Chapter 6

Prereading phase:

• Students apply their background knowledge to what they are learning.

• Students refine and extend ideas. Teachers involve students in activities to synthesize and organize information for long-term retention.

• Students encouraged to perform deep thinking about what they are learning.

Postreading phase:

• Students apply their background knowledge to what they are learning.

• Students refine and extend ideas. Teachers involve students in activities to synthesize and organize information for long-term retention.

• Students encouraged to perform deep thinking about what they are learning.

Reading phase:

• Students apply their background knowledge to what they are learning.

• Students refine and extend ideas. Teachers involve students in activities to synthesize and organize information for long-term retention.

• Students encouraged to perform deep thinking about what they are learning.

A unit may be as short as a single week or may span three to six weeks.

• False

• True

Unit blueprint categories include the following except for:

• Topic, Content Outline, and Learning Activities

• Goals and Objectives

• Evaluation Plan

• Course Evaluation

• Resources and Materials

Teachers should not accommodate individual differences during the planning process.

• True

• False

Slicing includes the following except:

• Cutting the length of the passage.

• Scope of information.

• Information index.

• Changing the information conveyed.

Modifications can be done in the prereading, reading phase, and postreading phase to help diverse learners succeed.

• True

• False

Integrated thematic units do not involve a team of teachers to meet and create curriculum.

• True

• False

A good objective includes:

• A clear statement of the performance expected of students.

• The product that should result from the performance.

• The conditions for demonstrating the expected performance and product.

• The criteria for successful demonstration of the expected performance and product.

• The location of resources and materials for the lesson.