1. Kevin Hall
Analyze Learners: Vision impaired Russian students between the ages of 10-19. Learning styles
can vary from anything except from learning styles that require the eyes.
State Objectives: My Russian students will learn some of the United States’ 4th of July
traditions. They will learn from focusing on the other four senses neglecting their impaired eye
sight. We will start with having a picnic in the classroom of some foods that families have on the
4th, I will then talk about fireworks (not going to them) and bring in some gun powder so my
students can smell what fireworks smell like, and I will also pass around some smaller fireworks
for them to get to hold and feel what they are like. At the end the class will all come together and
come up with something that we will turn into a tradition the next day. Afterwards my class will
be able to talk about 4th of July traditions with a 95% accuracy by the end of the week.
Select Methods: We will start class off with talking a little bit about the history so they can get an
understanding of where the 4th of July came from and why we celebrate it. From there we will
go into traditions starting with our picnic and my students can smell the different foods and get
to taste some different foods families eat together on the 4th. Then I will pass around some
fireworks and talk about what they look like as my students get to hold and visualize what they
look like. When I get to what they smell like I will take a jar of gun powder around so they can
smell it and I will hold the jar so no one harms themselves by accidently breathing some in. Then
we will come up with a tradition of our very own that tomorrow we will have and act like it is
the 4th of July.
Utilize Media: I will gather all of the materials needed the day before except for the food. I will
get to school early and cook the food myself before school starts and class begins. I will store the
fireworks and gun powder away into my desk and lock the desk. Then I will fresh up on some
history to make sure I know what I am talking about.
Require Learner Participation: At the end we will all come together and come up with
something that we could make a tradition for our class. By the end of the week my students will
tell me of a few 4th traditions and talk about if they have a favorite or if they didn’t like the
subject.
Evaluate and Revise: During class I will ask the class what they believe fireworks sound like and
get a class discussion going with that and if they believe different ones sound differently than
others. Afterwards when the class is asked to talk about some traditions and if they like the 4th or
if they disliked it.