Monday, March 23, 2009
Blueprint Draft
I completed my blueprint draft and since I did not know how to add it as an attachment, I posted it through Angel. Sorry for the inconvenience. When I went to copy and paste it into the text box it changed the format of my table. Had a difficult time with the percentages, any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
Monday, March 9, 2009
Final Project Topic
Having already taught Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, I have a unit exam that was created, by another teacher, with multiple choice questions and short answer questions. I plan on editing the questions and writing a sentence or two on why I chose to reword or rephrase some of the questions. There will also be some questions that I delete, which I will also write a sentence or two about why I deleted that question from the exam. To go along with this unit exam I will create some group projects with either an independent aspect or option that allows for differentiation. I intend to create selections that involve writing, drawing, and performing. The grade for the unit exam and project will be averaged together for a unit grade. The projects would, I think, help students who do better at something to shine and possibly save their grade. Many students freeze on quizzes, so being able to do a project may help them.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Revised Learning Targets
I read through my 7 learning targets and modified a few with diffrent wording to make sure that the statement truly reflected what I wanted. . .
In this unit, we will be reading John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. To have a better understanding of both the characters and the events within the story we will be looking at the time period surrounding the events, life styles, etc. (The Great Depression, prejudice, and migrant workers).
1. Students will define and list characteristics of the Great Depression and the life of a migrant worker
2. Students will indicate which characters from Of Mice and Men illustrate characteristics of the historical time period, The Great Depression, and life as a migrant worker
3. Students will empathize with the character George from the novel to have a better understanding of his character
4. Students will define the concept of prejudice (gender, race and physical/mental disabilities) and indicate how prejudice affects how one is viewed in society
5. Students will examine the characters from OMM and determine which characters are experiencing prejudice based on either their race, gender or physical/mental disability
6. Students will write a four paragraph essay to compare and contrast two characters from OMM who struggle based on their experiences with prejudices
7. Students will display their knowledge of the characters and events within OMM through the completion of a RAFT exercise
In this unit, we will be reading John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. To have a better understanding of both the characters and the events within the story we will be looking at the time period surrounding the events, life styles, etc. (The Great Depression, prejudice, and migrant workers).
1. Students will define and list characteristics of the Great Depression and the life of a migrant worker
2. Students will indicate which characters from Of Mice and Men illustrate characteristics of the historical time period, The Great Depression, and life as a migrant worker
3. Students will empathize with the character George from the novel to have a better understanding of his character
4. Students will define the concept of prejudice (gender, race and physical/mental disabilities) and indicate how prejudice affects how one is viewed in society
5. Students will examine the characters from OMM and determine which characters are experiencing prejudice based on either their race, gender or physical/mental disability
6. Students will write a four paragraph essay to compare and contrast two characters from OMM who struggle based on their experiences with prejudices
7. Students will display their knowledge of the characters and events within OMM through the completion of a RAFT exercise
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