Concept Attainment – Inquiry Teaching https://www.inquiry-teaching.com Lesson Plans for Inquiry Based Teaching Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:41:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-inquiry-home-v2-1-32x32.jpg Concept Attainment – Inquiry Teaching https://www.inquiry-teaching.com 32 32 Propaganda Techniques – Concept Attainment https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/lesson/propaganda-techniques-concept-attainment/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 23:51:50 +0000 https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/?post_type=product&p=5538
  • Bandwagon
  • Repetition
  • Transfer
  • Testimonial
  • Exigency
  • Glittering Generality
  • Card-Stacking
  • Innuendo
  • Snob Appeal
  • Just Plain Folks
    • This is useful instruction in most Social Studies and we use it with current events and a review of political speeches like the State of the Union address. Be sure to read our Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides the methodology and process behind this lesson's format.
    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Advertisements (easily found on YouTube) are the suggested main data set, but historical posters would work, too.  Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts, copies of provided handout
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period
    ]]>     This lesson is intended to teach students how to differentiate between ten different propaganda techniques:

    • Bandwagon
    • Repetition
    • Transfer
    • Testimonial
    • Exigency
    • Glittering Generality
    • Card-Stacking
    • Innuendo
    • Snob Appeal
    • Just Plain Folks

    This is useful instruction in most Social Studies and we use it with current events and a review of political speeches like the State of the Union address.

    Be sure to read our Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides the methodology and process behind this lesson’s format.

    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Advertisements (easily found on YouTube) are the suggested main data set, but historical posters would work, too.  Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts, copies of provided handout
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period

     

    ]]>         Forms of Government – Concept Attainment https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/lesson/forms-of-government/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 03:40:19 +0000 http://www.inquiry-teaching.com/?post_type=product&p=306
  • Monarchs/Oligarchies
  • Military Juntas
  • Democratic Republics
  • Democracies
  • Constitutional Monarchies
  • Anarchies
    • This is useful instruction in most Government, Civics and History classes and can be very helpful in some Language Arts classes. This lesson plan has been used successfully with both middle school and high school students. Be sure to read our Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides the methodology and process behind this lesson's format.
    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts, copies of provided handout
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period
     ]]>     This lesson is intended to teach students how to differentiate between six forms of governments:

    • Monarchs/Oligarchies
    • Military Juntas
    • Democratic Republics
    • Democracies
    • Constitutional Monarchies
    • Anarchies

    This is useful instruction in most Government, Civics and History classes and can be very helpful in some Language Arts classes. This lesson plan has been used successfully with both middle school and high school students.

    Be sure to read our Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides the methodology and process behind this lesson’s format.

    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts, copies of provided handout
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period

     

    ]]>         Forms of Political Change – Concept Attainment https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/lesson/forms-of-political-change/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 03:34:39 +0000 http://www.inquiry-teaching.com/?post_type=product&p=300
  • Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare,
  • Civil Disobedience,
  • Martial Law,
  • Revolution,
  • Civil War,
  • Wars of Independence, and
  • Coup D'é Tats.
    • This is very useful instruction in most History classes and especially in Government classes.  This lesson plan has been used successfully with both middle school and high school students. Be sure to read our free  Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides this lesson's methodology and format.
    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period.
     ]]>     This lesson is intended to teach students how to differentiate between the concepts of:

    • Terrorism and Guerrilla Warfare,
    • Civil Disobedience,
    • Martial Law,
    • Revolution,
    • Civil War,
    • Wars of Independence, and
    • Coup D’é Tats.

    This is very useful instruction in most History classes and especially in Government classes.  This lesson plan has been used successfully with both middle school and high school students.

    Be sure to read our free  Teaching Guide for the Concept Attainment Strategy first as it provides this lesson’s methodology and format.

    • Subject Areas: Social Sciences, History, Humanities, Government
    • Materials Required: Optional – whiteboard or display for posting prompts
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period.

     

    ]]>         Teaching Guide for Using the Concept Attainment Strategy https://www.inquiry-teaching.com/lesson/teaching-guide-for-concept-attainment-strategy/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:28:12 +0000 http://www.inquiry-teaching.com/?post_type=product&p=278
    How many times do we teach a lesson which hinges on the understanding of what adults consider basic concepts only to discover too late that our students have not grasped this "basic" item? Concepts are often difficult for middle and high school students to grasp. Cognitively, students this age just have not always developed the ability to think conceptively without help. Studies show that the true skill of thinking and articulating concepts doesn't develop in most humans until age 16 to 18. This free teaching guide includes a description of this teaching strategy, a couple of sample lessons, and a planning form for you to use with your own lesson development.
    • Subject Area: Any
    • Materials Required: Whiteboard or display
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period, or less.
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    How many times do we teach a lesson which hinges on the understanding of what adults consider basic concepts only to discover too late that our students have not grasped this “basic” item?

    Concepts are often difficult for middle and high school students to grasp. Cognitively, students this age just have not always developed the ability to think conceptively without help. Studies show that the true skill of thinking and articulating concepts doesn’t develop in most humans until age 16 to 18.

    This free teaching guide includes a description of this teaching strategy, a couple of sample lessons, and a planning form for you to use with your own lesson development.

    • Subject Area: Any
    • Materials Required: Whiteboard or display
    • Time Needed: Typically an entire class period, or less.
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