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Start-Up Activity
Ask students about a series of topics: What do you know about the . . .
- newest blockbuster?
- best new song?
- biggest athlete?
- latest scandal?
After they respond, ask students how they know what they know. Most will say they have seen the movie or a trailer, have heard the song or watched the game, have seen the news or read about it on social media or heard about it from friends. Most often, students know about something by drawing on multiple sources—the game, the post-game report, the news coverage, the fantasy-football stats, etc. They often combine evidence from a variety of sources to reach a conclusion.
Let them know they do the same thing when they respond to a document-based question. They read and view a series of documents about a topic and then answer a question about the topic by using evidence from the documents.
Think About It
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.”
—Mary Schmich
Start-Up Activity
Ask students about a series of topics: What do you know about the . . .
- newest blockbuster?
- best new song?
- biggest athlete?
- latest scandal?
After they respond, ask students how they know what they know. Most will say they have seen the movie or a trailer, have heard the song or watched the game, have seen the news or read about it on social media or heard about it from friends. Most often, students know about something by drawing on multiple sources—the game, the post-game report, the news coverage, the fantasy-football stats, etc. They often combine evidence from a variety of sources to reach a conclusion.
Let them know they do the same thing when they respond to a document-based question. They read and view a series of documents about a topic and then answer a question about the topic by using evidence from the documents.
Think About It
“Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere.”
—Mary Schmich
