7812 Praxis: constructing meaning

Paraphrase

To put something into your own words

Drawing conclusions

To make a summary over what has been read or written

Different types of text structures

Cause and effect, Problem solution, Main idea & details, Sequence

Cause and effect

Author explains reasons as to why something happened or how the effect of something occurrred

Summarizing

Briefly stating the main points and key details of a work in your own words.

KWL Chart

What students know, want to know, and learned

Compare and contrast

finding similarities and differences between 2 ideas

Schema

Background knowledge a reader brings to a text

Problem and solution

A story that introduces a conflict and eventually resolves it by the end of the story

Literary analysis

the process of examining closely and commenting on the elements of a literary work

Story map

A graphic organizer that establishes a story's order: beginning, middle and end

Literary devices

Communicates specific ideas to the reader

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Hierarchy of level of knowledge; Each level has associated verbs teachers can use to start questions

Purpose of a concept/vocabulary map

Used for scaffolding; a new concept or word is written in the center and there are descriptive words surrounding it

Timeline

Allows for a visual display of chronological events

Think-pair-share

Active learning activity in which the teacher provides a prompt, the students consider it individually, then pair up and brainstorm responses or solutions, and then the students then share their results with the class

Adding sensory terms

Sight, sound, touch, smell and taste to the description of the text

Spatial order

An organizational approach where ideas are arranged related to physical space

Signal words

Words or phrases that show the connection between ideas

Writing process

prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing

Writing process: pre writing

The first step in the writing process when the writer decides on a central idea/topic for writing and formulates a thesis or main idea statement

Writing process: drafting

The second step in the writing process where the writer brings together similar ideas and organizes them into paragraphs

Writing process: revising

Reviewing the draft and making necessary corrections for sentence usage, organization, coherence, and audience

Writing process: editing

Reviewing the draft for corrections in grammar, mechanics, and spelling

Writing process: publishing

The final step in the writing process where the writer ensures the neatness and understanding of the final product

Domain Address

The official name of a website

Unreliable source

Information presented in an informal way without documentation, and no author information

Peer reviewed journal

a periodical that uses researchers to judge whether another researcher's work is worth publishing

Reliable/credible source

Information presented in a professional way with sources, and author information

URL extensions

.edu, .org, .net, .com, .gov

Active listening

Method of communication that focuses on mutual understanding to prevent confusion that includes attending, listening and responding

Key techniques in an oral presentation

Volume, Articulation, Rate, Audience, Gestures, Eye contact, Purpose, Tone