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- Unit Type
- Core
- Suggested Pacing
- 9 Weeks
- Performance Task
- Becoming the Apprentice: How Effort Turns Curiosity into Mastery
Suggested Pacing
| Unit Arc | Instructional Time | Essential Question | Key Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|
Spark | 3 lessons | What can we learn from a master? |
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Investigation 1 | 15 lessons | How does learning from a master shape who we become? |
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Flex | 2 lessons |
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Unit Context
Knowledge Building Topic
Apprenticeship and Artisan Traditions: How mentorship and deliberate practice develop skill, voice, and identity—and how craft connects individuals to cultural heritage.
I'm Learning About
how curiosity, effort, and guidance help people develop skill and confidence.
how mentorship transmits knowledge and values.
how art connects individual purpose to cultural heritage.
Knowledge Goals
Analyze how Tree-ear's apprenticeship illustrates the development of skill and confidence through observation, practice, and feedback.
Compare how different texts represent learning, mentorship, and the transmission of cultural knowledge.
Evaluate how art and craft express cultural identity and connect individuals to their communities and heritage.
Write an informative piece using domain vocabulary and sequencing language to describe a craft process or learning journey.
Knowledge-Building Questions
How do apprentices develop skill and confidence through observation, practice, and mentorship?
What does Tree-ear's journey reveal about patience, resilience, and the nature of learning?
How do artists and craftspeople pass on knowledge and values across generations?
How does art connect individuals to cultural identity and community heritage?
Essential Questions
Investigation 1: What does it take to learn something difficult?
Investigation 2: How does art connect people to their history and community?
Unit Texts
Novel
A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park
Short-Form Text
Cracking the Science Behind Pottery with Mudfire Pottery Studio
Science ATL (Engineers of Atlanta Science Festival)
Read text
Short-Form Text
Craftsmen
V. Sackville-West
Read text
Short-Form Text
From Ancient Beginnings to the Kingdom of Goryeo: An Early History of Korea
Standard News Bureau
Read text
Short-Form Text
Hands That Remember: Artists Who Make Things by Hand
Standard News Bureau
Read text
Short-Form Text
How Geography Shaped Korea: Land of Mountains, Rivers and Big Neighbors
Standard News Bureau
Read text
Short-Form Text
Korean Ceramics of the Goryeo Period
Standard News Bureau
Read text
Short-Form Text
South Korea: A Land of Mountains, History and Culture
Standard News Bureau
Read text
Short-Form Text
The Craftsman
Marcus B. Christian
Read text
Short-Form Text
The youngsters keeping traditional trades alive
Riyah Collins, BBC News
Read text
