A ladybug amongst the remaining snow on the path to school.
Where did March go? That is likely a question I’ll never be able to answer. The semester is coming to a close, with only finals left! Many of my peers will be convocating this semester and I will be staying for another four months of school, ending in August, but I seem to be running off their excitement.
Where have the last four months gone? Well, straight to my head: filled with what I perceive to be knowledge, and a significant improvement in my confidence I have worked much of what I’ve learned over the last four years into a unit plan that is not just pretty, but rather functional.
Let me just say this: formatting documents is a ton of work! but definitely worth it. The unit plan is structured around the idea that adaptations for one student will work for everyone. I used a multi-modal approach to as many lessons as possible, and tried to introduce literature that begged discussion of important topics to our society. I hope that the use of the unit will build empathy and knowledge–knowledge of literature, writing, technology, and the students’ own values and goals.
Here it is. I left it as flexible as I could, so that teachers can adapt it to their own needs, steal a lesson or two, or simply get ideas. Feel free to use it, and please feel free to leave comments–especially constructive criticism. I don’t believe anything I create will ever be finished.
ELA 20 Unit Plan: Anticipation–Values and Goals (PDF Version)
ELA 20 Unit Plan: Anticipation–Values and Goals (Word Document)
Now I have time to unwind a little with some good music. This video has a cute, spring-like feel.
