UDL Lesson Infusion
Methods and Materials:
I would provide multiple means of representation in this lesson by….
1. Provide alternatives for auditory information. I would incorporate this by recording myself reading the article in the school newspaper about the tragic car accident. I would make this audio recording available on my webpage for students who would rather listen to the story instead of reading it. While I would certainly encourage students to read the article, providing an audio recording would ensure that more students would have at least heard the information before attempting to write a paper about it. This would also help ELL learners as they would have the chance to hear the emphasis and enunciation in the wording of the article. Providing an audio recording would also allow the students to play the recording at their own pace and as many times as necessary until they understand the main message. This strategy would also leave room to provide auditory cues for key concepts in the passage.
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2. I would clarify vocabulary and symbols by providing a scaffold that has key terms and themes highlighted in an embedded glossary. This would make my lesson more accessible to learners from different backgrounds, languages, and lexical knowledge. This would also give me the chance to translate any slang, idioms, or culturally expressive language. I could additionally help learners meet the goals and objectives, while accounting for the variability of all learners.
I would provide multiple means of engagement in this lesson by…
1. I would promote expectations and beliefs that optimize motivation by allowing the students to choose how we review subject/verb agreement and the proper use of compound nouns. This could ...
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...incorporate alternate means of demonstrating knowledge at the end of the unit. This should incorporate choice to ensure every learner has an opportunity to express their knowledge in a way that fits their unique learning needs. This could be done through a choice board, allowing the student to select the activity that they consider most interesting. I would allow the students to write unsent letters to a friend in response to the article, or they could write an extension of the article published in the newspaper. The students would also be given the opportunity to write out songs in response to the article, as long as they met the requirements delineated in the checklist. I would consider any project that the students could come up with; as long as they can show that they are properly applying the grammar and usage skills they have been working on in class.
In this essay, the author
- Recommends providing alternatives for auditory information by recording themselves reading an article about the tragic car accident, and allowing students to play the recording at their own pace and as many times as necessary.
- Explains that they would clarify vocabulary and symbols by providing a scaffold that has key terms and themes highlighted in an embedded glossary. this would make their lesson more accessible to learners from different backgrounds, languages, and lexical knowledge.
- Suggests that students should be able to choose how to review subject/verb agreement and the proper use of compound nouns. they could be divided into small groups and write rap songs, poems, or skits before writing the 7-paragraph response to the article.
- Suggests giving students a few minutes after the review to reflect in their dialogue journals about the significance and relevance of their review. reflecting will also promote active participation in the 7-paragraph response to the article.
- Suggests giving students checklists for self-regulation to help them stay on task and develop a good understanding of what is expected of them.
- Recommends incorporating alternate means of demonstrating knowledge at the end of the unit, such as a choice board, allowing students to select the activity that they consider most interesting.
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- ensure that all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how children grew up expecting to earn a living in the same general region of the country.
- Opines that it is becoming more and more limited to those seen in the local area.
- Urges people across the country to take a hard look at our education system.
- Describes the goals for education to be reached by the year 2000.
- Opines that by the year 2000, american students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12.
- Recommends that all students learn to use their minds well, so they may be prepared.
- Opines that by the year 2000, u.s. students will be first in the world in science.
- Describes the points of the course and moves on to the next class.
- Explains that all students can learn and succeed, but not on the same day or in one day.
- Opines that schooling is a shift from educational to what we get out of schools.
- Explains that all 16-year-olds know what they are expected to study.
- Explains how they prepare for the exam they will face; they know where to concentrate to meet the test.
- Explains that standards are set for the entire country and for all levels of the school system.
- Opines that if this is not a role for the federal government, i don't know what it would be.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that chapters seven, eight, and nine of sheltered instruction observation protocol (siop) made them feel comfortable in their teaching ability and understand they have a lot to learn.
- Opines that students need to be given many chances to practice what they have learned. there are many important details that should be noted when an educator is choosing hands on materials.
