Tuesday, November 6, 2012

English 4 & 4H: 11/5,6/12

Guiding Q
  • How do you learn from mistakes?
  • What are the cause ad effect relationships within Macbeth
No Bell Ringer

Activities:
  • Test day again
  • Explain the process of learning by doing
    • Many did poorly on the open notes test for many reasons, one of which is the complexity of the text.
  • Students were broken into teams of two or three.
    • Each team was given a new answer sheet and several copies of the same test.
    • Instructions were to complete the test and identify the page where each answer was found.
    • This experience is to teach them to see/notice what they missed so they can understand how to improve
    • Depending on the quality of the second test, points will be added to the first test.
    • Students making a B or better could opt out of the assignment.
  • Students who were absent on the day of the test were given the test for the first time, open notes.
  • After the work was completed
    • Students were assigned a reflective journal to self evaluate their performance, what they learned, and how they could improve.

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