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History Cohort. Welcome. Please sit with your cohort groups: JFK Patton Lewis & Clark Al Capone. The picture riddle below refers to an important event in American history. What does it refer to?. The first person to yell it out wins a prize!. Football & Buckets. Thank you, David! - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WELCOME. PLEASE SIT WITH YOUR COHORT

GROUPS:JFK

PATTONLEWIS & CLARK

AL CAPONE

History Cohort

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THE FIRST PERSON TO YELL IT OUT WINS A PRIZE!

The picture riddle below refers to an important event in American history.

What does it refer to?

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Football & BucketsThank you, David!THINK/PAIR/SHARE #1:

Imagine you have elementary aged children. To help them organize their room, you give them several buckets. How do you explain to them how to organize their toys?

THINK/PAIR/SHARE #2: If you are sitting with friends watching a game of

football and everyone sees the same game, what are some possible reasons for contention/argument when asked the following question: “Why did ______ win the game?”

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Bucketing the Football DBQ

Your two-fold job:1. Read through the documents on the football

game. Create three or four categories or “buckets” in which to place the documents. Bucket your documents! Be prepared to share the names of your buckets.

2. In one paragraph, answer the DBQ: Why did Sparks win the game over Truckee? Make sure to specifically cite four documents in your answer.

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Not an easy question to answer…this is how I would go about the process. Take a minute to review and determine if this works for you.

Now that we are warmed up, let’s discuss the question of the moment:

In what order do I complete the process of writing my historical background essay and creating and implementing my DBQ?

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What makes a great question?

Small groups play with questions…

It is rooted in the big picture of what you care about kids knowing.

The language of the question specifically explains what it is you want students to do.

No right or wrong answer/evidence on many sides

See “Creating a DBQ” for some examples

Get into grade level groups of three.

Talk about your proposed DBQ question. Edit it to be something manageable and clear for your students.

Write your questions on chart paper with room in between each question.

The DBQ Question

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For each step, your group will move to another piece of poster paper and continue to edit and offer suggestions.

You should comment on all questions on the poster.

STEP 1/FIRST POSTER: Is the wording of this question clear? Are there multiple ways to answer the question? Can you edit it to make it a better question?

STEP 2/SECOND POSTER: Do you know of any resources that you could share to help this teacher form the DBQ for this question? Do you have any more editing suggestions?

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Fun Way to Introduce Your DBQ to Kids

THREE TRUTHS & A LIE: Present true but unknown facts about your topic

before you begin teaching. Insert one fact that is false but might be seen as a

possible truth. Have students write down their hypothesis as to the

lie. This should provoke interest in the subject and make

them excited to find out what is true and what is a lie as you teach.

With your group, brainstorm some fun but unknown facts about your subject. Share out the best fact your group came up with.

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What do we want students to recognize in every document?

Discuss at your table (and take notes): If you were to create your own document

analysis sheet to use with every primary source in your classroom, what would it include?

What skill(s) are you valuing with these document analysis questions?

How do you get kids to understand that a document is NOT a FACT, but a piece of EVIDENCE to be INTERPRETED.

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Creating Great Scaffolding Questions

1. For each document in your DBQ, write down in one sentence what you believe the overarching meaning of the document is.

2. Use questions (moving from LOTS to HOTS).

Beyond the information already obtained from your document analysis sheet, create questions that get students to the “heart” of the source.

A good formula is 1-2 LOTS, 2-3 MOTS, and 1-2 HOTS

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Let’s Practice:Work together in a small, grade level mixed group.

What are some questions you might ask for this document?

Label your questions at LOTS, MOTS, or HOTS. Boston Globe, May 28, 1898

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SOME QUESTIONS MIGHT EVEN BE MULTIPLE CHOICE TO MAKE IT FUN.Which title best describes the message of this cartoon?

A: “Neutrality is the best policy.”

B: “Temptations of the Imperialist Menu”

C: “Dangers of Overeating”

D: “Isolationism: Our Old Ally”

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What questions do you have about the process of creating a DBQ?

What do you think will be the most difficult part of creating the

DBQ?

How can we assist you throughout this process?

Take some time to read: Creating a DBQ

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What does it look like? Practice: Write Student Friendly Definitions

Don’t overwhelm students with too many terms.

Write your own definitions that are short and sweet. Do not include any words in the definition that would need defining!

For the terms you do identify: Define them with students Use them yourself regularly Require students to use them in

their work Discuss and evaluate context clues Use strategies to reinforce

vocabulary acquisition Have a glossary available for

primary sources**

ImperialismYellow JournalismColonialism

Student Friendly Vocabulary

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PLEASE HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU

Sinking of the Maine DBQ Creation & Implementation:

A Think Aloud

Afternoon Session 11:00-2:00

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Sinking of the Maine DBQ

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Sinking of the Maine Link to Our Topic of Media

Media coverage epitomizes “yellow journalism” which is the content under current study

Relates to important EQs Relates to current concerns

over media driving political dialogue (relevance to big picture)

Provides a brief lesson in importance of media literacy, a highly important skill for students

Choosing a Topic

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Our Question Viable Alternatives?

