Module 27: Contribution to Literature and Art- Social Studies 3 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will learn to identify how the works of Kadir Nelson, Tomie dePaola, Carmen Lomas Garza, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Jacqueline Woodson contribute to the cultural heritage of their community.

Module Materials:

  • Pencils
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • Notebook
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Highlighter
  • Markers
  • Blank paper

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Kadir Nelson
  1. Identify how the work of Kadir Nelson contributes to the culture heritage of his community.
2 Tomie dePaola
  1. Identify how the work of Tomie dePaola contributed to the cultural heritage of his community.
3 Carmen Lomas Garza
  1. Identify how the work of Carmen Lomas Garza contributed to the cultural heritage of her community.
4 Laura Ingalls Wilder
  1. Identify how the works of Laura Ingalls Wilder contributed to the cultural heritage of her community.
5 Jacqueline Woodson
  1. Identify how the work of Jacqueline Woodson contributes to the cultural heritage of her community.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
Kadir Nelson
cultural heritage
Tomie dePaola
Carmen Lomas Garza
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Jacqueline Woodson

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Kadir Nelson 5 Kadir Nelson’s Art Museum Assignment
3 Carmen Lomas Garza 5 Be an Author Assignment
5 Jacqueline Woodson 5 There Is No One Quite Like Me Assignment

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Kadir Nelson After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain a minimum of three things they learned about Kadir Nelson.
2 Tomie dePaola After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain a minimum of three things they learned about Tomie dePaola.
3 Carmen Lomas Garza After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain a minimum of three things they learned about Carmen Lopas Garza.
4 Laura Ingalls Wilder After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain a minimum of three things they learned about Laura Ingalls Wilder.
5 Jacqueline Woodson After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain a minimum of three things they learned about Jaqueline Woodson.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Kadir Nelson
  1. Who is Kadir Nelson?
Tomie dePaola
  1. Who was Tomie dePaola?
Carmen Lomas Garza
  1. Who is Carmen Lomas Garza?
Laura Ingalls Wilder
  1. Who was Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Jacqueline Woodson
  1. Who is Jacqueline Woodson?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level
1 Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans Kadir Nelson
2 The Legend of the Bluebonnet Tomie dePaola
3 Family Pictures Carmen Lomas Garza
4 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer Beatrice Gormley and Meryl Henderson
5 Each Kindness Jacqueline Woodson and E. B. Lewis

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing
1 Visit a local library and have your student look up the authors they learned about to read some of the stories they wrote.