Love the ideas of; Exploring the Concept of the ISLC MASCOT, Are Dragons Good or Evil? and differentiating between the European and Asian concepts of "Dragons." I also found the Thinking Map Lesson Plan Format you chose to be very reader friendly. I found the European Dragon Handout/Response form to be visually appealing and felt that it would be of high interest to students. The Asian Dragon Handout was more involved and again I found it to be visually appealing and feeel it will movtivate students to resond and the subject matter is thought provoking. Under what grade level and subject would this lesson be presented? What modifications are present for ELLs, Gifted, and RSP students? I understand how it could appeal and be accessible to any student, but need to see those specific categories of students addressed. I love the project idea of creating a dragon. VERY COOL idea!

Thank you for the feedback. I was thinking of using the PowerPoint presentation for all stakeholders. (I could not attach it here.) I thought of showing it during parent and student orientation meetings. That same PowerPoint presentation would be reviewed in advisory classes- grades 6-12. I must consider the differentiation issue of ELL, Special Needs and Gate students for all grade levels. Similar to all students, the special needs and ELL students vary in technical and artistic abilities. Therefore, the choice of drawing or cutting and pasting a dragon manually or electronically gives them choice. I think the GATE students as well as the high school students can consider developing a detailed plan about incorporating Dragon Pride in the school as well as in the community, including Chinese New Year celebrations, The Dragon Dance, and writing articles for the school and the city newspaper.