A Storytelling Journey to the Time of the Bedouins, Grade 4, Unit 2
Identity and the change in Bedouin culture, lifestyle and identify from 1950’s to present-day UAE.
Grade 4, Unit 2
Unit 2 leads students through the changes Bedouins faced due to modernization when the United Arab Emirates was created.Suggested sequencing is as follows: Each week students read one story, completes one activity that correlates with the story, and work on the final project. Stories remain grade-level appropriate and are written and meant to be used as core learning materials. Each story has a related activity and require prior interaction or familiarity with the stories to satisfactorily complete.
Session 1
This Session aligns with Standard XX of the Ministry of Education Standard and Standard XX of New York Standards.
Session Goal: Student will be able to identify how Bedouin jobs have changed.
Reading Assessment: Blog Entry from Noura’s Family Member
Formative Assessment Activity: What’s Your Job?
What kind of jobs do you think Bedouins are working in today? Pearl-diving, date palm tree farming, agriculture, camel racing? Pretend you are a Bedouin teenager living in Abu Dhabi. What type of jobs will you have? What does your every day life look like?
How to Score the Formative Assessment Activity: Using a scale of 1-3, rate students writing with the following criteria.
Session 4
This Session aligns with Standard XX of the Ministry of Education Standard and Standard XX of New York Standards.
Session Goal:
Reading: Diary Entry by Person in Charge of Census
Formative Assessment Activity: Classroom Census
Your classroom is now a country! Conduct a classroom census and find out the history, lifestyle and background of your classmates (who are now your fellow citizens). Encourage students to ask questions such as written by the Census Director in the reading.
How to Score the Formative Assessment Activity:
Session 2
This Session aligns with Standard XX of the Ministry of Education Standard and Standard XX of New York Standards.
Session Goal:
Reading: Play
Formative Assessment Activity: UAE Architects
You are an architect living in Sharjah. Your job is to design the perfect house for a Bedouin. Look at Bedouin tents – what are distinguishing characters about the Bedouin tents? Bedouins liked open-air, liked to sit outside the tent and have festivals, sit under the stars.
How to Score the Formative Assessment Activity:
Session 3
This Session aligns with Standard XX of the Ministry of Education Standard and Standard XX of New York Standards.
Session Goal:
Reading: Poem by Noura
Formative Assessment Activity: Nabati and Bedouin Poetry
Write a poem about the history of each of the Emirates and how it’s connected to Bedouin tribes. Words and linkages for the poem will be provided.
How to Score the Formative Assessment Activity: