Week 7-Learning Task and Assignment #2

Your name:  Renee Williamson

Grade Level:  Special Education

Title of the lesson:  A Good Man Is Hard To Find

Length of the lesson:  30 minutes

Key Questions: Will establish the goal of the lesson:     What are the characteristics of a good man?     What are the characteristics of a bad man?

Knowledge and skills of students to inform teaching (prior knowledge/prerequisite skills and personal/cultural/community assets) Key questions: ●        What are you doing to becoming a good man? ●        Does a good man vary depending on where they live and how they were raised?

Common Core State Standards/Content Standards/ISTE Standards (List the number and text of the standard. If only a portion of a standard is being addressed, then only list the relevant part[s].) Common Core Learning Standards for ELA and Literacy)

Support literacy (traditional literacy, domain specific literacy, or new literacy) development through language (academic language) ●        Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the difference between a good man and bad man. ●        Students will discuss in groups men they have seen in their communities ●        Students will write a list of different occupations that have good men and occupations that have bad men. Vocabulary ●        General academic terms:  categorize, compare/contrast, describe, explain, question, retell, summarize. Note: Consider range of students’ understanding of language function and other demands-- what do students already know, what are they struggling with, and/or what is new to them?

Learning objectives : Students with special needs can draw the things that make a good man as well as the things that don’t Students can work in different groups that will allow communication and help each other.

Instructional resources and materials used to engage students in learning.   Visual pictures of different men doing different occupations and in the community. Interactive technology would be beneficial in getting the students involved and being able to see the different characteristics of men. Having visuals of the different characteristics and how they interact within the community.

Reflection ●        Did your instruction support learning for the whole class and the students who need great support or challenge? ●        What changes would you make to support better student learning of the central focus? ●        Why do you think these changes would improve student learning? Support your explanation from evidence of research and/or theory.