Date:

11/9/16

Name:
Devon Hundley

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Ohio Department of Education. (2010). Ohio's new learning standards: Social studies standards. Retrieved from
http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Ohio-s-New-Learning-Standards/Social-Studies/SSStandards.pdf.aspx.
The Text Says
I Say
Some Preview assignments challenge students to
It is always a good idea to relate the topic back to

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Class/Subject:
EDTL 2760: Introduction to the Teaching of Social Studies
Topic or Chapter
Bower, B., Lobdell, J., and Owens, S. (2010). Preview assignment. Bring learning alive! Methods to transform
middle and high school social studies. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers Curriculum Institute, pp. 22-26.

predict what a lesson will be about; others draw a

something tangible and relative in their own lives. I would

parallel between key social studies concepts and

be cautious about having students predict what was coming

students lives (pp. 22).

in the lesson. I would not want to discourage engagement

Turning to the Preview assignment at the beginning

because students got it wrong.

I love this because students do need to see that the

of each lesson serves as a reminder to students that for

information plays a key role in anything else that they learn

this work, they will be using their multiple

or are taught.

intelligences and critical thinking skills to organize

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information in new and engaging ways (pp. 22).

Students can respond to prompts that encourage them

This sounds like a great way to spark some creative and

to explore a situation in their lives that is analogous to

critical thinking about social studies topics.

a circumstance or event they will be studying (pp.

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23).
Students recall the key points of a previous unit or

Understanding how cause and effect of events works is

lesson to make predictions about or connections to the

good thing for students.

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topic they will be studying (pp. 23)

Students answer questions relevant to their life or

As I stated above, the best way to get a students attention is

relate a personal experience that foreshadows key

to relate the material back to their own lives.

themes of the upcoming lesson (pp. 24)

Students create a product that has some personal

I love creative projects like this. Most people do not think it

relevance and is similar tobut smaller or simpler

is possible for a social studies class, but it is and it helps the

thanthe product they will be creating in an

students conceptualize the content.

upcoming activity (pp. 24).

Connections:

1) The connection I see between this blog and last weeks blog is what needs to be taught and how to effectively teach it. Social
studies is a difficult content area. There is so much information to cram into a year and everything in social studies is significant in a
students development. Most students find social studies courses boring, but this article is meant to show how to make social studies
more relevant. Doing projects that get students involved and engaged make the content more functional for them.