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Instruct students to compare a character’s qualities to qualities the student admires.
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Choose two or three teachers and have students compare and contrast their characters.
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Ask students to judge what might have happened in the character’s life to make him or her turn out that way.
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Have students describe a character and relate the character to an animal.
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Have students discuss a character’s speech patterns.
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Instruct students to develop a wardrobe for a character.
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Have students sketch what a character might look like.
Atmosphere
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Ask students to indicate how atmosphere was developed in a television show.
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Have students use music to create an atmosphere.
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Have students use colour to create an atmosphere.
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Have students decide what atmosphere is established by a specific tone of voice.
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Make tapes of sounds illustrating certain atmospheres.
SAMPLE LESSON TWO EXAMPLES OF INCLUSION STRATEGIES
A group of methods and resource teachers were asked to collect examples of inclusion activities they had seen in various classrooms. The following are examples of some of these lessons with inclusion activities which allow children with varying abilities to participate.
Lesson: Social Studies
Topic: Sir Wilfred Laurier
Grade: 8
The concept to be learned was “Who is Sir Wilfred Laurier?” Sir Wilfred Laurier was discussed by the teacher.