- Opines that hands-on activities can help students make connections and build on past knowledge. their grammar teacher used the first five minutes of class to practice a new rule every day.
- Explains that warm up activities are a perfect time to include hands-on activities. they say that taking five minutes out of every class to practice grammar helped them by the end of semester.
- Opines that practice ensures repetition which is what students need in order to learn and recognize parts of english.
- Opines that teachers need to present the material in a way that the student can relate to. practicing ways to get ell students involved through hands-on activities and discussions can make content more accessible.
- Opines that the teacher made a history lesson exciting and new, and engaged the students, including ell students.
- Opines that teachers can determine engagement based on group work involvement, discussion participation, and presence in class. if teachers are excited about the subject matter, students will be too.
- Opines that pacing is an important part of working through lesson and unit plans.
- Opines that teachers should be careful of how much information they put into a lesson. teachers should make reasonable lesson plans and leave time for students to ask questions.
- Opines that teachers should provide meaningful feedback that encourages students to keep learning. positive feedback and areas for improvement would work best for ell students.
- Opines that teachers should have smaller assessments to determine where students stand throughout the semester. students should be able to see how well they are doing and where they can improve.
- Opines that teachers can reach out to struggling students through the use of supplemental resources.
1688 wordsRead More - kkjdlfopinion essayYouth sports in America is a major part to keeping our youth active and out of trouble. Each of the youth sports available today are extraordinary options for children today. However, one sport above all really stands out to me, even if it isn’t my favorite. The sport that stands out above all the rest is youth basketball. It is an extremely fun sport that can be played in organization indoor and also for fun outdoor. It is a very memorable sport and allows youth to excel in the sport in many different areas and not just one. In youth basketball you not only have to be able to dribble and shoot, but also, you must be able to pass and play defense as well. Youth basketball is the total package.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that youth sports in america are a major part of keeping our youth active and out of trouble. youth basketball is an extremely fun sport that allows youth to excel in many different areas.
- Explains that the amateur athletic union started a youth basketball organization in the early 1980s. the organization put basketball on the rise for youth sports.
- Explains that youth basketball is the most popular youth sport in the u.s.
- Explains that youth basketball is available to both males and females, with co-ed leagues for boys and girls to be on the same team and compete together.
- Explains that youth basketball is a great way to keep the children in shape.
- Explains that youth basketball coaches teach players how to communicate with one another affectively, which helps with their communication skills off the court.
- Opines that youth basketball is a year-round sport, which does not give young athletes the proper amount of time to spend outside with friends and more importantly on their academics.
- Opines that if they were to run the youth basketball organization, there would be multiple things that they would change.
- Concludes that youth basketball is a tremendous organization with many benefits, but it can also have negative effects in the long run.
1264 wordsRead More - kjhjkhlkanalytical essaySegregation caused a dramatic split of compromise between different races. Before Martin Luther King Jr. “I have a dream” speech children in America were being segregated for their race or the way they look. There were different schools for the blacks and whites and even different bathrooms. Out in public areas there were places where it was labeled to let people know if they weren’t being welcome here such as the resting place, restaurants, and even groceries. After years of being treated with such unkindness people were finally starting to standing up for themselves and form the American Civil Rights Movement mainly to stop the segregation, but also to brings people together. Martin Luther King Jr. then wrote a speech in which we still remember today. Martin Luther King Jr. himself on August 28, 1963 delivered the “I have a dream” speech publicly, at Washington D.C. Civil Rights March.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that before martin luther king jr.'s "i have a dream" speech, children in america were segregated for their race or the way they looked. after years of being treated with such unkindness, people started to stand up for themselves and form the american civil rights movement.
- Analyzes how king's speech gave people hope that segregation will finally be abolished and that all people will be able to publicly join together at a dinning place.
- Explains king's speech made it possible for people to take actions, change our country little by little to a better place, and bring people together.
