11th-12th+GHS+JS+Devarim+honors

· Background information about the history of the nation · Structure of the Sefer ||   ||   ||   || ** Creative Essay ** || Reading and translating pesukim Reading and translating meforshim || Meforshim || ** Take home test ** ** Application essay ** || 8 weeks || What are the principles of faith upon which the mitzvoth are based? What philosophical concepts emerge in the neum hamitzvot and why are these essential to the people? || נאום המצות:המצוה || דברים פרקים ה-יא || Cooperative learning to prepare the text Reading and translating pesukim Reading and translating meforshim || Meforshim || ** Significance of quotes/passages test **
 * **Unit ** || **Start Date (duration) ** || **Essential Questions ** || **Content / Concepts ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Texts ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Skills ** || **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Supporting / Supplementary Materials ** || ** Assessment  ** ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">August-2 weeks || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">How does the history of the nation from the time of Avraham through the generation of the desert set the stage for Sefer Devarim? || · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Introduction to Sefer Devarim
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">2 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">September-4 weeks || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">What is the significance of repeating certain historical events to the nation at this time? || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">נאום ההיסטורי || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">דברים פרקים א-ד || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Cooperative learning to prepare the text
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">October-December

** Preparation and presentation of meforshim assignments ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || How do the mitzvoth in Parshat Reeh provide a framework and boundary for the Jewish people? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">נאום המצות: חקים <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Beit Hamikdash, Kashrut, Laws affecting the poor, the Moadim <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || דברים פרקיםיב-טז <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cooperative learning to prepare the text <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading and translating pesukim <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading and translating meforshim <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || Meforshim and online articles <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> || Preparation and presentation of sets of pesukim Prezi assignment || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">How does the Torah develop laws governing interpersonal relationship pertaining to the individual? || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">נאום המצות: משפטים The establishment of the government: Beit Din, Kohen, Navi, Levi, and King The various mitzvot relating to taking care of the downtrodden and establishing a just society and how they can be placed within a framework of the aseret Hadibrot. || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">דברים פרקים יז-כו || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Cooperative learning to prepare the text <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading and translating pesukim <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Reading and translating meforshim || Meforshim and online articles || Independent project to create a digital presentation of one of the mitzvot. || Why is the concept of teshuva intimately related to this covenant? Why is this concept so necessary for the people to hear at this time? || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"> תשובה <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px;">& תוכחה וברית || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">דברים פרקים כז-ל ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 4 || January- February
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">March-May || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">How does the Torah establish community wide political, legal, religious, and social institutions?
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">6 || <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">May 2 weeks || How does the establishment of the covenantal relationship relate to the overarching themes of Sefer devarim?