December and January/2017-2018

Transdisciplinary Theme: How We Express Ourselves An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and

values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the

aesthetic.

Central Idea: Individuals and cultures express their hopes, ideals and

values in the heroes they celebrate

Lines of Inquiry:

The qualities of a hero

How we celebrate our heroes

How we express our values through the heroes we choose

Attitudes:

Appreciation

Creativity

Independence

Concepts: _

Form

Perspective

Reflection

Learner Profile:

Caring

Communicator

Reflective

Principled Teacher Questions:

• How do people decide who they want as a hero? How do we define a hero?

• Which heroes do you identify with, and why? Are their common characteristics which heroes possess?

• How does art help us celebrate? • Are their common characteristics which heroes possess?

• What or who is a hero? • Are their common characteristics which heroes possess?

• Which heroes are celebrated in different cultures/countries? Why? How are they celebrated?

• How does a society's heroes reflect the values of that society?

• How does our choice of hero reflect our own hopes, values and ideals?

Related Concepts:

Self-expression,

Influence, Beliefs

Values, Influence

Transdisciplinary Skills:

Communication: speaking, reading, writing,

presenting

Thinking: acquisition of knowledge,

comprehension, evaluation

Research: formulating questions, observing,

planning, collecting data, recording data,

organizing data

Vocabulary:

hero role model idols values cultures

biography society influence self-expression

humanitarian altruistic daring dilemma

resilient selfless empathetic determination

self-sacrificing