Lesson Plan
Made by School Programs at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Adapted from the Community Building Through Art and History Field Trip
Community Builder: Journalist 3rd-5th grade Background Community Building Through Art and History is a field trip designed for grades 3-5. Over 2,000 students across the county visit each year to learn about creativity and the rich history of Santa Cruz. Most importantly, we aim to connect students to art and history in new ways and empower them to feel that they are real community builders in the community now and in the future. What is a Community Builder? A community builder is someone who is working to make the community better for all people.
Objective Students will learn about people and places from history and are encouraged to think about how a specific person or group of people (journalists) can work to make changes within the community. They will read 3 documents about journalists in Santa Cruz, and using what they learned, students will create a prototype or invention to help the future community.
Common Core Learning Standards Third grade: RI.3.1-9, SL.3.1.A-D, SL.3.2-6, L.3.3.A-B Fourth grade: RI.4.1-9, SL.4.1.A-D, SL.4.2-4, L.4.1.A-B Fifth grade: RI.5.1-9, SL.5.1.A-D, SL.5.2-4, L.5.3.A Why Journalists? We have chosen to highlight the journalists of Santa Cruz because they represent a few important historical people and places. Journalists throughout time have the opportunity to connect many to art, history, nature, the truth and even build more connected and meaningful communities through stories.
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