ADEM'S CROSS

a core novel

IB Guiding Question
“How are children affected by the conflict in their world?”

Learning Experience
Studying Adem's Cross will help students understand the complex ethical issues of "how children are affected by conflict."

Learning Activities

ADEM'S CROSS INTRODUCTION	ADEM'S CROSS NOTES	EYE OF THE STORM FILM	IMAGES from ADEM'S CROSS
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT	WEB PAGES Kosovo: a bitter struggle Kosovo- children's art Children' s art of Belgrade Free the children A war against children	WRITING Letter to the Author	NOVEL PROJECT Extra Credit

Areas of Interaction

Human Ingenuity
Explore the use of symbols
Examine the ideas of authors through their work

Health and Social Education
Investigate social and moral issues such as human rights and war
Explore concepts of culture and community through texts.
Understand human relationships

Learning Skills
Become active listeners
Reflect critically on their own work
Take notes
Improve vocabulary

IB Objectives

Writing
1. Produce multi-paragraph compositions containing supporting evidence
2. Express ideas with clarity
3. Use correct grammar and spelling

Reading
1. Identify main ideas
2. Make judgments about ideas based on evidence
3. Reflect on and discuss issues that emerge when reading
4. Make inferences
5. Select appropriate reading strategies
6. Identify and explain the use of some stylistic devices used in literary works (simile, metaphor. personification, onomatopoeia, symbolism)
7. Use a variety of methods to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words

Speaking, Listening, Viewing
1. Listen to and communicate connected ideas
2. Contribute and work constructively in groups
3. Analyze and interpret media works

Maine Learning Results

Writing Process

B1a Determine purpose
B1b Decide on information
B1c Revise drafts
B1d Edit for conventions & usage
B1e Write to achieve a purpose
B3 Write academic essays that state a clear position with relevant evidence
B3a Summarize, paraphrase, and/or explain information from reading, listening, viewing.
B3b Write essays that support an idea building a logical argument

Reading Comprehension
A1a Use a range of before, during, and after reading strategies
A1f Show comprehension by summarizing, drawing conclusions, and making connections with prior knowledge
A2a Analyze author’s characterization
A2b Identify events that advance the plot
A2d Identify the relationship between literary devices and a writer’s style

Listening
E1 Students adjust listening strategies to understand presentations
E1 a. Ask appropriate clarifying questions
E1 b. Summarize and apply information presented

E1 c. Acknowledge and build on ideas of others.

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