Re: What kind of notes do you give and how do you give them?
Posted by: wig on 6/27/09
The only thing they are always together in small groups is to do
the benchmark questions at the end of the unit. All of the answers
should be in their notes in one form or another. Afterwards we
discuss them as a class. We also have periodic notebook quizzes.
The unit information is covered in class. Occasionally I will
assign the reading and notetaking as homework - especially if we
have to miss a class period for some reason or another. I do
lecture - usually with a PPT presentation.
Some of the units are also covered with a project.
On 6/26/09, To WIG wrote:
> So, you have the kids group read to get the information from
> textbook, articles,etc? How long does it take your kids to do
> this? How do you know if they are comprehending the information?
> Do you lecture and give lecture notes? If so, how often?
> On 6/26/09, wig wrote:
>> I use interactive notebooks. The link below will give you
>> ideas on how to use them.
>>
>> I teach 5-8 SS. In 5/6 I teach various ways of taking notes
>> from their readings (text. articles, primary sources, etc.) -
>> outline, cornell, focus notes, graphic organizers or mindmaps,
>> etc. Each unit is a different method. In 7th and 8th we
>> review the different methods during the first unit and after
>> that they can choose their own method of note taking, or use
>> the one I suggest. We also have a page we glue into the
>> notebook with the benchmarks for that unit turned into
>> specific questions. Usually I break them into groups to
>> answer the questions based on their notes. We then go through
>> them together as a class.
>>
>>
