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Jennifer Burgin, Roseann Cohen, Susan Ellsworth Diamond Middle School, Lexington Science, Social Studies, English  Acrobat (*.pdf)     Web-published (*.html) A Thoreau Look at Our Environment Sixth grade, year-long unit.  We want to integrate this endeavor into our existing individual subject  curricula.  We also would like to use it as a recurring theme to integrate our disciplines.  It could be a basis for pulling together as a team, both academically and socially.

Susan Costa, Pathfinder High School, Palmer, MA -- English Acrobat (*.pdf)     Web-published (*.html) Project Design: Thoreau's Philosophy A senior-level English unit.  Duration: thirty-five periods, split between the beginning, middle, and end of the year.  The goal of the unit will be to investigate Thoreau's philosophy, and to develop a "personal philosophy of life."

Janice Houlihan, Thomas A. Edison Middle School -- Art Acrobat (*.pdf)     Web-published (*.html) Where Do We Come From? Who Are We? Where Are We Going? What’s Here? Why Is It Here? And How Do We Fit In? (apologies to Paul Gaugin) Grades 6, 7, and 8.  Designed to address the topics of nature, our interactions and interferences with it, land and community development, architecture and ourselves through nature readings, observation, memory and imaginative drawing, and painting and poetry writing during art class.  Fall and winter terms, S.Y. 2000-2001.