Hearing-impaired individuals are often stereotyped by society as being handicapped, not being able to do the same things as those who can hear. Often hearing-impaired individuals can experience the same events, just in different ways. The book Moses Goes to a Concert by Isaac Millman, beautifully illustrated how Moses and his classmates, who were all hearing-impaired, go to a concert and are able to feel the vibrations of the percussionist and experience the music. With the use of this story, students will explore the hearing-impaired individuals in the world and come to understand and appreciate them more.
Students know how to use the process and resources of historical inquiry.
Students know how to formulate questions and hypotheses regarding what happened in the past and to obtain and analyze historical data to answer questions and text hypotheses. The lesson will begin with the teacher reading the book to the students and then a brief class discussion will follow. The discussion will contain student's reactions to the book as well as brainstorming other events and actions that hearing-impaired individuals can experience even with hearing loss. After the discussion students will research individuals from around the world who are hearing-impaired. Then students will respond to their chosen person in a letter format.