History+Skill+Builder


 * HISTORY:** LOCAL COMMUNITY IDENTITY

__**1. Acquiring Prior Knowledge**__: (what do the students bring to this topic? How can you text prior knowledge?) Photographic tour - identifying the relevance of each local area/artifact - actual walk around the area.

__**2. Clarify Expectations:**__ (What will the students be able to do at the end of the unit? What are the essential teaching aims?)

__**3. Tuning In**__: (How can you hook the kids in and get their interest? What rich materials could be used to introduce this topic?)

__**4. Information Producing:**__ (What resources are necessary for modeling end products and assist learning?)

__**5. Information Processing:**__ (How can you assist students understanding your resources?)

__**6. Applications/Doing:**__ (What will students do in terms of authentic tasks to demonstrate the skills they are to learn - ALSO - what parts of the content must be taught explicitly?)

__**7. Reflection:**__ (Have the students reached the learning goal? How can they assess their own work? How do you assess your own planning?)