objects of such devotion, and create a visual "icon" to represent them.
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Topics and Grades
Grade: 6 to 12
Topics: Writing Strategies, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts
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ELA.9-10.R.CAGLAT.2.3 Generate relevant questions about readings on issues that can be researched.
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Grouping: Large Group Instruction
Teaching Method: Cooperative Learning; Discussions