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Unit Goals Engage students in a discussion about physical disability and mental disorders Students are to produce three poems Encourage critical thinking in students Expose students to arguments that are often overlooked Encourage empathy

II. The Plan: Week 6 T Intro to Disabilities and Disorders Discussion about societal views Critique Th Discussion of Physical Disability Discuss Research Critique Week7 T Physical Disability Poem Due 2) Writing Exercises 63,94,12 3) Critique Th Discussion Critique Week 8 T Watch What is it Th Commnentary due Discussion Critique Week 9 T Mental Disorder Poem due Discussion Critique Th Discussion Writing exercises 55,71, 11 Critique Week 6 T

Research Physical Disability Bring in an Article about birth defects

1) Read Deaf Jams Write Born Disabled poem

Read select poems from classmates Read from The Good Men Project

Read Crispin Glover Articles Reading Response Commentary on Film

Read Poems Reading Responses Watch videos on Weebly Mental Disorder poem due Outside of class activity- From The 3 a.m. Epiphany

How did I see reflective creative piece

Research Physical Disability Bring in an Article about birth defects

 Th Week7 T III.

Intro to Disabilities and Disorders Discussion about societal views Critique Read Deaf Jams Write Born Disabled poem

Discussion of Physical Disability Discuss Research Critique

Read select poems from classmates 4) Read from The Good Men Project Physical Disability Poem Due Writing Exercises 63,94,12 Critique

Evaluation of Unit I will evaluate my performance in this unit via student response in the classroom, within written assignments, and during individual conferences. I will evaluate my students performance in the unit by their response to videos and readings, the ideas expressed in the reading responses and other writings, class participation, and their performance within their poems.