Cruelty against Cruelty against animalsanimals

Unit Portfolio PresentationUnit Portfolio PresentationSamina IkramSamina Ikram

Unit SummaryUnit Summary

Students of Jr.4 planned to have a Students of Jr.4 planned to have a survey to find out the behaviour of survey to find out the behaviour of people with the animals.Their main people with the animals.Their main aim to bring awareness in the aim to bring awareness in the community that how they should community that how they should treat their pets and other domestic treat their pets and other domestic animals.animals.

CFQsCFQsEssential Question:Essential Question:

What is the basic requirement of the project?What is the basic requirement of the project?Unit Question:Unit Question:Why is it important to convince the people Why is it important to convince the people regarding the care of the animals?regarding the care of the animals?Content Questions:Content Questions:What are the different ways to get the maximum What are the different ways to get the maximum involvement of the animal owners?involvement of the animal owners?How can we bring awareness regarding the animals How can we bring awareness regarding the animals in our community?in our community?

Vision for UnitVision for Unit

By creating this unit, I want toBy creating this unit, I want to Try out new methods to involve the students in Try out new methods to involve the students in

the community workthe community work Think of ways to get the parents participate in the Think of ways to get the parents participate in the

school activitiesschool activities

During this unit, I want my students toDuring this unit, I want my students to Learn ways to bring awareness of animal care to Learn ways to bring awareness of animal care to

their daily livestheir daily lives Use technology to communicate with different Use technology to communicate with different

audiencesaudiences

Project ApproachesProject Approaches

As my students work on this project, theyAs my students work on this project, they

● Bring awareness of animal care in the communityBring awareness of animal care in the community● Collaborate with peers and community membersCollaborate with peers and community members● Create an atmosphere that shows what they care Create an atmosphere that shows what they care

for animalsfor animals● Share their learning with a real audience during Share their learning with a real audience during

the photographic competition the photographic competition

2121stst Century Learning Century LearningStudents will develop higher-order and 21Students will develop higher-order and 21stst century skills in this unit as they century skills in this unit as they

● Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their Use the Essential and Unit Questions to guide their analysis of the project to collect the data during analysis of the project to collect the data during the surveythe survey

● Communicate their ideas to a community audienceCommunicate their ideas to a community audience● Reflect on their findings during the research, and Reflect on their findings during the research, and

thinking strategies, and modify and adapt them as thinking strategies, and modify and adapt them as necessarynecessary

● Use project assessments to self-assess their work Use project assessments to self-assess their work and give feedback to their peersand give feedback to their peers

Gauging Student Needs Gauging Student Needs AssessmentsAssessments

Use CFQs to learn

The students learning and their impact on the people involved

Assess 21st Century skills

• Ability to see awareness and performance of students in different activities.

Romeo & Juliet KWHL Chart

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Gauging Student Needs Gauging Student Needs AssessmentsAssessments

I can use the information from these assessments to:

• Focus on the findings of the students during the survey

• Plan activities in which they will create awareness in the general public

Students can use the information from these assessments to:

• Bring maximum involvement and awareness in the people

• Set goals for how they will continue this noble cause in future

Requests for FeedbackRequests for Feedback

Need ways to help students Need ways to help students understand the idea behind this understand the idea behind this projectproject

Need help assessing students’ Need help assessing students’ higher-order thinking skillshigher-order thinking skills