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I will read this book to students about Harvey Milk and how the LGBTQIA+ movement was started. This book also mentions how Harvey Milk was responsible for the Pride flag design.  After I read this book, students will have a discussion about how Pride has affected their lives.

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This book report will be introduced in the beginning of the book and due at the end of the book. Students will write down a summary, characters, favorite character and why, setting (when and where), favorite scene and why, theme(s), and how did you feel about the ending and why.

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"The Best Man" by Richard Peck BOOK REPORT

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This link might not work for everyone, but it will work for me the first day of the lesson. It is a read aloud of the first chapter of the book. The words light up as the narrator reads. Students will have the first chapter in front of them (a copy of the Best Man) as well as a projection of this page. I will encourage students to follow along as the narrator reads.

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Mary Lambert - She Keeps Me Warm (2013 Version)

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This is a song that refers to Sara Barelles' friend who did not have the courage to come out as gay. This song was a message to that friend to be brave and come out.

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This song, which is now a tiktok sensation, was written as a message to people who were not Mika's fans. He was very obviously gay and people took issue with this. It was basically a message saying that he could be anything they wanted, but it would never be good enough.

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Village People - YMCA (OFFICIAL Music Video 1978)

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Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Official Video)

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This is a hard lesson to be taught, but one that needs to be taught. These lesson plans relate to the LGBTQIA+ community and their place in it. It was recently mandated by J.B. Pritzker that the history of this community is required to be taught in Illinois schools.

I want students to question their feelings about this community and hopefully accept this community. In any case, there needs to be a conversation surrounding this. Best Man has a story of a young boy who is starting to learn about the gay community, eventually learning that his student teacher is gay. He also learns that students have done horrible things to a student that they believe to be gay.

The message of the book is ultimately that being gay is not a choice. Students can come up with their own thoughts surrounding this book, but I believe the ultimate message is a positive one. I worry that fourth graders might be too young to grasp the severity of the questions being asked, but it is something they will eventually learn about.  When I was growing up, students were always calling each other gay and not always knowing what it meant. At least, this way students will be informed about the topic.

I want students to have in class time to work on their reading and not take too much of it home because I do not believe in giving too much homework at a young age. I will try to be as delicate with the topic as I can, but my message I want them to learn is one of acceptance. I might have students do a research project to learn about this community because I think knowledge is power. Hopefully, I will not get too many upset parents. It is something that I will worry about, though.

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LGBTIQ explained (explainity® explainer video)

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Jen!
I love that one of your Hinge items is a book about Pride. It is important for students to learn about how the LGBTQIA+ movement started. I did not know that Harvey Milk was responsible for the pride flag design. I also think asking students how pride has affected their lives is important, everyone should feel included.

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I loved how you added on reading the Pride picture book! That is an amazing book that definitely connects with the novel. Which is an amazing novel! I loved that you incorporated music! That is an amazing idea that I honestly find should be a norm all the time!! That is such a great idea I definitely will have to "steal" that idea!

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Hey Jen! Your Padlet looks so nice! You did a really great job of laying out you're expectations and step-by-step procedures for the lesson itself! I'm wondering if 4th grade is an appropriate grade level for this topic, I could be wrong - I thought it was introduced into the curriculum in 5th/6th grade. I also liked that you included so many songs! It is such a great way to connect to students who always have headphones on listening to music :) Great job so far and I look forward to seeing the rest!!

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This will be given as an extra credit assignment to those students who want to earn some extra points.

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This movie will also be given as an extra credit opportunity.

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