Categorize by a Statement
Thu, 07/22/2010 - 15:36 — Anonymous
Strategy Category:
Instructional activities
Grade Level:
Intermediate
Middle/Junior High
High School
Content Area:
Agriculture
Business
Computer Science
English
ESL/Bilingual Education
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fine Arts
Foreign Language
Health, Drivers Education and Physical Education
Industrial Technology
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Special Education
Student Services
Materials or Resources:
Index cards, pen,and reference material
Preparation:
Scan reference materials. Decide on the information that you want your peers to learn from your paper. Pick at least 3 points. And no more than 4.
Activity Length:
15minutes
Activity or Strategy Description:
In helping a student create a research paper, assist the student in topics that he would like to research. Once student has decided on a topic, then have student research infomation on the topic. Then have student reflect on what he/she would like to transpire to his peers regarding topic, calling upon those 3-4 categories. They will paraphrase a statement they would like to use, place it on an index card and title that card by one of its categories. The goal is to have about 4-7 statements of each category or more depending on the size of the paper that will then be the creation of 3-4 different paragraphs on the points that the student wants their peers to learn or know about.