UNIT PLAN PART 1 INSTRUCTIONS
In preparation for the second part of the Unit Plan, you will:
1. Write a minimum of a half-page summary describing your fictitious class.
The summary must include:
• Grade level and subject area
• Type of school (urban, rural, private, public, etc.)
• Number of students and student population
o Male/Female ratio
o Cultural diversity
• Types of disabilities (physical, LD, ED, EMR, OHI, visual or auditory), setting (inclusion)
• Collaboration with regular education teachers (team taught, resource, etc.)
• Textbook(s) that will be used (cite these at the end of your assignment)
• Any other pertinent information
2. Create a seating chart for your fictitious classroom.
The seating chart provided must be organized and visually appealing. The seating chart must include:
• A chart that depicts technology readily available in the classroom, where each student is sitting, your desk, and any other pertinent information that would affect the layout of the classroom.
• A brief explanation of how/why you placed students in this manner (1-2 paragraphs).
3. Complete the Unit Plan Part 1 Form.
This must be your general plan for a minimum of 5 lesson plans; these lesson plans will comprise your unit.
• Be sure that your objectives are measurable and that you include the name/specific topic of your unit.
• Include your basic plan for teacher instruction, guided practice, and independent practice. Mention any materials and/or technology that you will be using.
• Include an appropriate evaluation/assessment for each lesson plan.
• Include a minimum of 5 (total) appropriate instructional accommodations for the disabilities included in your classroom. One of your accommodations will be the chapter you are rewriting for this assignment.
o For your instructional accommodations, consider the needs of all of your learners in your classroom. Provide a brief explanation on how you will modify your instruction, activities, or assignments to meet the needs of each type of learner.
4. Rewrite a chapter of the course textbook that you have chosen to use in your
5. fictitious class.
This chapter must be one that is read/used during your planned unit. Rewrite the chapter for a lower level readability. Include:
• What approximate level the text is rewritten for
• Highlighted key terms in this text
• Larger font
• If possible, added pictures
• Any other accommodations that would be appropriate based on the types of disabilities present in your fictitious classroom.
Cite the text that you are rewriting.
The materials and information used in this unit would be excellent items to incorporate in your portfolio to use and refer to for future job opportunities.
All components of this assignment must be included in ONE single document.
Textbook for this course:
Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs
Edward A. Polloway-James R. Patton-Loretta Serna-Jenevie Bailey
11th Edition