Current+Teaching+-+Lessons+and+Projects


 * The following documents include lessons and projects that I have integrated within my curriculum for the past two years (#4 is an exception, it was one of the first units that I completed before becoming a teacher). Within the page entitled "Future Teaching - Lessons," these lessons are revised and a greater use of 21st century technologies is integrated. This does not mean that these lessons ineffectively incorporate some technology, they just tend to incorporate technology without much student interaction. The main difference between these lessons and the revised lessons and projects are that the revised ones provide richer learning experiences and enhance students' levels of inquiry and independent thinking. **
 * 1. This lesson is an activity that I used as a pre-assessment before we read Chopin's //The Awakening//. It enabled students to activate their prior knowledge of Creole society, which will be information that will be needed to acquire in order to understand certain themes within the novel. This lesson includes an "Internet Scavenger Hunt," which enables students to answer questions based upon two websites.**
 * [[file:american - kate chopin scavenger hunt.doc]]

2. This extensive unit plan includes 10 lessons. A variety of materials, from videos, and a PowerPoint presentation, are utilized within this unit. The lesson integrates concepts of critical literacy and multiple perspectives within the planning of each lesson; therefore, there are descriptions of critical literacy issues present within each lesson plan. Attached is also a brief description of the materials that are used throughout the unit. One of the final assessments of the unit is a character debate, and the debate guidelines and rubric are also included here. ** ** **
 * [[file:The Awakening Unit Materials.doc]] **
 * [[file:The Awakening revised debate guidelines.doc]] **
 * [[file:The Awakening debate rubric.doc]] **
 * 3. Gilman's //The Yellow// //Wallpaper// Project. This project is a research-based project that allows students to work in groups and create their own newspaper based upon historical and literary content of the late 1800s.**