Lesson Overview
To commemorate the January honoree of the South Carolina African American History Calendar, this lesson highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of the Hometown Hero A'ja Wilson.
Essential Question
1. Why is A'ja Wilson considered a Hometown Hero?
2. What are some of A'ja Wilson's accomplishments, recognitions, and contributions?
3. What skills are necessary for a person to be successful in the game of basketball?
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Other Instructional Materials or Notes:
3, 4, 5
Chromebooks, IPADS
Plain paper, pencils, markers, colored pencils or crayons, ruler
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- ELA.OE.2 Acquire, refine, and share knowledge through a variety of multimedia literacies to include written, oral, visual, digital, and interactive texts.
- ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.AOR.10 Evaluate and critique multimedia presentations of a text or subject, including their impact on an audience.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.4.OE.2 Acquire, refine, and share knowledge through a variety of multimedia literacies to include written, oral, visual, digital, and interactive texts.
- ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.AOR.10 Evaluate and critique multimedia presentations of a text or subject, including their impact on an audience.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
- ELA.AOR.7 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases.
- ELA.AOR.10 Evaluate and critique multimedia presentations of a text or subject, including their impact on an audience.
- ELA.R.1 Use critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate, and synthesize a variety of sources to obtain and refine knowledge.
- ELA.C.2 Write informative/expository texts to analyze and explain complex ideas and information.
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