TLED 408 Unit Plan/Course Schedule

Date Class Topic To Do List

April 4 Beginning to fill in the Unit Plan document-  Reading Response #10 Blog
start with putting on the assignments you’ve Post due by Monday, April 8 by
already completed: 11:59 p.m.
 Text
 Pre-reading activity
 Vocabulary activities
 Comprehension activity
 Performance based assessment
April 9 Alvermann, D.E., Gillis, V.R., & Phelps,  Chapter #11 Quiz due by
S.F. (2012). Content area reading and literacy: noon on Tuesday, April 9
Succeeding in today’s diverse classrooms (7th
ed.). New York: Pearson. [Chapter 11: Studying
and Study Strategies]

April 11 Bring first draft of unit plan to class on  Bring first draft of unit plan to
Thursday, April 11- see how much you can get class on Thursday, April 11
done for the other sections:  Reading Response #11 Blog Post
 Reflection activity due by Monday, April 15 by 11:59
 Writing activity p.m.
 Sequencing & coherence
 Overview
 Interdisciplinary connections (consider
language arts (English), art, and
computer literacy/technology
standards as a starting point if needed)
 Technology
 Differentiation

April 16 Alvermann, D.E., Gillis, V.R., & Phelps,  Chapter #12 Quiz due by noon
S.F. (2012). Content area reading and literacy: on Tuesday, April 16
Succeeding in today’s diverse classrooms (7th
ed.). New York: Pearson. [Chapter 12:
Developing Lifetime Readers: Literature in
Content Area
Classes]
April 18 PEER REVIEW 1- bring completed second  Bring second draft of unit plan
draft to class- all sections done and on the to class on Thursday, April 18
template. Bring a printed copy.  Reading Response #12 Blog Post
due by Monday, April 22
by 11:59 p.m.
April 23 PEER REVIEW 2- bring updated draft to  Bring Complete Draft of
class- all sections done and on the template. Unit Plan to class
Bring a printed copy.  Bring Specific Questions
about Unit Plan to class
April 25 None  Unit Plan Presentations-
Small Group
 Final Unit Plan due by on
Blog Monday, April 29 by
11:59 p.m.
 Final course reflection due on Blog
by Monday, April 29 by 11:59
p.m.
 By the end of April, 4 peer
responses should be posted onto
4 of your peers’ blogs. This
should bring your total
peer responses for the
semester to 16.