What do the three major religions of the Western world Judaism, Christianity, and Islam have in common? Explain at least 3 commonalities. We saw and discussed how the Resurrection/ transformation motif presents itself in Doris Lessing's Through the Tunnel and Richard Wright's Big Boy Leaves Home. Authors constantly re-tell this motif because it plays out in real life. In literary terms, explain the resurrection motif, also known as the transformation motif. Explain how readers might benefit from constantly re-reading this motif? Why might author Dante Alighieri place Brutus, Cassius, and Judas in the 9th circle and worst place in hell of his epic poem Inferno? In other words, what is the context and sub-text of this scene? Name two high renaissance artists and an example of their work. Why are they significant to the Western world of art? Several art forms including theater, literature, sculpture, philosophical myth etc. from centuries ago and tried to apply those art forms to not only the artists lives, but our modern lives as well. We know that art imitates life, in that we take pictures of what we see, we erect sculptures of famous living people etc. But in what ways does life imitate art? (example: someone who names their child after a literary or movie character) There is a great debate on weather art imitates life, or if life imitates art. What do you think? Explain with examples Why are we still re-telling Shakespeare's stories? We saw how modern re-telling of Shakespearean plays sometimes change for their specific audiences, like The Lion King as a re-telling of Hamlet for kids has a different ending to suit its audience. Consider the movie "O," the modern re-telling of Shakespeare's Othello, that follows Shakespeare's plot-line exactly, with the same Shakespearean tragic ending. The movie endured some struggles and the release date had to be pushed back because of its content, but eventually opened to a mixed review from American Audiences in 2001. In your opinion,in light of American history, does the story-line of Shakespeare's Othello as is "work" for modern American audiences? Would you have made changes to the characters and/or plot, or are people being too sensitive? WHETHER IT IS BETTER TO BE LOVED THAN FEARED“[We now consider] the question whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both; but since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved. For of men it may generally be affirmed that they are thankless, fickle, false, studious to avoid danger, greedy of gain, devoted to you while you are able to confer benefits upon them, and ready, as I said before, while danger is distant, to shed their blood, and sacrifice their property, their lives, and their children for you; but in the hour of need they turn against you. The Prince, therefore, who without otherwise securing himself builds wholly on their professions is undone. For the friendships which we buy with a price, and do not gain by greatness and nobility of character, though they be fairly earned are not made good, but fail us when we have occasion to use them.Moreover, men are less careful how they offend him who makes himself loved than him who makes himself feared. For love is held by the tie of obligation, which, because men are a sorry breed, is broken on every whisper of private interest; but fear is bound by the apprehension of punishment which never relaxes its grasp.Nevertheless a Prince should inspire fear in such a fashion that if he [does] not win love he may escape hate. For a man may very well be feared and yet not hated, and this will be the case so long as he does not meddle with the property or with the women of his citizens and subjects. And if constrained to put any to death, he should do so only when there is manifest cause or reasonable justification. But, above all, he must abstain from the property of others. For men will sooner forget the death of their father than the loss of their property.”Do you agree with Machiavelli that a ruler CANNOT be both feared and loved? Why? How does this concept apply to our current political leaders?

Clinical Field Experience: Connection Across the Curriculum, Curricular Goals, and Community This field experience will provide practical experience and modeled application regarding how teachers make cross-curricular connections with their students, as well as explicit information about designing and implementing instruction and assessments aligned to curricular goals, standards, and learning objectives. You will be exposed to differentiation dependent on class or individual student needs.Allocate at least 5 hours in the field to complete this field experience.Observe a lesson presented by a certified K-8 classroom teacher for a minimum of one hour. During the lesson, use the "COE Lesson Plan Template" to map the teacher’s instruction. Particularly note the standards and objectives addressed during the lesson, how the teacher differentiates to meet student needs, as well as any cross-curricular connections.Following your observation, outside of classroom hours, review your notes on the lesson plan and discuss the following with the teacher you observed. Add any pertinent information to your notes, such as:What is the teacher’s pre-planning process? How do they ensure their lesson plan activities are aligned to state standards?What were some strategies the teacher used to establish curricular goals? How did students know what their curricular goals were?How were cross-curricular connections considered? If none were observed, discuss this with the mentor teacher.How did the teacher assess student understanding before, during, and after the lesson? How are formative and summative assessments used for instructional planning and within the classroom?How is instruction differentiated to meet students’ learning needs? What factors are taken into consideration when differentiating learning activities?What opportunities allow each student to demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills through a variety of products and performances ?How were home extension activities determined?Use any remaining field experience hours to assist the teacher in providing instruction and support to the class.Write a 500-750 word reflection summarizing your observations and discussion with your mentor teacher. Explain how you will use your findings in your future professional practice.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.Resources Read pages 53-54, 71, 91, 152-153, 200-201, and 226-227.URL:http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/pearson/2015/instruction_a-models-approach_7e.phpRead "What is Differentiated Instruction?" located on the Institutes on Academic Diversity website (2016).URL:http://differentiationcentral.com/what-is-differentiated-instruction/Review the videos located on the Differentiation Central website (2016).URL:http://differentiationcentral.com/videos/Read “15 Tech Tool Favorites from ISTE 2016,” located on the KQED website (2016).URL:https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/07/05/15-tech-tool-favorites-from-iste-2016/Read “Take Note: How to Curate Learning Digitally,” by Holland located on the Edutopia website (2016).URL:https://www.edutopia.org/blog/take-note-curate-learning-digitally-beth-hollandRead Chapter 3.URL:https://wikieducator.org/images/e/e2/Instructional-Approaches_Handbook.pdfRead “Understanding the Standards-based Individualized Education Program (IEP),” by Cortiella, located on The Advocacy Institute website.URL:http://www.advocacyinstitute.org/resources/UnderstandingStandards-basedIEPs.pdfClassroom Observation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CUM_slfd63MHDKl_d...Teacher Discussion: What is the teacher’s pre-planning process? How do they ensure their lesson plan activities are aligned to state standards? Grade level meet weekly and completes lesson internalizations in which during that time we collectively collaborate on overall goal of lessons and misconceptions that students may have. To ensure lessons activities are aligned we closely look at the standards of the lesson and make sure activities are directly related. The cirrculum that is used is Eureka Math. What were some strategies the teacher used to establish curricular goals? How did students know what their curricular goals were? Introducing I CAN statements for each lesson. In the beginning of each lesson students repeat the I CAN statements. How were cross-curricular connections considered? If none were observed, discuss this with the mentor teacher. Typically during EL (Language Arts) lesson students explore curricular goals from Science and Social Studies. How did the teacher assess student understanding before, during, and after the lesson? How are formative and summative assessments used for instructional planning and within the classroom? Students are assessed through questioning, independent work time, whole group work time and through iReady teacher assigned lessons. How is instruction differentiated to meet students’ learning needs? What factors are taken into consideration when differentiating learning activities? Students learning is differentiated by giving multiple ways to complete or ask questions during learning. Students who struggle are called on and teacher ask probing questions that guides to understanding. What opportunities allow each student to demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills through a variety of products and performances? Students were able to demonstrate their knowledge through completing independent work, doing hands on activities during lesson. Each student is provided with all material to be successful in the virtual learning space. Student utilize manipulatives, workbooks and other items to show their learning. How were home extension activities determined? Each lesson has an aligned homework activity.