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Teaser: "We can do everything else but hear."
Teaching Idea: This will be presented in my classroom of high school students. I want to make sure they have dreams like Marlee Matlin did. She advocates for the Deaf community while being a full time actress. I will have students discuss with each other on what they plan to do after high school. I will encourage them to advocate for themselves and each other. They can discuss how they do that and I will provide them with examples on how they can do this.

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Marlee Matlin made history when she became the youngest person to win a best actress Academy Award in 1987 for "Children of a Lesser God." Her career has since spanned dozens of film and TV projects, including her latest as the school counselor in the ABC Family "Switched At Birth."

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Teaser: Do you ever want to know how music is translated? Here is your chance.
Teaching Idea: I noticed several of my students are wondering what their classmates are mumbling during class, in the halls, and during gym class. I want to make sure they have equal access to everything. After showing them this video, I will see if they like seeing the interpretation of top hit songs. If they do, I will make sure I start the class with a popular song interpretation everyday.

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I do not own the rights to this song. This song is sung by Drake - Ft. Rihanna. This song is purely for American Sign Language Translation purposes. #deaftalent #deafperformer #deafinterpreter

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Eleven Things You Should Know About Deaf People

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Eleven Things You Should Know About Deaf People

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Teaser: "First of all, success is not contingent on the ability to verbalize whatever ignorant garbage is churning in your mouth."
Teaching Idea: I will use this is my English class in high school. I will have my students create a poem of their own struggles or experiences being deaf, growing up in a hearing world. They will present it in front of the class on poetry day.

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Awesome Starbucks Employee Uses Sign Language

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Eleven Things You Should Know About Deaf People

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When I attended the Summer Slam Poetry Camp at Gustavus Adolphus College last year, I walked into a group of 30 campers knowing absolutely nobody. After that first day, I was so overwhelmed by all the conversations going on around me that I couldn't understand, and frustrated with myself for not knowing how to effectively communicate the fact that I'm deaf.

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Teaser: Do you ever wonder how it is like to be Deaf? Here are a few situations that happen with Deaf people everyday.
Teaching Idea: I will have my high school seniors group up, go out in the community, and create videos similar to this. They will then have to present about why they did the things that they did in their video. After presenting it to the class, they will vote on which group did the best job and then send it out to all the teachers in the school.

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directed by Rachel Soudakoff~ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwaD7Yap_kGP-Ar40G0MZFw A glimpse of some of the different aspects of daily life for a Deaf person.

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Teaser: Have you ever wanted to learn basic sign language used in school? This is your chance!
Teaching Idea: I would like to have my students watch this video the first day of class. They can decide if they want to create there own video and add more signs. If they do not want to do that, they can create a video of them teaching their parents each sign.

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Online description of book: "A biography of the woman who, with the assistance of her devoted teacher Annie Sullivan, achieved success and fame despite being blind and deaf."
Teaser: "Her parents took Helen to a doctor. The doctor checked her, but there was nothing he could do. How, Mrs. Keller wondered, would her smart, beautiful little girl learn to live in her silent, dark world?" (Thompson 9).
Author: Gare Thompson
Illustrator: Nancy Harrison
Publication Date: August 2003
Genre: Biography
Approximate Interest Level: Ages 9-12
Approximate Text Level: Grade 4-6
Lexile Measure: 570
Teaching Idea: I will require the students to finish this book in order to create a summary and practice their Signed Exact English skills by presenting a summary of the book in that communication mode.

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Online description of book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/696522.A_Princess_and_Other_Deaf_Tales
Teaser: How can you use oral communication and American Sign Language? There are several different modes of communication for Deaf students to use.
Author: Dena Ruiter-Koopmans
Illustrator: Kelly C. Halligan , Eugeniu Televco, Colleen C. Turner
Publication Date: December 2006
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level:
Elementary School
Approximate Text Level:
Elementary School
Grade: 3-4 Grade
Teaching Idea: My students will read this book as a class and discuss their favorite mode of communication. I do this prior to revisiting their IEP. I will use what they said in their IEP in regards to what mode of communication works best for each student.

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Online description of book: "We journey with a quiet bunny, Lucy, as she discovers that she cannot hear in one ear. She visits the doctor, eats ice cream with her father, skates, draws, and dresses up for a masquerade ball."
Teaser: How does a child react when they find out they are deaf? Read this cute book and find out.
Author: Sally O. Lee
Illustrator: Sally O. Lee
Publication Date: December 2002
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level: Elementary School
Approximate Text Level: Elementary School
Teaching Idea: I will read this to my students and have each student share what they want to do outside of class. They can share what their hobbies are and how it relates to Lucy's experiences.

