Students will build empathy for their Honduran pen pals, explore Kentucky culture through texts and artifacts, and begin defining how a drawing and message on a postcard can teach others about an important place or event in Kentucky. can you add a mystery box activity about different artifacts for kentucky culture

Students will build background knowledge about Kentucky using shared research, practice comparing information from two texts, and create their first postcard prototype with peer feedback as a Milestone 1 checkpoint.

Students will refine their understanding of Kentucky culture, strengthen empathy for their Honduran pen pals, and create and revise a detailed postcard prototype through structured peer feedback and a milestone checkpoint before moving to final production.

Students will refine their Kentucky culture postcards through targeted mini-lessons, peer and user feedback, and structured revision before completing a Milestone 3 checkpoint demonstrating readiness to create their final postcard for their Honduran pen pals.

Students will present their finalized Kentucky culture postcards to an authentic audience, reflect on how their work teaches Honduran pen pals about Kentucky, and demonstrate growth in research, writing, empathy, and revision through a culminating exhibition and self-assessment.

Students will build empathy for their Honduran pen pals, explore Kentucky culture through texts and artifacts, and begin defining how a drawing and message on a postcard can teach others about an important place or event in Kentucky.