Module 5. Activities Complete the following activities to mediate your learning on the module topic. You are expected to turn in these activities right away. Your learning also will help you in completing the Exit Tickets (Journals) and the Forum Postings. Part 1: SIOP Components: Activating prior knowledge, making links to past learning, building background, and emphasizing key vocabulary. In the following scenario, notice how the teacher has activated prior knowledge of the concepts and made links to prior learning in the following scenario. Scenario. A fifth grade teacher is teaching a lesson on the properties of solids (3D objects). He has introduced the six solids that are going to be studied: cube, rectangular prism, triangular prism, square pyramid, hexagonal prism, and rectangular prism. i. To make links to previous learning, he has prepared a structured overview of the previous lesson, polygons (2-D figures). The oral review consists of going over the names of the different polygons. This is done to demonstrate to the students that (1) there is a logical sequence to the teacher’s curriculum, and (2) that what they learned in the previous lesson is going to help them navigate the present lesson. In other words, the skills learned in the previous lesson will be put to use in the present lesson. ii. To activate students’ prior knowledge, the teacher divides the class into groups and hands out to each group a set of the six solids to be studied. Each group selects two solids and uses a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the attributes of the two selected solids. Because students use their own existing vocabulary terms and language to describe the solids, they are activating their prior knowledge of the solids. iii. To introduce vocabulary and build background knowledge the teacher introduces the three vocabulary terms in context. He points to a “face” of the classroom (a wall) and using a sentence organizational framework (A face is _______.) has the groups of students come up with a definition of “face”. The students share the definition with the class. He repeats the process for the other two vocabulary terms, “edge” and “vertex”. Scenario: You, the classroom teacher, are planning a lesson on the Civil Rights Movement. You can select whatever grade level you prefer. Conduct the activities listed below. The purpose of this series of activities is for you to practice how to make links to previous learning, to activate prior knowledge, and to introduce vocabulary. You can use any of the activities provided in this chapter or from other readings. Activity 1: Design an activity to make links to previous learning (the topic or concept that was studied before the present lesson). Activity 2: Design and activity to activate students’ prior knowledge of the concept (Civil right). Activity 3: Design an activity to introduce vocabulary and build background knowledge. Accessing the videos in the Online SIOP PDToolkit Follow the instructions on the back of your textbook using the Access Code provided. Once you have accessed the PDToolkit, click on the SIOP Videos tab. On the left side, mark the box titled “Building Background”. Click on the red “Building Background” link. Part 2: View one of the teaching vignettes in the video for Building Background. Building Background elementary teachers A third grade teacher teaches a lesson on key vocabulary for The Garden of Abdul Gasazi by making a flip book. The teacher ties the story to the students’ own background and previous lessons and vocabulary development. The teacher shares insights about the lesson, Building Background, and the SIOP® Model. Interaction and objectives are also highlighted. Building background in History (Secondary teachers) Building Background is highlighted in this seventh-grade history lesson on Martin Luther and the Reformation. Word roots and meanings of key vocabulary words are emphasized. The teacher ties the information to the students’ background. Interaction and review are observable. As you view the vignette, think of the SIOP features for Building Background: concepts linked to students’ backgrounds, links between past learning and new learning, and developing key vocabulary (academic language). Activity 4: On the SIOP form on figure 3.7, rate the teacher highlighted in the vignette on the following Building Background features: Concepts explicitly linked, links explicitly made, and key vocabulary emphasized. Provide a summary justification of your ratings. Building your Lesson Plan: Continue writing your SIOP lesson. Use SIOP Lesson Plan Template 4 on page 234 to: a. Design an activity to make links to previous learning. b. Design an activity to activate students’ prior knowledge of the concept. c. Design an activity to introduce vocabulary and build background knowledge. *Note: Keep in mind that these strategies/activities belong in the following section: Connections.