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Ohio Statehouse History

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Standard Read with Understanding

Outcomes Students will organize factual information from material they have read by constructing a timeline, identifying main ideas and supporting details, and determining if statements presented are fact or fiction about the Ohio Statehouse.


 
Classroom Information
GED Descriptors
     language arts - reading , social studies
Roles
     Family, Worker, Community Member
Program Type(s)
     ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Urban, Rural, Corrections
NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)
      2, 3, 4, 5
Time Frame
     2.0 to 3.0 hours
Technology Integration
Knowledge Rating Scale
Ohio History Thematic Collection
Manzo's Guided Reading
Jigsaw Groups

TEACHER NOTE These activities could be developed into a webquest using the three articles and the following websites:
The Ohio Statehouse
Capital Timeline
Ohio Statehouse General History
The Ohio Statehouse Wikipedia
The State of Ohio
From a Territory to the State of Ohio
Ohio is More Than 200 Years of History! (pg 17-19)
Explore and Create Timelines
Student Materials Timeline
Create a Timeline
MS Office Excel
Free Timeline

Keywords
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bullet Education > reading
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Ohio
bullet History > region > Ohio

Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise
Purposeful and Transparent
Teacher is using explicit instruction for strategies introduced in this lesson, giving students the opportunity to practice and gain reading methods that can be used in future reading experiences. The teacher is using a topic of local relevance for students who want to know more about Ohio history.

Contextual
A study of the Ohio Statehouse is of particular interest to students, but additional history content can also follow this lesson format by varying website articles.

Building Expertise
Gaining vocabulary is important for students to be effective readers. This lesson provides vocabulary development of some tier two and content-specific words for student mastery.


Lesson Designer
Judy Franks
Ohio Literacy Resource Center
(330) 672-0753
jfranks@literacy.kent.edu


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