Ultimate Lunker Fishing: Strategies for Hooking the BIG ONE!
Where Do You Begin? Start small Using the test that we took at the beginning, look at what you already do Prepare your students and classroom Think through task in advance Managing Directions – Use task cards at each station Keeping Track of Progress – Use Work logs – Keep work in hanging file folder or plastic bins/folders
Planning Challenging Tasks for the Gifted Learner
Knowledge Worm Pole Fishing
Comprehension Chicken livers & Stink bait Pole fishing
Application Spinner bait Rod & Reel Fishing
Analysis Small Popper or Stick Bait Rod & Reel Fishing
Synthesis Popper or Jerk Bait Open Face Spinning Reel
Evaluation Big Lure
Teaching Figurative Language On Grade Level (Application) Students will demonstrate figurative language by drawing illustrations of various types. Above Grade Level (Evaluation) Students will read novels and evaluate the use of figurative language within a chapter. (Books used: Whipping Boy by Sid Fleishman, A Long Way From Chicago and/or Fair Weather by Richard Peck) Student will begin to write their own Tall Tale, depicting the correct use of figurative language. Below Grade Level (Knowledge & Comprehension) Students will use a graphic organizer to list different types of figurative language. Students will explain each type and give examples of each being used. ContentProcessProduct InterestReadinessLearning Styles
Teaching Figurative Language On Grade Level (Application) Students will demonstrate figurative language by drawing illustrations of various types. Above Grade Level (Evaluation) Students will read novels and evaluate the use of figurative language within a chapter. (Books used: Whipping Boy by Sid Fleishman, A Long Way From Chicago and/or Fair Weather by Richard Peck) Student will begin to write their own Tall Tale, depicting the correct use of figurative language. Below Grade Level (Knowledge & Comprehension) Students will use a graphic organizer to list different types of figurative language. Students will explain each type and give examples of each being used. XContentProcessProduct InterestXReadinessLearning Styles
Teaching Addition and Subtraction On Grade Level (Analysis)Students will solve addition and subtraction problems and investigate errors in problems Above Grade Level (Evaluation)Students will evaluate problems completed incorrectly and give an opinion by writing a letter of explanation to a fellow student. Below Grade Level (Knowledge) Students will solve addition and subtraction problems with regrouping ContentProcessProduct InterestReadinessLearning Styles
Teaching Addition and Subtraction On Grade Level (Analysis)Students will solve addition and subtraction problems and investigate errors in problems Above Grade Level (Evaluation)Students will evaluate problems completed incorrectly and give an opinion by writing a letter of explanation to a fellow student. Below Grade Level (Knowledge) Students will solve addition and subtraction problems with regrouping ContentXProcessProduct InterestXReadinessLearning Styles
Your Turn to Fish! Step 1: Pick a lesson/Skill Step 2:Decide whether to differentiate the Content, Process, or the Product Step 3:Choose a level on Bloom’s Taxonomy Step 4: Write a task for the gifted student
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