1 redesign activity (from edu655) jennifer luther ashford university edu697: capstone dr. keith...
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3 What is comparing & contrasting? Allows you to highlight similarities and differences between two or more items. Allows you to clarify and define your ideas.TRANSCRIPT
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Redesign Activity (from EDU655)Jennifer Luther
Ashford UniversityEDU697: CapstoneDr. Keith Pressey4 August 2014
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Objective Student will use a technology mapping
application to graphically organize and compare the two literary characters Beowulf and Odysseus.
Student will demonstrate an understanding of the literary characters by organizing and comparing facts.
Student will select at least five areas to compare and contrast.
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What is comparing & contrasting? Allows you to highlight similarities and
differences between two or more items. Allows you to clarify and define your ideas.
Compare & Contrast
(Wishnefsky, 2013)4
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Graphic Organizer Can aid in
comparing/contrasting two items. Comparative thinking is a
natural form of thought Learning would be difficult
without the ability to compare one object to another
Graphic organizers help students retain information
Helps make abstract ideas more concrete
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Interactive Smart Board Demonstration As a class the students and instructor will
utilize the interactive Smart Board to collaboratively compare and contrast two different items.
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Prezi demonstration of Mapping Tools The instructor will also provide
demonstrations of several mapping tools that the students may use for this lesson using Prezi.
Prezi tutorial
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Practice
Practice 1:Compare and Contrast whales and fish.
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Practice 1: Possible answer
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Practice 2 Compare and contrast animals that live in
the water and animals that live on land.
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Practice 2: Possible answer
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Grading RubricMastery Proficient Basic
Displayed Information visually pleasing
Information displayed in an easy to view format
Information was displayed but the format was hard to read.
The format was inappropriate for the information being displayed.
Comparison Information successfully displayed
Information contained no errors
Information contained a few errors but did not detract reader
Information had numerous errors and it was distracting
Made at least eight comparisons
Student made eight or more comparisons
Student made fewer than eight comparisons
Student made no comparisons
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References
Wishnefsky, E. (2013, April 24). 6th grade skills-compare and contrast [video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmbzZqlgdQ