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Instructional Purpose-Discussion Web-Post Reading Strategy

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Instructional Purpose - Discussion Web - Post Reading Strategy
Instructional Purpose:
a.) The goal of this activity/assignment is to have the students reflect on the material we have discussed and state reasons for and against an idea or question. The question I decided roots within the subject matter the class just finished reading the day before. The question is “Should nuclear chemistry be studied and practiced?” Students will analyze the text, observe and reflect on the positives and negatives of the study of chemistry, and come up with their answer to the question created. 2.) What content in the reading may be used to extend thinking?
a.) Nuclear chemistry is category of chemistry that has seen controversy throughout the years. Nuclear …show more content…

Does anyone have a debating statement and/or question that they would like to share? *Allow students to respond* Thats a great question, so we are going to base our discussion web on this statement. “Should there be summer breaks?” I would like you all to partner up and write down some reasons for both sides of the question. This will test your ability to avoid biases when completing a discussion web. *Allow students to work on reasons* Alright I would like a group to come up and write some reasons for all year schooling. Then I would like another group to come up and provide reasons for keeping the summer break. *Allow students to write on the boards* Alrighty well it looks like we have two great reasons for each side of the question. For against all school year, we have 1.) summer breaks allows students to relax in between school years and 2.) provide students with motivation when the end gets near. For the all year reasons we have 1.) prevents students from losing knowledge during summer break and 2.) students tend to lose motivation at the end of the year. Interesting that you could have a discussion web based on student motivation at the end of the school year. Now meet with your partner again and create conclusions based on the reasons listed. *Allow students to work* Please share with me some of your conclusions. *Allow students to respond* So you are saying that school years should include the summer break because the summer break allows the students to take a couple months off to rest and come back feeling motivated to complete the next year. That is a nice conclusion, but you modified or added a reason so make sure you have that listed on your

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