Themed Literature Unit Examples: Grades K - 8
Students in TEED 521: Please note that refinements to the TLU assignment occur every quarter. Although these examples are all exemplary units from previous TEED 521 students, there may be slight differences between what they wrote here and what you are being asked to do. Please make sure that you conform your TLU to the requirements of the current TEED 521 syllabus.
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Grade
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Grade
4 Confronting Change © 2004 Amy McManamon and Nicolle Pereilla used by permission (downloads as pdf file) |
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5 Reaching Out to Understand Others © 2004 Dirk Vonderlage used by permission (downloads as pdf file) |
TLU Handouts for Resource Fair ~ Fall 2007
The following handouts from the TEED 521 Resource Fair represent excerpts
from complete Themed Literature Units
Persevering Despite Obstacles (S. Friend)
Reaching Out to Others (C. Riggs)
Striving to Be Kind (E. Cho)
Succeeding in the Face of Disaster (J. Barnes)
Overcoming Challenges with Courage (J. Benson)
Taking Action to Preserve the Environment (K. Fields)
Accepting Each Other and Our Differences (B. Venable)
Persevering Despite Obstacles (D. Grandbois)
Working Together (K. Hong)
Giving Back to Others (S. Myers)
Journeys: Overcoming Obstacles (C. Kennedy)
Facing Hard Times with Courage (J. Brannen)
Working Together (M. Uhlenkott)
Persevering Despite Obstacles (R. Gonzalez, Jr.)
Finding Courage in Tough Situations (A. Wilson)
Successful Teamwork (E. Nudelman)
Learning to Love Yourself (S. Ruppert)
Creating a Positive Community Environment (A. Hard)
Reaching Out to Care for Others (K. Zech)
Adapting to Different Situations (H. Sawyer)
Persevering
Despite Adversity (J. Fukuda)
Reaching
Out to Others (R. Alberstein)
Caring
for Animals (E. Raber)
Persevering
in the Face of Adversity (A. Glenn)
Additional Examples
Overcoming Adversity/Persevering
Handling
the Challenges of Starting Over - S. Houghton
Overcoming
Obstacles to Reach a Goal - A. Williamson
Rising
Above Life's Challenges with Integrity - J. Widden
Dare
to Dream - E. Luwe
Persevering
Despite Obstacles - M. Eldredge-Burns
Facing
and Overcoming Challenges - A. Fast
Following
Your Dreams - J. Hendrickson
Confronting
Change - J. Landa
Overcoming
Challenges - M. Lantry
Persevering
Despite Obstacles - C. Sullman
Persevering
in the Face of Adversity - A. Roach
Overcoming
Challenges - T. Voelzke & L. Mancuso
Facing
Change with Integrity - B. Jones & E. Sanchez
Overcoming
Challenges - A. Frazier
Conquering
Obstacles - K. Hazard
Facing
and Overcoming Challenges - H. Pendergraft
Facing
and Overcoming Challenges (Immigration) - M. Maguire
Pursuit
of Dreams - N. Clegg
Overcoming
Challenges with Perseverance - A. Chiddix
Persevering
Despite Adversity - M. Gustafson
Meeting
Challenges Successfully - L. Buckley
Reaching Out to Others
Helping
Others - M. Eubank
Extending
Care to People in Our Family and Community - C. Sekijima
Showing
Kindness to Others in the Community - E. Straube
Helping
Others in Our Community - M. Schwartz
Working
Together - L. Barnes and K. Lindstrom
Taking
Action to Help Others - J. Olsson
Families:
Taking Care of Others - N. Crevensten
Creating
a Caring Community - S. Moneymaker
Taking
Action to Care for Others - J. Hendrick
Benefiting
by Working Together - K. Richards, E. Randels, and M. Brennan
Neighbors
Helping Neighbors - O. Long
Helping
Others in Our Family and Community - N. Gram
Building
Community - G. Clisham, R. Moxson & K. Schumacher
Working
Together to Solve Problems - E. Winterlich
Working
Together to Overcome Challenges - J. Hanawalt, L.
Livesley & J. Westfall
Taking Action to Care for the Earth
Taking
Action to Care for the Earth - M. Taylor
Caring
for Animals - J. Coughran
Caring
for Our World and All That Is In It - J. Fleischmann & H. Stortz
Taking
Action to Care for the Earth - N. Schoeneman & P. Allen
Understanding Ourselves and Others
Seeing
the World Through Another's Eyes - M. L. Powers & R. Coon
Exploring
Identity Through Change - B. Neubauer
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Working for Justice
Speak
Out for Justice! - N. Burtenshaw
Overcoming
Prejudice - A. Lohman
Standing
Up for Your Rights - N. Merchant
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Facing Hard Times with Courage
Facing
Change with Courage - I. DeLeon
Overcoming
Obstacles with Courage - L. Fenton
Facing
Challenges with Courage - E. Potts
Facing
Hard Times with Courage: Revolutionary War - E. Gillick, S. Phillips
& M. Stevens
Facing
Hard Times with Courage - E. Autrey
Making Choices
What
Influences the Choices We Make? - E. Gossett
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