- Critical analysis of plot, character and settings – and their consistency across the original movies, Star Wars the Clone Wars, and Star Wars LEGO wii.
- Exploration of character – is C3PO patient? When does Anakin become angry and is that what made him go to the dark side?
Reading:
- From the Wii game: how do you spell each of the special options that need to be turned on and off (“Force Blasters,” “Poo Money,” “Invincibility”).
- Star Wars Reading for the Leapster: sounds of letters, blending, spelling, sight words.
- Discussion of body parts essential to keeping your body alive
- Life cycles and familial relationships (who is who's mother versus sister versus wife)
- The difference between a droid and a human.
- Weaponry -- who carries what types of weapons and what are the pros and cons of each.
- Habitats and cultures of societies on various planets.
- Comparison of patterns between levels and episodes
- Calculating how much money it takes to get a new character on a Wii game
- Star Wars Leapster Math: addition, subtraction, place value, time/clocks
- Exploration of philosophy
- Meaning of peoples' innate tendencies toward good and evil
- Meaning of life and death
- When people “turn bad”
- Why, why was Anakin angry?
- What is the difference between a droid and a human in terms of what they feel?
- Playing Star Wars with friends – each episode and each series, depending on who was alive and whether they were on the good side or the dark side
- Set design with LEGO's and DUPLO's
- Performance for Book Club about Boba Fett
Art:
- Drawing Yoda, various other Star Wars scenes
Music:
- Singing the Star Wars theme at all times of the day, including 6:45 am as a wake up song.
- Learning to distinguish by ear between those who “can’t sing Star Wars theme songs” and those who can.
Technology:
- • LEGO Star Wars Animation using iKitMovie
The requirement of this unit study is 14 hours/day of immersion for several months.
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