Emiliano Amaro holds a Bachelor's degree in Society and Environment from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Education from the UCLA Teacher Education Program. He has been teaching since 2020 and has six years of experience in elementary education, middle school English, and middle school mathematics. Emiliano holds a California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential and specializes in social and environmental justice through interdisciplinary teaching and environmental education.
In this lesson, students learn how to analyze story characters, reread Why Is Coco Orange?, and complete a journal entry.
Inquire: Students learn about and practice identifying character traits.
Investigate: Students reread Why Is Coco Orange? and focus on how the characters support Coco.
Inspire: Students identify character traits in Coco and Coco's friends. Then, students complete a journal entry, choosing one of three provided options.