Goals:

To reflect upon the last four weeks in a review session involving semantic webbing.

To offer students' opinions, likes, and dislikes about the lessons of the last four weeks.

To gain an understanding of the extent students have learned throughout the unit.

Content Areas:

Language Arts - group discussion, decision making, writing

All subject areas will be covered in the semantic webbing activity

Materials:

Chalkboard or overhead

Chalk or overhead marker

Writing materials

Procedure: (1 hour)

1) The teacher will lead a class discussion of material covered in the last four weeks.

2) The teacher will write a term from any of the previous lessons and students will brainstorm as much information as possible.

3) The teacher should connect various information that is given by students by drawing lines and categorizing information.

4) Students will write a one page paper defining their likes, dislikes, and opinion of how the unit could have been better or made more interesting. The teacher should tell students they do not have to put their names on the opinion paper.

Assessment:

Students will be assessed by their participation in class discussion (see Discussion Rubric). Students will not be assessed by their opinions.

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