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Unit: My Older Friend

Topic: Intergenerational Relationships

Rationale: Students will recognize life events that are associated with aging across the lifespan, and appreciate the diversity among aged individuals.

Keywords: interview, sensitivity, aging, youth, biography, story writing, timeline, lifeline, research, note taking, life span, historical context

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Lesson 1: My Older Friend — Historical Study

Activity 1A: Elderly Terms
Activity 1B: Historical Context of my Older Friend

Lesson 2: My Older Friend's Lifeline

Activity 2A: My Older Friend's Lifeline & Illustrating Lifeline
Activity 2B: Juxtaposing Lifelines & Parent's Lifeline

Lesson 3: Interview with My Older Friend

Pre-Activity 3A: Preparing for the Interview
Activity 3A: Interview with My Older Friend & Pictures of Older Friend

Lesson 4: Biography of Older Friend

Pre-Activity 4A: Acquaintance with Biographies
Activity 4A: My Older Friend's Biography
Activity 4B: Words of Wisdom

Lesson 5: Sharing My Older Friend With Others

Activity 5A: Portraying Elders in Literature
Activity 5B: Analysis of Elders in Literature
Activity 5C: Compare/Contrast Elder Characters
Activity 5D: Compare/Contrast Elder Characters with Older Friend & Composition
Activity 5E: Older Friend Story for a Younger Reader & Illustrating Stories

Lesson 6: Older Friend Day

Activity 6A: Older Friend Panel Discussion
Activity 6B: Middle School Student for a Day & Food Diary - Measuring Up
Activity 6C: Warm Fuzzies

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Overview and Background Information

Unit Overview and Background Information for Teachers

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Unit Objectives

Students will be able to:

develop a cross-generational relationship
practice interviewing and note-taking skills
examine the life of an older friend
make a connection between important historical events and the life of their older friend
create a biography of their new older friend
compare and contrast attributes of older people in children's literature and in real life

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