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Lesson 5

We will submit our Culminating Task essay, reflect on what we have learned, and think about possible research avenues for the Application Unit.

Lesson Goals

  • Can I pay attention to and acknowledge others while thoughtfully considering their ideas?

  • Can I revisit, refine, and revise my understanding, knowledge, and work based on discussions with others and feedback and review by myself and others?

  • Can I think about and evaluate personal and group development?

Texts

There are no texts for this Lesson.

Materials

Tools

Editable Google Docs

Activity 1: Discuss

We will review and evaluate what we have learned in the unit and its topic.

Step 1

Submit your Culminating Task essay.

Step 2

Central Question: How do high school athletics reflect American society?

Using the Culminating Task Progress Tracker for this unit, assess your learning, work, and improvement within the unit. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

  1. How did the texts in this unit help you understand or think about the Central Question?

  2. Using the Culminating Task Progress Tracker as a guide, can you explain how your understanding of the texts and topic progressed throughout the unit?

Knowledge

  1. What knowledge from the unit do you feel the most comfortable communicating?

  2. What areas are still unclear for you?

Skills

  1. What skills from the unit do you feel most comfortable applying moving forward?

  2. What skills are still unclear for you?

Step 3

As a class, discuss the following question:

  1. How does your own perception of high school athletic culture compare to Bissinger’s portrayal of Permian High School football?

Activity 2: Read – Discuss

We will examine and discuss possible connections among the unit, other units from the year, and the research we might choose to do in the final Application Unit.

Follow along as your teacher overviews the Application Unit and the collaborative and independent research project you will be doing to complete the year’s learning. Ask questions about what will be expected of you and what options you will have for completing the culminating project.

Individually, reflect on what interested you during this unit and what you might want to explore further. Capture these reflections on the Application Unit Potential Topics Tool. Use the following questions to help guide your reflection:

  1. Were there any particular topics or texts that captured your attention? Why?

  2. What about each text or topic do you still want to study? What questions do you still have? Write these down in the Questions or Subtopics to Explore column.

  3. How would you begin to research each text or topic?

As a class or in groups, have a final discussion about what engaged you in this unit as well as what and how you might want to study further for the final Application Unit.