I decided to put on display my favorite lesson plan. It is something I call FIVE. This is an acronym for Fact, Interesting question, Voice your opinion and your own Experience. After viewing a short video or movie I will often ask the students to create a FIVE. The five is directly connected to the expectations by their own assessment of the information presented.
In the social science course I am presently teaching, HPW3C we have been discussing child development and the importance of socialization. I found a short clip on Feral Children and we watched it together, then I asked them to complete a FIVE.
The FIVE is very significant as it is also a measure of their knowledge & understanding(they must state a fact or two), thinking & inquiry(a question...what if, what about), communication (giving their opinion) and application (connecting it to their own life).
F = knowledge & understanding
I = thinking and inquiry
V = communication
E = application
I use this method often as a measure of the course expectations and sometimes in place of a test, calling it the formal FIVE. In discussion circle we will create a FIVE together or sometimes use short ones as an exit ticket! To accommodate any students with exceptionalities, I can ask them to give me FIVE orally.
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