Students created another word-web for a vocabulary word from their reading.
I introduced the Family Past assignment (see separate post) and we spent some time in the computer lab starting our research.
As we work on study skills, I noted that on our recent Napoleon quiz most students performed well on the factual questions, but struggled with the longer response that required them to synthesize their knowledge. To help develop this skill, we talked about including a section in students' notes where they can deal with the "big ideas" from a class lecture, a place where students work to see how all the details come together. One way to do this is by writing two-column notes, with one column for detailed "facts" and the other column for big ideas. Another way is to have a section at the end of your notes where you write a paragraph summary of the topic. Effective students typically take time the same day of a lecture to review their notes and write some type of synthesis. Studies indicate that when students do this within a short time of taking notes that their retention and understanding increases.
To practice this skill, I shared a mini-lecture on the history of Earth's demographics.
Homework:
- Finish reading Pride and Prejudice by Friday.
- Family Present assignment is due Monday.
- Two "new direction" scenes for the short stories are due Friday.
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