Name: Jacob Ruiz House: West Topic: Teaching History
Three Column Logic Chart
Essential
Question: What is the best way to help basic/below basic Middle School students
retain knowledge in a history class.
Best Answer:
The Incorporation of Engaging activities into lesson plans.
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Reasons
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Verification
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1)
EQ What is the best way to help basic/ below basic
Middle School students retain knowledge in a history class.
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1)Given
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2)
A lack of activities does not keep them engaged.
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2)Other
than the lesson, there is nothing to keep their attention.
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2)
Buck Institute of Education (BIE)
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3)
Students need activities or else their engagement
will decrease.
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3)Students attention spans (average), have decreased a
few seconds in the last ten years.
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3) Common Sense Media ( An actual organization)
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4)
Answer 1: Incorporate engaging activities into
lesson plans.
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4)Over
the years, students have had a harder time paying attention, so this and
visual learning to help them retain knowledge.
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4)Common
Sense Media, BIE
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5)
Students can be more productive with other
students.
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5)Students can run ideas off each other and come up with
better solutions to problems.
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5)BIE
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6)
You can have simple individual work, but it can
only compliment Collaborative work.
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6)Too
much of one or the other can hinder progress, and thus must be in unison.
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6)BIE
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7)
Answer 2: A balance of Collaborative and Individual
work.
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7)You simply can’t have just one or the other, without
hindering their full potential academically.
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7) BIE
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8)
Students don’t always understand everything they’re
taught.
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8)Not all knowledge takes one path,
it may need to be explained or learned another way.
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8)BIE
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9)
Answer 3: Checking for understanding in the
classroom.
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9)Just ensuring
they’re learning what is needed will keep them on the path to retaining
knowledge.
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9)BIE
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10)
The best way to help a basic/below basic middle
school student retain knowledge in a history class to incorporate engaging
activities into the lesson plan.
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IF:
Engaging activities, balance of collaborative and individual work, and
checking for understanding are ways to retain knowledge in a MS history
class.
THEN:
The best way for a basic/below basic middle school student to retain
knowledge is to incorporate engaging activities into the lesson plan to
accommodate their short attention spans.
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