Selena Bracamonte

Strategy: Word Wall

Movie: Remember the Titans
Director: Boaz Yakin

Summary: In Virginia in the 1970s two schools are integrated with Caucaisian and African
American students. The head football coach named is Coach Boone who is African American.
The players are forced to learn how to work together and overcome adversity during the
season. They come together with a common goal to win football games and become more than
just a football team.
Grade level: 5th-12th
Strategy: Word wall
Description: Display of key vocabulary words for a unit or topic. They are displayed on a wall or
board in the classroom. The words can be placed before, during, or after the unit or topic is
over. They can be used as a reference for students to make connections during the topic and
also add new words as they continue to learn.
Modifications: It can be turned into a vocabulary tree and students are able to group words
together as they accumulate over the unit. Students can also create their own word walls and
refer back to it when they are completing out of class work.
Additional Activities: Students can draw pictures associated with the words on the wall to build
better understanding of the words.
Thematic Units, Topics or Literature Units: This stratgey can be used in physical education when
introducing a new sport. It helps students understand key words associated with the sport and
they are able to refer and add new words to the wall as the unit continues. It can be used in
every content area because key words and elements are a part of every unit.