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Online description of book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/659305.Deaf_Child_Crossing
Teaser: A girl moves into the house next door to Marlee Matlin, who is Deaf. They have to learn how to communicate. Do they become friends?
Author: Marlee Matlin
Publication Date: September 2002
Genre: Fiction
Approximate Interest Level:
Middle School
Approximate Text Level:
Grade: 4-6
Teaching Idea: The students will create a paper after reading this novel. The paper will be a reflection on the book and also a short story on their experiences growing up with hearing friends. They will need to share the struggles they faced.

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Teaser: "Must we hear to be equal?"
Teaching Idea: I want my students to watch this video and create their own video about what they want the world to know about deafness. They will build on these powerful statements to create their own.

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Online description of book: Not Available

Teaser: "Mark will watch you as you speak. He will try to lip-read you. He really hears with his eyes." (Bloom 18).

Author: Freddy Bloom

Illustrator: Michael Charlton

Publication Date: 1977

Genre: Fiction

Approximate Interest Level: Elementary School

Approximate Text Level: Lower Elementary

Teaching Idea: I will have each of my students read this book in front of the class. Then they can provide examples of what else they could do if they were put in a situation like the main character.

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Online description of book: "Provides the story of how American Sign Language came to be in existence in the early 1800s."

Teaser: Interested in the early creation of sign language? Imagine being deaf with no technology to assist you and no form of sign language. You can only wonder how it might feel to be deaf in the 1800s.

Author: Emily Arnold McCully

Illustrator: Emily Arnold McCully

Publication Date: July 2008

Genre: Nonfiction

Approximate Interest Level: Elementary School

Approximate Text Level: Elementary School

Grade: Kindergarten-5

Lexile Measure: 620

Teaching Idea: I will have my students read this book and then create a graphic organizer on the most important parts of the story. Then I will have them look up more facts related to the start of American Sign Language. They will use this information to create their own mini book.

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Online description of book:
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780064430593/i-have-a-sister-my-sister-is-deaf

Teaser: "I stamp my foot to get my sister's attention, or wave at her across the room" (Peterson).

Author: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson

Illustrator: Deborah Ray

Publication Date: April 1, 1977

Genre: Fiction

Approximate Interest Level: Pre-K-2

Approximate Text Level:

Grade: Pre-K-2 (ages 4-7)

Guided Reading: J

Lexile Measure: 520L

DRA: 16

Teaching Idea: After reading this novel, I want my students to come up with some reasons that their hearing loss does not define them. They will create a poster board on their abilities.

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Online description of book: http://www.thatdeafguy.com/

Teaser: "Do you know who you will vote for? Sure, I do. I will vote for politicians who captioned their campaign ads!" (Daigle 14).

Author: Kay Daigle

Illustrator: Matt Daigle

Publication Date: 2014

Genre: Humor Comic

Approximate Interest Level: High School

Approximate Text Level: Middle School

Teaching Idea: Every week, I will provide portions of this book (or specific comics) and ask my class how they relate to this comic.

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Online description of book: "Oliver is struggling at school and home to hear his friends and family. He sees an ear doctor who checks his hearing and fits him for hearing aids. Oliver loves his hearing aids and how much they help him. This is a great book for an introduction to self-advocacy."

Teaser: "Oliver tried to play with the other children, but he couldn't always hear what they were saying to him. So Oliver would just be by himself." (Riski, Klakow).

Author: Maureen Cassidy Riski, Nikolas Klakow

Illustrator: Polygone, Nicolas Babey

Publication Date: 2001

Genre: Fiction

Approximate Interest Level: Elementary School

Approximate Text Level: Upper Elementary

Teaching Idea: I will read this book to my entire class. I will ask the students if they have any similar stories about getting assistive technology for their deafness or if this relates to their life and why. Then I will ask the students bring photos from home and create a short story about their experiences with getting these devices (just like Oliver, the main character).

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Online description of book: https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/books/el-deafo-by-cece-bell/

Teaser: "But everything is still so new, and so different, for all of us. Most of the time we are lost, drifting along on our own planets. But we are together in the same universe, at least." (Bell 33).

Author: Cece Bell

Illustrator: David Lasky

Publication Date: September 2014

Genre: Fiction

Approximate Interest Level: 3-12

Approximate Text Level: Grade 4

Guided Reading: Q

Lexile Measure: GN420L

Teaching Idea: I would use Rate Your Word Knowledge. Their experiences with the specific language being used is crucial to their comprehension of the text. It will be useful for the students to create a chart like the Rate Your Word Knowledge Form. This can give me a better understanding on their vocabulary and expand on their definition.