This strategy encourages students to take the perspective of someone, or even something, they have been studying.I chose it because it allows students to think of people or concepts they have been studying, and think about them more in depth because “becoming” them and taking their life.This strategy promotes critical thinking, and also is a great alternative assessment for teachers.
Courses in which it could be implemented:
This can be used easily in social studies or science.I would use it in social studies to have students become historical figures, or even ordinary people in a certain period of time.This strategy would also help students understand different sides of a debate, or understand the need for social justice. This could also be used in science.Jeffrey Wilhelm suggests having students become the students from The Magic Schoolbus series and go on adventures in learning.
Diverse learners:
This strategy is great for ELLs to promote oral communication.It is also good for auditory and bodily kinesthetic learners if they are encouraged to get into the characters fully. Procedure: 1. The teacher selects the people or things to be acted out from text the students have read or will read.
2. The students meet in groups and prepare a short skit about what a day would be like in the person or things shoes.
3. Either one student can present the skit, or the whole group can participate by being people or things that are also in the day in the life of the main character.
4. The teacher may choose to have the whole class involved, as in the Magic School Bus idea.All the students imagine they are going on their adventure and pretend they are seeing things from the perspective of the kids that are in the Magic School Bus books.
Potential Issues:
Problem:
Possible Solutions:
Students may not want to act in front of others.
·One student from each group can perform, but the rest of the group can help plan.
Students do not understand the text enough to do the Day in the Life of.
·Teacher can model using one person or thing from the text and have students create their own. ·Teacher can create a guide to help students pick main ideas to include in their performance.
References
Wilhelm, J. (2002). Action strategies for deepening comprehension. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.
Day in the Life Of…
Rationale:
This strategy encourages students to take the perspective of someone, or even something, they have been studying. I chose it because it allows students to think of people or concepts they have been studying, and think about them more in depth because “becoming” them and taking their life. This strategy promotes critical thinking, and also is a great alternative assessment for teachers.Courses in which it could be implemented:
This can be used easily in social studies or science. I would use it in social studies to have students become historical figures, or even ordinary people in a certain period of time. This strategy would also help students understand different sides of a debate, or understand the need for social justice.This could also be used in science. Jeffrey Wilhelm suggests having students become the students from The Magic Schoolbus series and go on adventures in learning.
Diverse learners:
This strategy is great for ELLs to promote oral communication. It is also good for auditory and bodily kinesthetic learners if they are encouraged to get into the characters fully.Procedure:
1. The teacher selects the people or things to be acted out from text the students have read or will read.
2. The students meet in groups and prepare a short skit about what a day would be like in the person or things shoes.
3. Either one student can present the skit, or the whole group can participate by being people or things that are also in the day in the life of the main character.
4. The teacher may choose to have the whole class involved, as in the Magic School Bus idea. All the students imagine they are going on their adventure and pretend they are seeing things from the perspective of the kids that are in the Magic School Bus books.
Potential Issues:
· Teacher can create a guide to help students pick main ideas to include in their performance.
References
Wilhelm, J. (2002). Action strategies for deepening comprehension. New York: Scholastic Professional Books.