Classroom Activities
a strategy where students determine an author's main idea by identifying important or major themes in the source
Close Reading
The curriculum in total is how many weeks?
28 weeks
Formulate a claim and support it with evidence.
Explain how course concepts, developments, and processes relate to the discipline of African American studies.
1D
Not teaching difficult history is
EDUCATIONAL MALPRACTICE
Students pick a side, argue their side, and then talk about their side.
Decide, Debate, and Discuss (can be found in the ELED strategy book)
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4 Corners
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SAC
Topic 2.10 is about
The Concept of Race and the Reproduction of Status
Indicate or provide information about a specified topic, without elaboration or explanation.
Identity
Formulate a defensible claim.
3A
One of the five questions you should ask yourself when selecting additional sources
Is the source relevant to the content requirements of the pilot course guide?
How will the source help develop the course skills?
Will the source foster academic discussion?
Is the source appropriate for your students, community, and you?
What context will you need to provide to support meaningful discussion and understanding?
A formative assessment that should take about 10 minutes to assess student knowledge of content, prior knowledge, and if they have grasped content from the day before.
HATs (Historical Assessment Thinking Task)
Topic 3.1 is about
The Reconstruction Amendments
Provide information about how or why a relationship, process, pattern, position, situation, or outcome occurs, using evidence and/or reasoning.
EXPLAIN
Strategically select sources— evaluating the credibility of the evidence they present—to effectively support a claim.
3C
The project overview is on page ___ in the curriculum guide
217 (0r 225, if you use the digital version)
Students write their answer to a prompt and then their peers respond to their answer
Silent Writing and Response
Topic 2.26 is about
Gender and Resistance in Slave Narratives
Use available information to formulate an accurate statement that demonstrates understanding based on evidence.
Draw a Conclusion
Describe a source’s perspective, purpose, context, and audience.
2B
Choosing additional sources is not a requirement. Additional Sources should be used to provide context or corroboration that connects to these three items
Suggested Skills, Learning Objectives, or Essential Knowledge
Students make a claim based on central questions and then wrestle with sources individually that will possibly change their claim
Evolving Hypothesis
Topic 4.9 is about
The Black Power Movement
Combine different perspectives from sources to develop or support a coherent position. Combine different perspectives from sources to develop or support a coherent position.
Synthesize
Identify and explain the context of a specific event, development, or process.
Individual Reflection Choice Board includes these 6 options
Summary, 3-2-1 reflection, Draw, Poetry, Application to real life, and their own choice