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Who?
What?When?
Where?
Why?
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Some Research Results aboutQuestions Teachers ask a lot of questions
They ask mainly low level questions
Average response time allowed is 1-2 secs. Only a limited number of pupils respond
What are the most common ways tostart alesson?
Teacher exposition
Question and answer sessions
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IMPORTANCE OF STARTERSSuccessful starters can help
to create: relaxed/alertness
a common body of knowledge
engagement interest enthusiasm andanticipation for the next phase oflearning
pace
challenge
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Who is he? Does it even matter?
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How would you group theseobjects??
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Do you believe that this room has no
corners?
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The purpose of diamond ranking is to provokediscussion or reflection about the relative importance ofa range of factors. It encourages a focus on the single
most important factor, then the next two, the next threeand so on. mostimportant
leastimportant
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How to do a good starter
they must be short
they must fit into a specific time slot they must maintain pace and direction
variety
challenge and engage
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The purpose of having a plenary is:
to help pupils understand and remember whatthey have learned
to refer back to the learning objectives in thestarter
create a sense of achievement, gain andcompletion - recognise the value of individualsand the class as a whole
take stock of where the class has reached
to take learning further
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List 3 things you / your neighbour found outtoday...
Write all the words relating to today's work youcan in the next 60 seconds
Create a mnemonic to remember today's key idea
The answer is ******* - now write the question...
Which of n statements is the best...
What will happen next ? What will we do nextlesson ?
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The Cuban Missile Crisis
Diplomacy
Pros
Cons
No use of troops
Inexpensive
No casualties
Might be viewed as weak
Have to compromise Jupiter
missiles in Turkey
Air Strike
ProsCons
Sends a strongmessage
Not relying on
C/S word to
remove missiles
Not guaranteed to get all sites
Possibility of missing
operational missiles
Surprise attack not American
tradition (Pearl Harbor)
Naval Quarantine
Pros
ConsPreservation ofU.S. troopsNon-combative
method
Result in
removal of all
sites and missiles
if successful
What if Soviet ships ignore
order?
Relying on Soviet/Cuban to
remove.
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How can you make sure that plenariesare a success ?
plan for the plenary as a distinct part of thelesson
make sure it links with the lesson objectives
give pupils the chance to review their learning
don't use the same sort of plenary each lesson- try a variety of enders