Mod 14 Curriculum Selection Activity 2

Criteria

Comments

Rating in favor of adoption

1 (low) 5 (high)

1. Support for standards

The text encourages students to engage in critical thinking and collaborative discussions in order to solve problems. Additionally, students can enhance their understanding of technical information through analysis and comparison.

5

2. Cultural relevance: assumptions, perceptions, cultural friendliness, multi-cultural

Offers numerous chances to engage with practical real-world problems. Abounds with multiple rich and universal themes across the text.

4

3. Content support

Representation is evident in the text through its support for various cultures, marginalized groups, and genders.

3

4. Readability and grade level applicability

The text contains complex language that is unfamiliar, outdated, specific to a certain field, and possibly unclear.

4

5. Content Objectives

Clearly evident

4

6. Graphic support: graphs, charts, other learning aids

The content showcases culturally neutral text and graphics that represent shared cultural experiences. The characters belong to racial minority groups, yet their cultural traits are often vague or absent.

4

7. Visual Support: pictures, graphics, other visual support

The content showcases culturally neutral text and graphics that represent shared cultural experiences. The characters belong to racial minority groups, yet their cultural traits are often vague or absent.

4

8. Vocabulary:

• Tier 1, 2, and 3 vocabulary
• How much adjustment/modification will be needed?

Vocabulary terms are paired with illustrations.

3

9. Bias

The text effectively demonstrates impartiality by advocating for a diverse range of cultures, minorities, genders, religions, and orientations.

3

10. Differentiation and scaffolding support for cultural relevance.

The content showcases various layers of text (social, ethical, economic, cultural) where distinctions are clearly observed.

3