I am an educator for social and environmental justice currently based in Shanghai, China. I've held a variety of teaching roles including MS English, MS Math, Upper Elementary Classroom, Upper Elementary Intervention, and most recently Elementary English Specialist. I am also the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) coordinator for my school, Shanghai American School. In the past, I've had the honor to work with amazing organizations including Communities for a Better Environment, East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, The Watershed Project, Urban Tilth, Project AVARY, Edible Schoolyard Project, and ECCLPs. I am a proud alumni of UC Berkeley and UCLA Teacher Education Program.
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.
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