Summer 2012Summer 2012Day 3, Session 1Day 3, Session 1

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Educator Effectiveness AcademyEducator Effectiveness AcademyEnglish Language ArtsEnglish Language Arts

““Evaluating and Integrating Evaluating and Integrating Multiple Sources of InformationMultiple Sources of Information””

Session Outcomes

Participants will: Review multiple text types Evaluate the advantages and strengths of

various modes of presentation Consider how to incorporate the

information from several sources and text types effectively

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Common Core Standards 

RI.6.7. Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.

RI.8.7. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

W.7.7. Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation.

 

 

Text Types and Mediums

Print Texts; essays, speeches, memoirs, letters, poetry, narratives…

Graphic Texts Digital Texts Non-print Texts; video clips, photographs, digital

images, fine art… Audio Clips; speeches, interviews… Multimedia Presentations

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Instructional Consideration

Students must be given the opportunity to apply their research skills to produce short projects that draw on several sources to answer a question.

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Instructional Implications

Teachers will provide targeted instruction on:

integrating and synthesizing relevant information from several sources and varied text types

comparing the different mediums assessing the accuracy and credibility of the sources quoting and paraphrasing effectively using a standard citation format that acknowledges the

conclusions of others presenting findings in a variety of formal and informal

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The life, art, and letters of Vincent Van Gogh

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Compare and contrast the experiences of reading a poem, listening to a song, and

viewing a painting (RL.7.)

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Comparing Texts

Compare and contrast the two poems related to “Starry Night.”

Explain how the two poets approach the subject matter differently.

What details about Vincent Van Gogh’s life are revealed through the three sources?

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Van Gogh’s Life Online biographical Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hXMuK5NQEA

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Discussion Questions

1. What significant ideas about Van Gogh’s life were revealed in the video?

2. Which of these ideas would be appropriate for your students to investigate further?

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Van Gogh’s Letters

“You must not take it amissIf I write you again—it’s only to tellYou that painting is such a joy to me.”

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Table Group Questions

1. What significant ideas about Van Gogh’s life are revealed in his letter?

2. Synthesize some of the ideas revealed in both the biographical video and the letter?

3. How do the details of the paintings reinforce or extend any of the above ideas?

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vggallery.com/letters/main.htmwebexhibits.org/vangogh/

"[His letters] enable us to know more about Van Gogh's life and mentality than we do of any other artist. The letters form a running commentary on his work, and a human document without parallel.“ (Dr. Jan Hulsker)04/19/23 MSDE 17

Virtual Museum Tours

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The Film

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Table Group Questions

1.What research questions about Vincent Van Gogh are generated from the information in the sources?

2.What are the advantages and/or strengths of the presented sources?

3.Why is the use of diverse text types (multimedia, print, non print, video) an important instructional practice?

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