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Bell Ringer : Review Target Tests


 * Learning Goal: **
 * **Use questioning strategy to deepen comprehension of a text and engage in rich text discussion.**

Activity 1
Show video clip about video game > Resources: [|Questioning a Text.doc]
 * 1) Have students generate list of questions on sticky notes after viewing video.
 * 2) Students share questions in small groups.
 * 3) Mini-Lesson (or review if previously taught): **Three Levels of Questioning**
 * Create a 3-column chart on notebook paper.
 * Label columns: Literal/Inference/Critical
 * Work in groups to categorize questions into the three levels, placing sticky notes in columns.
 * Each group shares best Layer 2-3 question with whole class.

Activity 2
Read Aloud article from //The Wall Street Journal: Classroom Edition// January 2011: "Are Violent Videogames a Threat to Society?"
 * Generate Level 2-3 questions on sticky notes.
 * Discuss in small groups.

Activity 3
Model Socratic Seminar.
 * 1) Model how to prepare notes for discussion.
 * Ask 3-4 student volunteers to join in Fishbowl, and using questions they generated, conduct a 5-minute discussion while rest of class watches.
 * After discussion, whole class creates an anchor chart on characteristics of a good discussion.

Activity 4
Writer's Notebook: Free Write in response to Essential Question:
 * ** How does fear motivate a need for power? **
 * Share quote from article: "We have a history in this country of new mediums coming along and people vastly over-reacting..."

Activity
Reading time