Multiple Means of Engagement

Multiple Means of Representation

Multiple Means of Action & Expression

Access

Options for Recruiting Interest

• Allow student-created groups.

• Give students the choice in books used for adaptations.

• Allow choice and freedom in the creation and characterization of the sock puppets.

Options for Perception

• Provide examples of book-to-script formatting.

• Compose a book-to-script example as a class.

• Offer picture instruction steps for the construction of puppets.

Options for Physical Action

• Give students the option of handwritten or typed scripts.

• Use script writing software to assist in the writing of the scripts.

• Allow usage of talk-to-text technology.

• Have premade puppets readily available for students who may need to see an example or who may be unable to construct one themselves.

Build

Options for Sustaining Effort & Persistence

• Require peer evaluated feedback at the end of the project to sustain the effort of all group members throughout the project.

• Have groups contact another class or group to attend their final performance.

• Have specific jobs for each group member to perform throughout the writing process.

Options for Language and Symbols

• Encourage a cultural element by requiring the adaptations to be folk tales or stories from other countries and include research about the country/culture of origin.

Options for Expression & Communication

• Give groups the option to perform live or to video their performance.

Internalize

Options for Self-Regulation

• Require self -evaluations at the end of the unit that encourages self-reflection throughout the unit.

• Exit tickets are geared toward self-evaluation for each day’s work.

Options for Comprehension

• Introduce sock puppets in character to the class.

• Perform the final product to a class or group.

• Watch filmed performances.

Options for Executive Function

• Provide project timeline and checklist.

• Students provide a “costume” sketch for the puppet prior to construction.

• Create a “Writer’s Workshop” process for the adaptation of the book-to-script.