Artifacts
Alternative Text Set
-This artifact is a collection of texts that are designed to provide students with multiple perspectives in their subject area reading. The teaching discipline I chose focused upon the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. In addition to the artifact, I have included the guidelines for this assignment.
Word Sort
-A Word Sort is a simple small group activity. Students list key words from a reading selection. (Alternatively, the teacher may provide a list of terms prior to the reading activity.) Students identify the meaning and properties of each word and then "sort" the list into collections of words with similar features. This "sorting" process links students' prior knowledge to the basic vocabulary of a reading selection. Vacca and Vacca (1996) describe two forms of Word Sorts:
Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
-This is a very effective tool for students to use to help assess their vocabulary knowledge. This a progress assignment to help students track their knowledge gain from the text that is being read.
Shared Reading Artifact
QAR
Graphic Organizer
-A graphic organizer is a visual communication tool that uses visual symbols to express ideas and concepts, to convey meaning. A graphic organizer often depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and or ideas within a learning task. It is often referred to as a "map" because it can help teachers and students "map out" their ideas in a visual manner. There are many similar names for graphic organizers including: knowledge maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers, advance organizers, or concept diagrams. Although many students plan with paper and pencil, technology tools can be very helpful because they allow easy editing.
Modeled Writing
Constructed Response
Literacy Project
Quality Indicator 5
-This artifact is a collection of texts that are designed to provide students with multiple perspectives in their subject area reading. The teaching discipline I chose focused upon the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. In addition to the artifact, I have included the guidelines for this assignment.
Word Sort
-A Word Sort is a simple small group activity. Students list key words from a reading selection. (Alternatively, the teacher may provide a list of terms prior to the reading activity.) Students identify the meaning and properties of each word and then "sort" the list into collections of words with similar features. This "sorting" process links students' prior knowledge to the basic vocabulary of a reading selection. Vacca and Vacca (1996) describe two forms of Word Sorts:
- Closed Word Sort–The teacher provides the categories (and the specific features of each) to the students. The students then match the words with the features to create the word collections.
- Open Word Sort–The teacher provides only the list of words. Students work together to discern the common features and to describe the categories for collecting the word groups.
Vocabulary Self-Awareness Chart
-This is a very effective tool for students to use to help assess their vocabulary knowledge. This a progress assignment to help students track their knowledge gain from the text that is being read.
Shared Reading Artifact
QAR
Graphic Organizer
-A graphic organizer is a visual communication tool that uses visual symbols to express ideas and concepts, to convey meaning. A graphic organizer often depicts the relationships between facts, terms, and or ideas within a learning task. It is often referred to as a "map" because it can help teachers and students "map out" their ideas in a visual manner. There are many similar names for graphic organizers including: knowledge maps, concept maps, story maps, cognitive organizers, advance organizers, or concept diagrams. Although many students plan with paper and pencil, technology tools can be very helpful because they allow easy editing.
Modeled Writing
Constructed Response
Literacy Project
Quality Indicator 5