602.3.5-01 ETT4 Task 1
Content Structuring
One of the qualities that a good teacher should possess is to help and ensure that our students develop skills that will last a lifetime. One way we can do this is to help students develop good organization and note taking skills. Using graphic organizers is an easy and effective way to deliver information and demonstrate new techniques to students. Graphic organizers are also great tools that help students focus on what they are learning and also aid in learning the information.
Because there are so many different types of organizers and a variety of uses for them, the way each are introduced is crucial. The proper introduction will ensure that the students will be able to identify, organize, and integrate key concepts from the information. To focus on comparing and contrasting I will develop a lesson using Venn diagrams. Venn diagrams are an example of a graphic organizer and Venn diagrams are great tools for comparing and contrasting because they provide a quick way to see the similarities and differences of the topics. A learning objective for second grade students is to compare and contrast works by different authors in the same genre or regarding the same thing. (Perma-Bound)
One way I can introduce the Venn diagram to my students is by drawing a large diagram on the board in the front of the class for all students to see, and have a mini lesson on how to use the Venn diagram before using it to compare book characters. My instructions to the students would be something along the lines of:
Alright everyone, I want you to come to the front of the class and take a seat on the ground where you can see the whiteboard. We are going to learn about the circles that I have drawn on the board. These are not just circles; they make up a graphic organizer called a Venn diagram. A Venn diagram is used to compare and contrast things. Let’s start by comparing a candy bar and a granola bar, and I will write your responses in the
One of the qualities that a good teacher should possess is to help and ensure that our students develop skills that will last a lifetime. One way we can do this is to help students develop good organization and note taking skills. Using graphic organizers is an easy and effective way to deliver information and demonstrate new techniques to students. Graphic organizers are also great tools that help students focus on what they are learning and also aid in learning the information.
Because there are so many different types of organizers and a variety of uses for them, the way each are introduced is crucial. The proper introduction will ensure that the students will be able to identify, organize, and integrate key concepts from the information. To focus on comparing and contrasting I will develop a lesson using Venn diagrams. Venn diagrams are an example of a graphic organizer and Venn diagrams are great tools for comparing and contrasting because they provide a quick way to see the similarities and differences of the topics. A learning objective for second grade students is to compare and contrast works by different authors in the same genre or regarding the same thing. (Perma-Bound)
One way I can introduce the Venn diagram to my students is by drawing a large diagram on the board in the front of the class for all students to see, and have a mini lesson on how to use the Venn diagram before using it to compare book characters. My instructions to the students would be something along the lines of:
Alright everyone, I want you to come to the front of the class and take a seat on the ground where you can see the whiteboard. We are going to learn about the circles that I have drawn on the board. These are not just circles; they make up a graphic organizer called a Venn diagram. A Venn diagram is used to compare and contrast things. Let’s start by comparing a candy bar and a granola bar, and I will write your responses in the
References: Minnesota State Standards for Language Arts: Grade 2 - Perma-Bound Books. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2013, from http://www.perma-bound.com/statestandards.do?state=MN&subject=language-arts&gradeLevel=2