Anticipation/Prediction Guide
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What is the instructional strategy?
When considering what strategy would fit best with an interesting video I plan to show to my students, I thought that an anticipation/prediction guide would be the best strategy to use with my students. The anticipation guide allows students to preview general information that will be presented in the video which will allow student to activate prior knowledge and make predictions. Students will need to male an educated prediction on if they agree or disagree with the statement. During videos, students often turn off educational thinking and sometimes doze off into space or put their head down. Giving students an anticipation guide that they must complete throughout the video holds students accountable and allows students to follow along with the video in a chronological order. I feel that using an anticipation as a strategy for my students will allow my students to take responsibility during the video and will give students critical points to consider during the video that they might otherwise not think about.
Why does the strategy work?
This strategy will enhance my students’ abilities to comprehend the information within the video because it gives students a purpose and motivation for watching the video instead of drifting off into space. Students will have to take a closer look at several of the main points which are listed on the anticipation guide such as when and where General George Washington and his troops were located. Students will have to pay close attention to the video in order to determine whether their predications were true or false and make corrections during the “video” column. I can also use the anticipation guide as an assessment to see if students are paying attention to the videos, if they missed any information, or if they need extra help on a specific concept from the video.
How does it work?
- First, I will need to preview the video and determine what concepts that I will want my students to learn such as the victory at
Trenton - Next, I will need to determine any concepts that students may need support to understand during the video such as the idea that the Hessian Troops were caught completely off guard by the surprise attack of the Americans.
- My students will be asked to react to each statement in the “me” column writing “A” for agree or “D” for disagree. I will ask students to complete this portion of the task independently.
- Before the video, I will discuss each statement with the class and ask how many students agreed or disagreed with each statement. Students will be asked to support why they selected their response.
- Students will then watch the video and agree or disagree to the same statements in the “video” column. The questions will be presented in chronological sequence so that students do not have to jump around or fear that they have missed questions.
- After the video is over, I will ask students to compare their original response with the response they selected during the video. Students will need to write the false statements from the video over in a way that makes them correct so that they can use this sheet in the future to study from.
- Lastly, I will ask students to participate in a discussion on what students have learned from the video and also what they found interesting.
What It Looks Like:
Name: ______________________________ Date: __________ Period: _______
Social Studies 7
Directions: Fill out the “Me” column before previewing the video and mark “A” if you agree with the statement or “D” if you disagree with the statement. After you view the video, fill out the “Video” column and mark whether you agree or disagree on the statement with what you have learned from the Liberty Kids Video. After watching the video, at the bottom of this sheet, please write out any of the statements that were not true and a way that makes them true.
Me Video
1. ________A____ _____D_______ On December 22, 1776, George Washington’s troops did not lack supplies and had won several victories.
2. ________D____ _____A_______ General Washington and his troops had been driven out of New York and were stationed in Pennsylvania
3. ________A____ _____A_______ The British Army was told by a British trader that the American army was in no condition to attack so they let down their guard and prepared for a Christmas celebration.
4. ________D____ ______A______ George Washington planed to take his troops across the ice-swollen Delaware about 9 miles north of Trenton
5. ________A____ ______A______ George Washington wanted to use the “hit” and “run” tactics against the British which he had seen many Native Americans use to surround the Hessian army and cut off any escape options.
6. ________D____ ______D_______ Crossing the Delaware
7. ________D____ ______A_______ The British leaders were to busy celebrating Christmas to notice the sneak attack lead by George Washington.
8. ________A____ _______A_______ George Washington led a successful victory attack against the British which helped lift the American troop’s spirits.
9. ________D____ _______A_______ The American troops were offered $5 for another tour of duty.
10. _______A____ _______A_______ The American victory in Trenton
Source:
Billmeyer, R., & Barton, M.L.(1998). Teaching reading in the content areas: If not me than who? Alexandria , VA
Brocks, C.(2002). Liberty United States
