Reading Strategy 5 – ABC Brainstorm

Instructional Strategy 5

Name:

Robert Lewis

Name of strategy:

ABC Brain Storming

Source (Where did this come from?):

Reading Quest

Link to the strategy:

http://www.readingquest.org/strat/abc.html

Give a thorough description of the strategy and how it will be implemented.

This strategy involves writing and is used as a pre-reading exercise. The ABC Brainstorming starts by having the students write the alphabet leaving space beside each individual letter for a word or phrase. These words or phrases must be directly associated with the topic that I will give them. The topic “ISLAM” is then given to the students so they can work on filling in those spots along the alphabet. When the teacher feels that enough time has been given to these students, they will be instructed to get with a partner to fill in blank spots and to think of other terms for the spots not filled out. When this is finished the students will take turns naming the words they have come up with helping to establish the student’s prior knowledge about the subject.

Explain what part of the standard course of study is addressed by this activity.

Competency Goal 4 The learner will identify significant patterns in the movement of people, goods, and ideas over time and place in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Objectives

4.01 Describe the patterns of and motives for migrations of people, and evaluate the impact on the political, economic, and social development of selected societies and regions.

4.02 Identify the main commodities of trade over time in selected areas of Africa, Asia, and Australia and evaluate their significance for the economic, political, and social development of cultures and regions.

4.03 Examine key ethical ideas and values deriving from religious, artistic, political, economic, and educational traditions, as well as their diffusion over time, and assess their influence on the development of selected societies and regions in Africa, Asia, and Australia.

Explain why you think this strategy will work and how this strategy help your students learn?

I think this strategy will work well with students due to its ability to get students to start thinking about key parts of the text. When the student starts reading about Islam and comes across words like Jihad they will recognize it as something they have heard previously. Also, when other students hear some of the terms before reading it may start to peak their interest causing them to look deeper into the subject.