Crafting Lesson Study Guides in Anticipation of Final Exams

Home Nugget #77
Assigned on Friday May 31, 2013
Due on Monday June 3, 2013

Each student was assigned one lesson from the list of lessons we determined we covered this school year. We agreed that each lesson would conform to the following format and criteria:

A. Student will extract the essential main idea(s) of their particular lesson and communicate them in clear, descriptive and concise language.  This section is also a chance to warn fellow students about content pitfalls or likely sources of mistakes. This portion should not exceed a paragraph or two.

B. Student will provide one or two sample problems that are straightforward, relatively simple and most importantly, reflect the main ideas fleshed out in part A.

C. Student will provide one or two sample problems that offer greater complexity or sophistication that still reflect the main ideas from part A.

D. Student will offer clear solutions/evidence/pathways for all problems at the end of the lesson so that we can check our work.

ALSO!

Use the following format on your lesson:

Student Name                             Algebra I
Teacher Name                             Study Guide for Lesson ________
Homeroom Number
Due Date

AND MAKE SURE YOUR GUIDE DOES NOT EXCEED ONE PAGE FRONT AND BACK!!!

The class also decided to vote for the lessons that best meet the following criteria and award the winners extra credit for the 5th term:

The categories are:

Most Informative Lesson Study Guide
Most Creative Lesson Study Guide
Most Lucid Lesson Study Guide