Select and view one of the movies: I Am Sam Children of a Lesser God Forrest Gump What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? A Mile in his Shoes Best Kept Secret Rain Man My Left Foot Mask The Silent Child Nell The Other Sister Finding Nemo Finding Dory Benny and Joon Sling Blade Snow Cake Educating Peter Darius Goes West CUERDAS English subtitles Step 2. Develop a portrait of the character with an exceptionality in a three- to five-page paper by answering these questions in which you apply key information and concepts from the course: Is the character’s exceptionality among the 13 categories of disability as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)? How do you know? What characteristics of exceptionality does the character exhibit? Are there direct references to the exceptionality in the film? What are the character’s strengths? How does the character apply the strengths? What academic and behavioral challenges does the character have? How does the character cope with or overcome the challenges? What types of formal and informal instruction does the character receive in the film? How does the character respond to the instruction? What accommodations do other characters make for the character with the exceptionality? How does the character respond to the accommodations? Does the character experience cognitive processing deficits? If so, in what areas? What impact do they have? What interventions are used to resolve the deficits? What lessons does the character with exceptionality offer viewers? What real-world application do the lessons have? Step 3. Suppose the character was your student. Design a personalized lesson plan for the character to demonstrate your understanding of his/her personal learning needs.
