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Lessons Plans,
Curriculum Units, and Creative Ideas
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 Foreign
Language Curriculum Unit
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This is a curriculum
unit created to explore moral development while studying culture. The
cultural theme is el Camino de Santiago. The moral theme explores travel
as an activity other than being commercial. The vocabulary emphasizes
travel and description vocabulary. The grammar focuses on commands, descriptions,
giving directions. The target audience is a first- or second-year classroom.
This lesson plan was created from scratch. Furthermore, the dual copies
of the worksheets provide differentiation for an intermediate level and
a beginner level.
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here to read the lesson
plan and see the work sheets.
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here to see an accompanying
Power Point that could be used as a brainstorming activity.
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you use Netscape, please download the Power
Point presentation here.
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 Lesson
Plan: Introduction to -AR Verbs (Spanish)
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This
is a lesson plan I created to introduce the grammatical structure of
-AR verbs to first-year Spanish students. The text used is ¡Ven
Conmigo! by Nancy Humbach, et. al. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
2000.
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the lesson plan here.
As part
of the educational process, I reflected on the lesson plan after presenting
it to fellow future teachers. Read the reflective essay
here.
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 Curriculum
Unit: British Renaissance Poetry
(English)
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This
is curriculum unit intended for eleventh grade British Literature. It
is a detailed study of British Renaissance poetry. A majority of this
lesson was actually taught at Lowell High School in Lowell, MI as part
of my teacher aiding experience. This is a unit designed to be used
with Prentice Hall. (1994). Literature: The British Tradition.
(Paramount ed.). Englewood Cliffs:
Prentice Hall.
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the curriculum unit outline here.
View
the proposed schedule here.
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here to visit the supplemental material created for the unit.
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 Curriculum
Unit: Shakespeare's Othello (English)
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This
is a curriculum unit intended for an advanced-level of study of William
Shakespeare's Othello. The unit, although intended for upper-level
high school, could be adapted to introduce the students to the same
material in a lower-level class. Furthermore, the unit focuses on a
"case-study" of the text. The unit explores a gendered and
racial reading of Othello.
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A majority of these ideas have been created
from scratch. Therefore, as a continuous learner, I am willing to accept feedback
and further ideas from all parties. If you would like, please visit the Contact
Information website or e-mail Matthew
Miga.
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