Melissa Leider

Madeline Minor
Interdisciplinary Activity
Framing concept
Math and Language Arts, studies in labels
Units
o Math: Coordinate planes
o Language Arts: Character development
Understandings and Essential questions
o General
Students will understand that labels can direct or mislead our
interpretations.
Why do we need labels?
How can labels show bias?
What would a world without labels look like?
o Math
Students will understand that labels on a coordinate plane can
direct our interpretations of the graph.
How can labels direct our interpretations?
In what ways can labels bring us to incorrect conclusions?
o Language Arts
Students will understand that labels in literature can mislead our
interpretations of characters.
How can labels mislead our interpretations?
To what extent do labels help us solidify our interpretations?
Skills
o Both
Students will make inferences
Students will find patterns
Students will justify conclusions
o Math
 Students will label elements of a graph
Students will decide direction (positive or negative) of a given point
o Language Arts
Students will explain the effects of labels on a characters self-worth
Students will distinguish between factual labels and opinion-based
labels
Knowledge
o Math
Axis
Origin
Quadrant
o Language Arts
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Fact
Opinion
Hook: Frayer model

Definition: Examples:

LABELS
Non-examples:
Describe a time when youve been
labeled or labeled someone else: