Time for a Workout with the Muscle Study Strategy Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard Read with Understanding Outcomes Students implement and evaluate the steps of the Muscle Study Strategy in order to comprehend and review dense text material.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors      language arts - reading Roles      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural, Corrections NRS Learner Levels (ABE/GED)       6 Time Frame       Three 1-hour sessions (1st two sessions may be longer, 3rd session may be shorter.) Technology Integration PowerPoint Presentation for Muscle Study Strategy (select Chapter 4: Reading to download then use slides 5-22 on Muscle Study Strategy for this lesson) Use Muscle Study Strategy (succinct directions for implementing the Study Strategy with a textbook)

Keywords

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Purposeful, Transparent, Contextual, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students are introduced to a new study strategy and the teacher is very explicit in how she presents the strategy and allows them an opportunity to practice the strategy using dense text. Contextual Students are using college text to practice and hone the muscle study strategy. Building Expertise Students are building their toolkit of study strategies as they prepare for postsecondary - outlining, taking notes and muscle study strategy.

Lesson Designer Heidi Daniels Canton City ABLE (330) 438-2554 heididaniels3@yahoo.com

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