I really liked the way that Andrew
Hossack formatted his lesson. He did many things in order to get success from
all types of learners. One specific strategy that I liked was how he didn't
want to overwhelm certain students with a large text, so he decided to give
them sections of the text at a time. Andrew used backwards design because he
knew the desired outcome and came up with many strategies in order to get his
students to reach that outcome.
Andrew broke things down further by discussing
what the "gist" is and what a "main idea" is. The reading
discussed was on Seneca traditions. Successfully completing and understanding
the reading led to a discussion where students "go deeper, thinking and
talking about specific details of the text".
He also provided the students with close
reading strategies which, once again, help breakdown the reading in order to
have the students successfully reach the desire outcome. He discussed reading
the entire text to get the flow of the reading and circling
important/unfamiliar words. He then further discussed jotting down important
details in the margins of the reading. Overall, Andrew broke down his lesson by
creating many facets that will lead the students to a complete understanding of
Seneca traditions and the desire outcome for the unit.
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