- Explains that before the beatles arrived to the united states music was mostly jazz, folk music, and pop. they influenced songwriters to write songs differently, inspired other musicians to create new instruments and beats.
- Explains that the beatles came to the united states on february 1964; they sold over billions of records and traveled around the world for their tour. their music brought people of all races together in harmony.
- Explains that the soviet union was the first to launch a satellite in space in 1957, which caused the beginning of the space race.
- Explains that apollo 11 has changed america's views on the universe and gives us a sense that technologies will never stop.
740 wordsRead More - kjkkjkjexplanatory essayThe west gave chances for women to develop, challenge their skills, test new talents, and to broaden the scope of their home and community service. Most women, who traveled to the western frontier, went out of necessity, looking for husbands (if single) and new opportunities. Women were tasked with having to do mens work as they traveled to get to the western frontier.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the west gave women opportunities to develop, challenge their skills, test new talents, and broaden the scope of their home and community service. most women who traveled to the western frontier went out of necessity, looking for husbands and new opportunities.
- Explains that women's work was tied to domestic manufacture. they made their own food, clothing, and products needed for a living.
- Opines that the journey west changed pioneer women. the hardships of the trail brought out strengths and abilities they did not know they possessed.
- Explains that the west gave opportunities for women to develop, challenge their skills, test new talents, and broaden the scope of their home and community service.
577 wordsRead More - lklkjlkexplanatory essayVenetian Masks: the Deception and Protection of One’s Identity Wearing a mask helps create a hidden identity. When wearing one, you disclose who you truly are. Your social status can no longer be revealed. Your family is unknown. You are able to act freely.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that venetian masks are used to protect one's identity and reveal who one truly is. shakespeare incorporated them into his plays, including romeo and juliet.
- Explains that the venetian republic was composed of intensive social and economic inequality, making it difficult to keep secrets but the use of the mask helped make it a bit easier.
- Explains that masks were permitted in the venetian republic beginning on december 26 and lasted for three months. after the 1100s, the catholic church outlawed them.
- Explains that there are several types of masks, all different styles and designs, each were designed to serve a specific purpose, concealing one’s identity. the bauta, medico della peste, and the moretta are three of many types
- Explains that the bauta mask covers the whole face, has no mouth, and a square jaw line that is tilted upwards to allow the individual wearing it to talk, eat and drink without having to remove the mask and reveal their true identity.
- Explains that the medico della peste is recognizable by its long beak, making it one of the more bizarre mask designs.
- Explains that the moretta mask was designed to keep the female identity hidden while still being able to reveal a woman's feminine features.
- Explains that masks were used to hide one's identity or to protect oneself from illness. commedia dell'arte, italian for comedy of artists, began in the sixteenth century as a form of improvisational theatre.
- Explains that shakespeare incorporated the use of masks into many of his plays, including romeo and juliet and othello.
- Analyzes how the mask in romeo and juliet was used to keep rome's true identity hidden. the montague identity was concealed because the capulets and montagues had been feuding families.
1151 wordsRead More - kjnkjanalytical essayUtilitarianism, as John Stuart Mill explains it in his philosophical doctrine, Utilitarianism, is the theory of utility that promotes the notion of the “greatest happiness principle” (Mill pg 356). Or in other words, pleasure with the absence of pain as the ultimate human desire. This notion of ultimate gratification is believed to be an invalid application to society by many, because of the confliction between the principle of utility and the principles of justice.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how john mill uses the diversity of justice to balance out the fault of the inconsistency of utilitarianism.
- Explains that mill believes that justice is the core of utilitarianism. the belief of lex talionis is against the true definition of justice.
- Argues that utilitarianism is flawed because of localized methods of punishment. john mill believes that retributive justice is due to the natural feelings of vengeance and sympathy.
- Analyzes how john stuart mill defends hedonism against anti-utilitarian moralists by implying that humans believe justice to be more persuasive and morally commanding than the judgment of benevolence coupled to utilitarianism.
