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Lesson Plans that Reach the Multiple Intelligences

American schools have traditionally verbal-linguistic intelligences for
favored those students who excel in the analysis of the literature and for
linguistic and analytical arenas because organization of their essays, in addition
these skills are highly valued in our to the verbal-linguistic intelligence for
culture. Unfortunately, this traditional reading and writing and the intrapersonal
approach leaves certain students behind intelligence for the introspective
to stumble blindly through an educational thought process.3. Assign a mini-research
system which ignores their unique project and allow students to present
abilities. This is not to say that the their research in a way that suits their
development of linguistic and analytical own intelligences. I assign a 1920s
skills should be abandoned in favor of mini-research project as an introduction
nontraditional approaches to education. to The Great Gatsby by F. Scott
Rather, traditional and nontraditional Fitzgerald.I give students the
approaches should be combined to opportunity to work alone, in pairs, or
formulate a method of education that is in groups of three or four. Each student
best suited to the students who populate is required to select his or her own
our classrooms.The theory of multiple topic to research. If students choose to
intelligences, developed by psychologist work with classmates, their individual
Howard Gardner, offers a balance which research is to be integrated into one
teaches students what they need to know presentation. As preparation for their
in order to be successful in our society projects, students brainstorm methods for
in a way that compliments the unique demonstrating knowledge. The form of the
abilities that each individual final product is left to the students'
possesses.Having said this, how does one discretion. As a result, students can use
go about effectively implementing the the combinations of intelligences with
multiple intelligences into the which they are most comfortable.4. Assign
classroom? Unfortunately, much has been small groups of students to "act out" a
done in the name of multiple portion of a work of literature. I have
intelligences without actually used this approach with novels and
stimulating any portion of a child's Shakespearean drama.When using this
brain. For example, simply running around approach with a novel, I assign groups of
a classroom haphazardly cannot be said to three or four students to a chapter. They
call upon the bodily-kinesthetic are asked to select a passage or a series
intelligence unless another component of of passages that they like and which are
the activity triggers thought on the part important to the development of the
of the student. On the other hand, the chapter and the novel. They are also
student who creates a dance based upon a required to plan and present a rationale
work of literature and communicates the in which they explain the reason they
essence of that work to an audience is select their passage(s) and the
clearly demonstrating the importance of the passage to the novel.
bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.The They are asked to consider foreshadowing,
following lesson ideas target a range of symbolism, and characterization when
intelligences...1. Use a scenario that planning their rationales. (The literary
relates to your content (something devices assigned depend upon the
controversial works best) and ask novel.)To complete this assignment,
students to discuss it. I have used a students use their intrapersonal,
scenario called "The Soldier's Dilemma" verbal-linguistic, and
to introduce themes found in logical-mathematical intelligences in
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and in scene selection, their interpersonal and
literature from the Realism logical-mathematical intelligences in
movement.First, I read the scenarios out planning and organizing their scene,
loud to the students, then I ask them to their interpersonal, verbal-linguistic,
work in groups to answer questions about and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences to
the scenario. Each group is asked to come act out the scene, and they use their
to a consensus about their opinions. Once logical-mathematical and
they have sufficient time to debate the verbal-linguistic intelligences to
issue, I ask them to return to their organize and present their rationales at
seats for a whole class discussion.During the end of the scene.When using this
the process of thinking about and approach with Shakespearean drama, I
discussing the scenario, students must manage to incorporate all of the
use their interpersonal skills to defend intelligences into one assignment. It is
their positions, first with their group an elaborate assignment that cannot be
members, then with the entire class. fully explained in the given space, but
Students also need to use their students are asked to adapt the play to a
intrapersonal intelligences because the modern situation. Then they have to write
emotional level of this discussion a script, create sets, props, and
requires a sense of self-awareness and costumes, plan music/sound effects, etc.
self-understanding. Students also need to Finally, they perform their rendition for
use their logical-mathematical and the class.Handouts are available for most
verbal-linguistic intelligences for of these assignments. Visit The Writing
analysis and their verbal-linguistic Tutor to obtain handouts or to obtain
intelligence for communication.2. Use an more information about any of these
opinionnaire as a thought-provoking assignments.References:Johannessen, L. R.
activity. I've used opinionnaires as (1994). The call of adventure: Jack
introductory activities and I have also London's "To Build a Fire." Notes Plus,
used them as the basis for essay 12 (1), 11-15.Johannessen, L. R. (1997,
assignments.I use a wilderness survival January 20). Teaching the Vietnam War.
opinionnaire when I teach "To Build a Presented at a teacher's institute
Fire" by Jack London. Students complete meeting at Township High School,
the opinionnaire before reading the short LaGrange, IL.Michele R. Acosta is a
story, then again after reading and freelance writer, a former English
discussing it. The second opinionnaire is teacher, and the mother of three boys.
followed up with an essay assignment that Acosta has recently completed her first
asks students to identify three self-help writing book called Improving
statements from the opinionnaire for Sentence Structure. The ebook format is
which their answers changed as a result available from A to Z Publishing.
of reading and discussing the story.This Acosta's newest web site, Writer's Help
assignment requires students to consider Desk, offers freelance provider listings
the reasons for their answers on the and freelance job listings as well as
first opinionnaire and then to consider other resources for freelance writers.
what about the story and the class Visit The Writing Tutor for the ecourse
discussions made them change their version of Improving Sentence Structure
opinions when completing the second and for more articles, professional
opinionnaire. Students are also required writing and editing services, and other
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their reasoning. As a result, students Copyright (c) 2004-2006 The Writing Tutor
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