Rationale
Lesson 1- Graffiti Posters and Self-Checking Vocabulary Cards
ESL & LD: Student developed vocabulary cards are self-correcting which is a good strategy to use for both ESL and LD. This activity is also helpful for LD/ESL because it’s painful for them to write and listen at the same time. Vocabulary are written in English and Spanish which is helpful for everyone. Structure with what might appear to be monotonous work is comforting to kids who are nervous about school.
Graffiti Poster activity is good for all learners and fosters cooperation.
(bodily/kinesthetic, interpersonal, logical and visual/spatial modalities)
Gifted: Quick pre-assessment determines if compacting needs to take place during what otherwise would be total monotony for them. Blogging allows for an exploratory experience.
Lesson 2-Gibson Girl vs. Flapper Analysis and 1920’s Idiom Illustration
ESL & LD:
In this activity ( Gibson Girls) students will be working in pairs using the Think-Pair –Share method. This is especially helpful for ESL students because it encourages them to use English to communicate their thinking and to ask questions. This activity uses 4 different kinds of fluency which are: reading listening and writing and speaking. It is good to use heterogeneous groups in these types of activities so that the LD and ESL kids are paired with someone who can encourage them and help them along in activities that might initially seem overwhelming to them initially. The Idiom illustration is usually interesting to all types of students. I once tutored an ESL adult and she asked me to help her with English idioms. Some of the 1920’s idioms and slang are still used today.
Gifted:
I think this would be a fun, challenging activity for gifted kids if flexible grouping is used and they can brainstorm about answers with someone like themselves.
When working on the idiom’s activity, I give the option of the gifted/higher achieving kids to make up their own idioms and illustrate rather than choosing one off the list.
Lesson 3: Multiple Intelligences Learning Centers Activities:
LD & ESL:
This is a good activity for everyone. Again, heterogeneous grouping would be helpful. The letter collection and 1920’s music/dance project would most likely be of more interest to these kids. These activities offer visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning.
Gifted:
The analyzing women in the workplace data and project that requires evaluating the political cartoons require task analysis skills. Again, flexible grouping for this activity. Gifted students are also given the option of making up their own political cartoons in relation to the issues of the times. The gifted kids can pick the format for the posters.
(Musical/rhythmic, visual-spatial, verbal linguistic)
These types of activities are great for all students as they encourage group processing and individual accountability.
Lesson 4: Facebook Poster Project
It’s likely that if a student has a computer at home, they probably have a
Facebook account.
ESL & LD:
This activity offers the opportunity to practice using content specific vocabulary in discussions with classmates. Kids can pair up with someone if they are uncomfortable with spelling etc. They can contribute verbally to what should go into the posts. The Facebook profile page can be left up on screen the entire time for students to refer to as needed.
Gifted:
I think this allows gifted students to really tap into their knowledge about the
era and to really have fun talking about issues, utilizing idioms of the day in their conversations etc. An extension for gifted/higher achieving students would be for them to create a real profile on Facebook utilizing a real 1920’s woman’s name and picture for profile.
Lesson 5: PowerPoint Presentation on the 1920’s Woman:
ESL & LD, Gifted:
This is a great and easy enough way to bring technology into the mix.
Students may break into pairs or do the PowerPoint entirely on their own.
This assignment can engage a lot of creativity. This activity allows group processing and individual accountability.
(interpersonal, verbal linguistic, logical and visual/spatial.) Prior to PowerPoint, student may review class on how to put a powerpoint together while utilizing the computer and projector.
