Teaching Strategies/Procedures Learning Activities Direct Instruction Interdisciplinary Activities (Holocaust, Genetics, Stock Market) Differentiated Instruction Cooperative Learning Activities (e.g. lit circles, stereotype posters) Reinforcement and Remediation Class discussions Scaffolding Various vocabulary practices from novels (e.g. word maps, Modeling context clues, character/vocab charts) Teacher circulation Video presentations (e.g.The Outsiders, Holocaust) Teacher-led discussions Interactive whiteboard activities Use of technological tools Homework Teacher created class webpage Debate Book report guidelines Differentiation Dependent and independent group work Tiered activities, assignments, and assessments Diagnostic Assessment Hands-on activities Cooperative Learning (Flexible Grouping) Re-teach and enrichment activities Peer tutoring Study Guides Assessment Formal and informal teacher observation Oral question responses Test/Quizzes Discussion List Projects Notebooks Class discussions/participation Rubrics Homework/class work Student self-evaluation Suggested Resources Suggested Novels The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Giver by Lois Lowry Literature Circle Novels The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank Thanks to my Mother by Schoschana Rabinovici Night by Elie Wiesel I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story by Lila Perl & Marion Blumenthal Lazan Margit: A through the Holocaust and beyond by Margit Feldman & Bernard Weinstein teenager’s journey Story by Carol Matas Daniel’s Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams Journey to America by Sonia Levitin Frederich by Hans Peter Richter The by Jane Yolen Devil’s Arithmetic Other resources Short articles Discovery Education website Holocaust Videos
Teaching Strategies/Procedures Learning Activities Direct Instruction Differentiated Instruction Reinforcement and Remediation Scaffolding Modeling Teacher circulation Teacher-led discussions Use of technological tools Teacher created class webpage Book report guidelines Interdisciplinary Activities (Holocaust, Genetics, Stock Market) Cooperative Learning Activities (e.g. lit circles, stereotype posters) Class discussions Various vocabulary practices from novels (e.g. word maps, context clues, character/vocab charts) Video presentations (e.g.The Outsiders, Holocaust) Interactive whiteboard activities Homework Debate Differentiation Dependent and independent group work Diagnostic Assessment Cooperative Learning (Flexible Grouping) Peer tutoring Tiered activities, assignments, and assessments Hands-on activities Re-teach and enrichment activities Study Guides Assessment Formal and informal teacher observation Test/Quizzes Projects Class discussions/participation Homework/class work Oral question responses Discussion List Notebooks Rubrics Student self-evaluation Suggested Resources Suggested Novels The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton The Giver by Lois Lowry Literature Circle Novels The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank Thanks to my Mother by Schoschana Rabinovici Night by Elie Wiesel I Am a Star: Child of the Holocaust by Inge Auerbacher Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story by Lila Perl & Marion Blumenthal Lazan Margit: A teenager’s journey through the Holocaust and beyond by Margit Feldman & Bernard Weinstein Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura Williams Journey to America by Sonia Levitin Frederich by Hans Peter Richter The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen Other resources Short articles Discovery Education website Holocaust Videos