Mini-Unit Ideas by Carol Muskin https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh Try out your mini-unit ideas here: course, grade level, topic/major goals: + formal text + trade book en-us 2021-01-25 18:20:36 UTC 2025-11-25 14:53:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Stanton's MU: Intro to Shakespeare https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413604982 English
9th/10th Grade
Shakespeare skills: major goals include beginning capabilities of reading+understanding Shakespearean language, character analysis, and general plot awareness.
Complete Pelican Shakes/Norton Shakes for the text, informal resources can include No Fear Shakespeare or video performances of plays.]]> 2021-04-13 19:06:26 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413604982 Abigail https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605527 Algebra 2,

high school (mostly sophomores/juniors usually), 

Sequences and Series!

textbook: https://openstax.org/books/algebra-and-trigonometry/pages/13-4-series-and-their-notations

tradebook: It's a Numberful World, Ch 5 (https://www.hoopladigital.com/play/12324592)]]> 2021-04-13 19:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605527 Emma https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605550 Economics
10th/11th Grade
Externalities/understanding of 3rd party costs
No textbook yet
Will likely use formal studies (that have been edited to meet their reading level) or other documentation of externalities (like Silent Spring)]]> 2021-04-13 19:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605550 Sophie https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605673 Digital music composition
grades 9-12
Combining a traditional music theory/composition course with digital platforms available today (GarageBand, SoundTrap, Logic, etc).
Probably combinations of older theory textbooks (The Complete Musician comes to mind) and online guides for the software used, as well as sheet music for various pieces.]]> 2021-04-13 19:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413605673 Aidan https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413608437 High school/ Political Science 
Gerrymandering 
Election Funding
Voting rights legislation (Focus on current events in Georgia)]]> 2021-04-13 19:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413608437 Katie https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413612610 9th-10th grade
Spanish 2-3
preterite vs. imperfect in the past tense]]> 2021-04-13 19:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cmuskin/b7bggd36x503uerh/wish/1413612610