The unit is organized around five focus questions with sample lessons and suggested resources included. (Time allocations given are approximations only. Teachers can choose to spend more or less time on each lesson depending on the needs and interests of their students.)
• View, listen to, read, comprehend, and respond to a variety of texts that address identity (e.g., Exploring Loyalty, Love, and Relationships), social responsibility (e.g., Equal Opportunity), and efficacy (e.g., Surviving and Conquering).
• View, listen to, read, and respond to a variety of visual, oral, print and multimedia (including digital) texts that address the grade-level themes and issues related to identity, social responsibility, and efficacy including those that reflect diverse personal identities, worldviews, and backgrounds (e.g., appearance, culture, socio-economic status, ability, age, gender, sexual orientation, language, career pathway).
• The students will be reading and responding to the novel The Loki Wolf, which focuses on social responsibility and efficacy. The Loki Wolf reflects worldviews, cultures, and focuses on surviving and conquering. The students will be able to learn about various worldviews and cultures through Norse Narratives.