The integration of multiple content areas engages students in lessons and extends their thinking and learning, allowing expression of knowledge in a variety of ways. Giving students the opportunity to apply their learning from one content area to another allows them to see and practice skills multiple times and in different contexts, creating deeper connections and more meaningful learning.
For this assignment, begin developing an integrated unit using the “5 Day Unit Plan Template.” Your unit will be based on the selected standards (ELA, social studies, and the arts) from the unit plan outline you created in Topic 2. Complete only the following sections of the unit plan template:
- Title of Unit and Brief Summary: Explain your selected theme (from your unit plan outline) and create a title and a brief summary for each lesson in the unit.
- Classroom Factors and Grouping: Summarize the classroom and student factors based on the class profile you created with your mentor teacher.
- National/State Learning Standards: From your unit plan outline.
- Specific Learning Targets/Objectives: Aligned to the ELA, social studies, and arts standards you selected.
- Academic Language: Vocabulary students will need to successfully master the concepts
- Unit Resources, Materials, Equipment, Technology: These can be the resources you identified in Topic 2.
- Depth of Knowledge Lesson Questions: One developmentally appropriate question for each level of understanding.
- Multiple Means of Representation: Explain how you will present content that integrates ELA, social studies, and the arts to meet the needs of all learners.*
- Multiple Means of Engagement: Describe learning activities for students to explore, practice, and apply the content through ELA, social studies, and the arts. Learning/Engagement activities must provide students with opportunities for working in different groupings throughout the unit (individually, partners, small group, whole group).*
*NOTE: Anticipatory Set, Multiple Means of Expression, Differentiation for all sections, and Extension Activity and/or Homework will be completed in future topics.
Support your assignment with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
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