During+Reading+Strategies


 * During Reading Strategies **

__Question to Ponder While Reading a Textbook Bookmark:__

During the Periodic Table Unit, student will have two assigned readings in the textbook. To support reading for information, students will be given a Questions to Ponder While Reading a Textbook bookmark. Students can keep this bookmark in their Chemistry textbook at home and laminated bookmarks will be available for use in class.

__Common Groups of the Periodic Table Jigsaw:__  

As a part of the organization of the periodic table, elements are arranged into groups (also known as families) that have similar properties. In the Common Groups of the Periodic Table Jigsaw students will work in expert teams to identify information about one of six of the common groups of the periodic table. They will then split into notes teams containing one person from each expert team to gather information about the rest of the six common groups. Students will have access to several resources including: __Holt Chemistry__, __The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe__, __The Periodic Table: Elements with Style!__, WorldBook Online, and Brittanica Online.

__Periodic Trends Clarifying Unfamiliar Words:__

Students will read a section in the textbook about the trends on the periodic table. As scaffolding for reading for information, students will be asked to write down some information about words of which they are unfamiliar. The students' lists would be used in a class discussion the next day about vocabulary related to periodic trends.

__Periodic Trends Cornell Notes:__

The Periodic Trends Cornell Notes models the notes that students will take on periodic trends. In the right column of the students will write down information about the periodic trends and in the left column students will identify important points, reactions or questions. At the end of the notes, students will be asked to write a summary in complete sentences that includes key terms. The summaries will be shared with the class and used by the teacher to check for understanding.

__Periodic Trends Frayer Model:__

Students will be asked to make a Frayer Model analyzing one vocabulary word that they still feel unfamiliar with from the Periodic Table Unit. This method will have them identify the definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples of the term in an effort to better understand its meaning.