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Micro & Macro Concepts
Concepts come at different levels of generality, abstractness and complexity.
Macro-concepts are sometimes referred to as
“integrating concepts” because they integrate thinking
across different disciplines and are broad.
Micro-concepts are discipline-specific and are
critical for providing increasing depth and rigour to
curriculum and instruction.
Examples of Subject Area ConceptsScience Social Studies Concepts in
Text Writer’s Craft Reader’s Craft
OrderOrganismPopulationSystemChangeEvolutionCycleInteractionEnergy/MatterEquilibriumHabitat
Conflict/CooperationPatternsScarcitySystemChange/ContinuityCultureSupply/DemandCivilizationMigration/ImmigrationInterdependence
PrejudicePerspectiveConflict CooperationPower RelationshipsEnvyEmotionsOppressionInfluence
OrganizationWord ChoiceContextConventionsFluencyVoicePresentationSymbolismAllegoryMetaphorProtagonistAntagonist
InferenceContext CluesMeaningParaphraseSummaryText StructureReading RateDirectionalitySelf –regulationImageryGenreBackground Knowledge
Which are “macro-concepts?” Which are “micro-concepts?”
Mathematics Concepts
Grade 3 Grade 6 Algebra 1
Whole NumbersPlace ValueNumber RepresentationsPatternsNumber GridsMoney SymbolsDecimal PointRelated Addition/Subtraction FactsFact FamiliesMathematical ModelsStandard UnitsNon-Standard UnitsEstimationConverting UnitsUnits of Measure
Rational Numbers
Positive Integers
Common Factors
Common Multiples
Proper Factor
Factor Pair
Square Numbers
Prime
Composite
Expressions
Independent/Dependent QuantitiesFunctional RelationshipsDomain/RangePatterns and SequencesLinear FunctionsVariables and SymbolsAlgebraic ExpressionsOrder of OperationsDistributive PropertyCoordinate PlaneGraphsLinear Parent FunctionsScatter Plots
Physical Education ConceptsExamples
SpaceMovementAngleAction/ReactionEnergyFlexibilityEnduranceSpeedStrengthPatternsCooperationAgilityMotionForce/PowerBehaviorsDevelopmentWeight Transfer
World Language ConceptsExamples
CultureLanguage and Language familiesVerbal and non- verbal communicationPictographs, gestures, symbols, soundsValues, traditions, beliefsSocial etiquettesFamily structuresGeography; region...
Any concepts related to the study of culturalelements in the targetlanguage:
- Family - Religion - Art, music, literature - Architecture - Government - Recreation...
Family
Structures
DRAMA Macro-Concepts
Character | Movement | Voice | Theme | Design
Character MovementPhysicalPersonalityBackgroundRelationshipConflictMotivation
Change/GrowthObstacleWants/NeedsHabitsFeeling/EmotionType/RolePurpose
Body PositionAction/ReactionPurposeOrderInfluenceAngleLine
BalanceTimingSpaceLogicPhysical ExpressionDirection
DRAMA Micro-Concepts
Drama: Micro-Concepts Continued
Voice Theme DesignTonePitchSizeQualityDialectPatternsExpressionArticulationPronunciationBeat/PauseBreathingDictionEmphasis
CultureConflictTimePerspectiveBeliefs/ValuesChoicesInfluenceDiversityIdentityPowerDestructionInnocenceIsolation
StyleMeaningMoodStructureFunctionExpressionFeelingSymbolRealismSelective RealismSettingCostumeLighting
Social Studies Concepts
General Macro-concepts:• Interdependence/Dependence/Independence• Systems• Change and Continuity• Order• Conflict and Cooperation
Social Studies ConceptsGeography ConceptsMacro-concepts: • Place • Space • Region • Location • Human/environmental interaction
Specific Concepts:• Physical environment• Landforms• Geographical Patterns• Natural Processes• Migration• Population density• Growth rates• Cultural landscapes• Urbanization• Settlement patterns• Geographical locations• Rural/urban• Natural resources• Technology• Natural disasters• Spatial organization
Social Studies ConceptsGovernment Concepts• Civic life• Politics• Limited Government• Unlimited Government• Individual Rights• Common Good• Citizenship• Authority• Power• Rule of Law• Constitution• Shared powers• Governmental systems• Constitutional government• Ideals• General Welfare• Society
• Voluntarism• Diversity• Political culture• Values and principles• National identity • Political conflict• Political action• Interest groups• Distributed, shared and limited powers• Domestic and foreign policy• Taxation• Laws, rules, regulations• Public Agenda• Nation-states• Roles, rights and responsibilities
Social Studies ConceptsEconomics Concepts
• Needs/wants• Scarcity• Goods/Services• Choice• Resources• Value• Opportunity costs• Costs/benefits• Market economy; markets• Command economy• Consumers/producers• Incentives• Production, consumption and distribution• Exchange
• Trade• Imports/exports• Labor and labor productivity• Wages/income• Money• Banks; financial institutions• Specialization• Supply and demand• Competition• Price• Exchange rate• Standard of living• Productivity
Examples of Subject Area Concepts
Conflict/Cooperation
Patterns
Populations
System
Change/Continuity
Culture
Evolution
Civilization
Migration/Immigration
Interdependence
Social Studies
Examples of Subject Area Concepts
MarketsSupply and DemandCostInterdependenceBeliefs/ValuesGoods/ServicesConflictCooperationPerceptionsPatternsPowerSystems
Economics
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