"The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine caused the United States to invade Cuba in 1898." Use the documents provided and your own knowledge to evaluate this statement.

What other questions might have worked?

What rationale supports a different question?

Writing the Question

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You get to practice! Please remember to use…

There were a plethora of documents on this topic. We have provided you with 13 documents.

In a small group, choose 9 documents to use in the DBQ.

Documents that present multiple answers to this question;

Documents that 7th-12th grade students could understand with proper scaffolding.

Documents that are text based as well as cartoons, pictures, charts or graphs.

Parallel documents (or documents that show different points of view on the same subject)

Documents that have some information (date, author, etc.) for students to use to place it into context

Finding Appropriate Documents

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Choose Documents for the DBQ

Your group can choose no more than 9 documents to use in the DBQ: Evaluate the statement: The explosion of the U.S.S. Maine caused the United States to invade Cuba in 1898.

On the back of each document you choose, write A short description of why your group chose this

document. Any questions you have about that document for our

historian to answer.Make a pile of any documents you think are not at

all useful for this DBQ.

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Share OutWhat documents did your group choose? Why did you choose them?Do you have any questions for our resident historian?

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How would you answer this DBQ?

Now that you have 9 documents for the DBQ, use your buckets to link common information together.

Write two different thesis statements to answer this question. In other words, prove that there is more than one interpretation of this DBQ.

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CREATING A DBQ, PART II

2:45-3:30

AFTERNOON SESSION 2

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Formatting the DBQ

Please refer to the Sinking of the Maine DBQ we created for formatting tips:

1. Question (in the page header)2. Source Number & Name of Source3. Vocabulary and Definitions for Document4. Document Note – Background Information5. Document Itself6. (If necessary for readability, add Document Text

and/or Captions.)7. Source Information – Date, Author, Publisher, Etc.8. Scaffolding Questions for Students to Answer

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Compiling the DBQ Project

Cover Page DBQ question Contact Information (your name(s) and email address)

Historical Background EssayDocuments (at least six primary documents along

with secondary documents; each on a separate page; formatted with the 8 criteria)

Assessment Directions (Assignment Sheet for Students)

Rubric/Grading CriteriaPLEASE CREATE A PDF FOR YOUR DOCUMENT BEFORE

EMAILING IT TO US TO MAINTAIN YOUR FORMATTING.

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What is “argument” and how do we teach it?

The natural inclination for all students (even in AP) writing a DBQ is to make a list of documents and facts.

An argument takes those facts, puts them together, and demonstrates a way of thinking about their relationship.

The bucket titles become the basis of your argument.Use one of your group’s buckets about the football

game to write an argument about the documents inside.

This would become one of your paragraphs.

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A DBQ SHOULD REQUIRE STUDENTS TO…

Analyze information from many sources and synthesize the meaning of that information

Take an informed stanceWrite a clear thesisArgue multiple points using specific evidence

DOING ALL OF THIS WITHIN AN ESSAY IS SUGGESTED, BUT AN ESSAY MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE BEST ASSESSMENT.

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WITH A PARTNER FROM A DIFFERENT GRADE AND A DIFFERENT SCHOOL, BRAINSTORM…

What alternative forms of assessment could students use to answer a DBQ?

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ASSESSING THE DBQ: Group Discussion

What is the best way to: Know students really learned about about the subject? Evaluate if they used evidence to make their arguments? Determine if their thesis is valid?

How can we promote good writing in our assessments?

How can we provide good feedback without killing ourselves? How can we make sure that students use that feedback to better their writing/learning?

What does MEANINGLESS assessment and feedback look like? How can we get away from this?

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WHAT ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS FOR A RUBRIC ON A DBQ?

WHAT DOES A TOP SCORE IN EACH

COMPONENT LOOK LIKE?

EACH GROUP WILL SHARE OUT THEIR BRAINSTORMING LIST.

BRAINSTORM

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PLEASE FILL OUT THE SATISFACTION SURVEY & CHECK

YOUR HOURS WITH SUE

MEETING/ASSIGNMENT DATE/TIME/LOCATION

Saturday Dialogue: Social Change & Film

Tomorrow – Nevada Museum of Art

Art of Audubon Thursday, January 13 4:00-6:00, NMA

Muckrakers: America’s Dirty Laundry

Saturday, January 299:30-2:30

Email 6 primary sources and scaffolding questions to Angela

Friday, February 18