- Opines that utilitarianism is not applicable in any sort of society. its preface to stimulate equality and achieve hedonism will only be found in an obscure utopia.
938 wordsRead More - jiljlanalytical essayThroughout the book, Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie goes through multiple relationships that are each different from each other. Her first husband Logan was old and boring, Jody was wealthy and powerful, and Tea Cake was the love of her life, but ended terribly. These three men all start out as good men but the relationships all take a turn whether with Logan who she leaves for Jody, or Jody turning into a sour old man and dying, or the death of Tea Cake after he got rabies. Each man made her feel like a different person. Whether they made her feel like she had to wear the mask and hide her true feelings, or allowed her to be herself while treating her with respect.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how in zora neale hurston's book, their eyes were watching god, janie goes through multiple relationships that are each different from each other. her first husband logan was old and boring, jody was wealthy and powerful, and tea cake ended terribly.
- Narrates how janie married logan killicks because she wanted to marry a good man who could take care of her when she was long gone. logan made her feel ungrateful for what she had been given.
- Analyzes how janie sees hope for her future when she meets joe, a wealthy stylish man who swoons her with his talk and sense of style.
- Analyzes how jody's quote about women speaks about his character and his view of the opposite sex. he compares women to animals as though they aren't as smart as men.
- Analyzes how janie's last relationship with tea cake is what people wish for, to find their true love.
- Analyzes how the three relationships that are portrayed throughout the book show how each man affected the way janie acted, whether it made her feel small and belittled, or exuberant and free.
1047 wordsRead More - gjkfdlkanalytical essayInequality in “A Jury of Her Peers” Susan Glaspell’s, “A Jury Of Her Peers” is a well appreciated literary classic revolving around the murder of John Wright. Minnie Wright is accused of first degree murder of her husband and is incarcerated until court officials find a motive. Throughout the story, five characters participate in the investigation of this murder. Their job is to find a clue to a motive that will link Minnie Wright, the primary suspect, to the murder. However, the women feel resentment towards the men because they treat the women as second class citizens.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how susan glaspell's "a jury of her peers" is a well-known literary classic revolving around the murder of john wright.
- Analyzes how glasspel shows that traditional gender roles prevent the men from seeing the women as equals.
- Analyzes how the men are blind to the treatment minnie wright has endured and patronize the women because the kitchen is not clean.
- Analyzes how glasspel shows the women characters rebelling against their husbands' to reveal that women are not property of men.
- Analyzes how glasspel wants to reveal that the oppression of women can bring harm to men. the county attorney makes disparaging remarks about the women.
- Analyzes how the glaspell is arguing equal status between men and women. the women overcome adversity and are viewed as the strongest characters in the piece.
1093 wordsRead More - jusdgvoshfanalytical essayThe psychological journal article titled “Commentary on sexual orientation: Research and social policy implications” by Diana Baumrind (1995) was very interesting and informative on the two main subjects of: whether people are born with their sexual identity pre-determined or if it is decided later in life, and the mental health of homosexuals and their acceptance into society. This article makes a lot of good points on both sides of each, so it allows the reader to decide for themselves, even though Baumrind clearly states right in the beginning of the article, “In place of such terms as sexual identity and sexual orientation, some, including myself, who reject the essentialist model use the term sexual preference to connote choice,” (p. 2) she still manages to at least acknowledge the opposing side. I, for one, do believe that homosexuality is not a matter of choice but instead the result of an unbalanced ratio of testosterone/estrogen levels during early development, as later stated in this article.
In this essay, the author
- Explains allen, l. s., and gorski, r. a. sexual orientation and the size of the anterior commissure.
- Analyzes nimmons, d. (april 24, 1994). sexual destiny. san francisco chronicle. this world, pp.
- Explains hershberger, s. l., and d'augelli, a. r. the impact of victimization on mental health.
- Analyzes diana baumrind's article on sexual orientation and the mental health of homosexuals and their acceptance into society.
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