Activity..Summary
A1.. . Socratic. . Seminar. . (Circle. . Discussion). . -. . 2nd. . Grade,. . Reading
A2...The..goal..of..the..instructional..activity..is..to..make..students..fee
l..safe..enough..in..sharing..their..outlook..on..whatever..the..topic..ma
y..be...This..gives..students..the..opportunity..to..hear..from..their..pee
rs..and..draw..conclusions..efficiently.
A3...Students..will..be..voicing..their..responses..to..open-
ended..questions..about..the..book..we..are..covering...Each..student..
will..have..a..chance..to..speak,..but..it..is..a..(large)..group..activity...Th
is..exercise..helps..peers..understand..the..material..through..collabo
rative..learning...The..students..will..share..their..ideas..on..events..an
d..come..to..a..consensus..on..what..these..occurrences..may..or..may..
not..mean.
Motivation. . and. . Engagement. . Strategies
B...I..would..incorporate..real..world..connections...“When..we..teach..
kids..through..real..world..connections..and..experiential..learning,..t
hey..develop..a..deeper..understanding..of..course..materials..and..of..t
he..world..around..them”..(NTC..Corporate,..2022)...Although..this..is.
.only..2nd..grade,..there..can..be..huge..opportunities ..to..show..how..th
e..reading..can..relate..to..reality...For..instance,..we..may..be..covering.
.a..book..about..a..robot..doing..daily..activities;..we..would..connect..th
is..to..humans..because..robots..were..made..to..do..tasks..typically..do
ne..by..humans...Ultimately,..making..these..connections..can..make..i
t..more..interesting..and..draw..the..attention..of..all..students.
B1...The..strategy..from..part..B..will..motivate..students..to..learn..by..
giving..students..an..opportunity..to..capitalize..on..their..interests...If
..making..real..world..connections..spark..interest,..students..would..
want..to..share..with..their..peers..and..learn..even..more..from..each..o
ther’s..perspective...It..will..become..something..that..the..students..a
re..engaged..in,..which..would..increase..their..motives..toward..learni
ng.
C...Proximity..is..a..good..strategy..for..engaging..students..in..the..acti
vity..from..part..A3.