LESSON 1WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEXTBOOK?

TODAY’S PLAN

• NAME TAGS

• WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEXTBOOK

• FEATURES OF A TEXTBOOK - THINK, PAIR, SHARE

• RATE THE FEATURES – WHICH ONES ARE BEST?

• MOST INTRIGUING TERM/PHRASE/PICTURE FOR YOU

NAME TAGS• TAKE ONE PIECE OF COLOURED PAPER FROM ME AND FOLD IT “HOTDOG

STYLE”

• WRITE YOUR NAME ON THE OUTSIDE, ADDING SOME UNIQUE FLAIR TO PERSONALIZE IT

• TAKE A “NAME TAG QUESTIONNAIRE” AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE INSIDE OF YOUR PAPER

• TAKE A POST-IT NOTE AND WRITE ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO KNOW THAT IS “FOR TEACHER EYES ONLY”

WHAT MAKES A GOOD TEXTBOOK?

• FEATURES OF A TEXTBOOK – THINK, PAIR, SHARE

• LOOK THROUGH THE TEXTBOOK AND MAKE A LIST OF FEATURES YOU FIND

• IN PAIRS, COMPARE YOUR LISTS AND ADD THOSE THAT YOU DON’T HAVE

• ONE PARTNER WILL NOW STAND AND SHARE AN ITEM FROM THEIR LIST WITH THE CLASS

RATE THE FEATURES

• USING THE LIST WE HAVE MADE, YOU AND YOUR PARTNER MUST RATE THE TOP FIVE FEATURES IN THE TEXTBOOK

• YOU MUST HAVE A REASON FOR WHY EACH ITEM IS ON YOUR TOP FIVE LIST

• THINK ABOUT HOW THE FEATURES HELP YOU LEARN, FIND INFORMATION, VISUALIZE THE EVENT, ETC.

• NOW, ONE PARTNER WILL PROVIDE THEIR #1 FEATURE AND WHY?

MOST INTRIGUING TERM/PHRASE/PICTURE

• WITH THE REMAINING TIME, LOOK THROUGH THE TEXTBOOK AND FIND SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU.

• NOT “OH, I LIKE KNIGHTS” OR “ENGLAND IS A COUNTRY”

• SOMETHING UNIQUE OR STRANGE THAT GRABS YOUR ATTENTION AND THAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO LEARNING ABOUT DURING THE COURSE

• BE PREPARED TO SHARE YOUR ITEM WITH A NEW PARTNER NEXT CLASS, SO RECORD WHAT PAGE YOUR ITEM IS ON