ERIC THIELEMAN AND RACHAEL THIELEMAN

Focus Student Portfolio Assignment

Description of Placement

Name of Class: U.S. History Grade Level: 10th gradeTrack of Class: Honors School Setting: Urban

Typical Class Day

Students usually chat with their peers as they wait for the morning announcement. After the announcement have been completed, the teacher gets the class back on track and ready to learn. A typical lesson includes going over the previous night’s homework, briefly discussing a new topic, and then giving students time in class to complete the next worksheet in their packet.

Description of Student

Physical Appearance: Average height, scrawny. Black afro, dark complexion.

Behavior: Quiet, loner, keeps to himself, un-attentive during class discussion.

Strengths: Attentive and accountable when engaged in a task. Works well in small groups with peers who are not overly outgoing.

Disability: English Language Learner which leads to lower reading and comprehension ability.

Source of Information: Observation and Mrs. Rubio or Ms. Wallace

Accommodated Lesson

Accommodated Lesson Plan: Since our student does well in small groups and when assigned a task, we have chosen to accommodate him through a lesson that employs jigsaw.

Description of Accommodation: Small groups, no bulky paragraphs in resources, assigned tasks, visual examples.

3 Resources: http://bcsd.k12.ny.us/academics/ESL/esl_resources.html#social http://faculty.weber.edu/mtungmala/Hybrid4270/Articles/MeetNeeds.

pdf http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.cfm http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/esl/eslhintintro.cfm

Assessment of Accommodation: We will give our lesson plan on February 27th.