After watching West of the West's documentary on Catalina Island, The Magic Isle, class members research how Walt Disney's and William Wrigley's different visions impacted the island.

Concepts

informative writing, reading comprehension, compare and contrast, compare and contrast essays, entrepreneurs, walt disney

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide viewers with the writing prompt and the graphic organizers before showing the documentary
• Encourage class members to take notes on their graphic organizers
• Pause The Magic Isle documentary frequently to permit viewers to ask questions and to clarify understanding

 

Classroom Considerations

• The activity presumes class members have experience comparing and contrasting resources

Pros

• The five-page packet includes differentiated assignments for third through fifth, sixth and seventh, and eighth graders, a graphic organizer, and a list of extension activities
• Also included are links to the articles about Disney and Wrigley

Cons

• Little scaffolding is provided for the writing project
• No rubric is included

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1 RI.5.1 RI.5.3 W.3.2.a W.4.2.a W.5.2.a RI.6.1 RI.7.1 RI.7.3 RI.8.1 RI.8.3 W.6.2.a W.7.2.a W.8.2.a