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Social Studies Action Research 2008

Social Studies Action Research 2008. Created by Brian Magnuson and Laura Kraft. Department goal and personal goal. To improve our students MEAP writing scores. - our students are not performing well with the Social Studies constructed response.

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Social Studies Action Research 2008

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  1. Social Studies Action Research 2008 Created by Brian Magnuson and Laura Kraft

  2. Department goal and personal goal • To improve our students MEAP writing scores. - our students are not performing well with the Social Studies constructed response. - The students are not connecting a core democratic value to themselves in their writing.

  3. How did we do this? • 1. We introduced the CDV and definition. • 2. Students did a lesson/worksheet on the CDV. • 3.Then daily 3-5 minute review of the CDV. • 4. Approximately 2 weeks later students plan for their writing piece for 5 minutes then have 20 minutes to write.

  4. Social Studies Action Research Schedule • 9/28/07 • Nov. 5th Intro of Patriotism CDV • Nov. 15th Writing day • Nov. 20th Intro of Common Good CDV • Nov. 29th Writing Day • Dec. 4th Intro of Justice CDV • Dec. 13th Writing Day • Jan. 7th Intro of Individual Rights CDV • Jan. 17th Writing Day • Jan. 21st Intro of Truth CDV • Jan. 31st Writing Day • Feb. 4th Intro of Diversity CDV • Feb. 14th Writing Day • Feb. 18th Intro of Equality CDV • Feb. 28th Writing Day • March 3rd Intro of Popular Sovereignty CDV • March 13th Writing Day

  5. Our evaluation procedures • On the first constructed response we graded what the students wrote using the District Writing Rubric. • When that is completed we did a teacher lead review of a 4 (great) and 2(not passing) constructed response on the overhead. • Students were given a copy to review and mark up to better understand editing, and what was good and not good about the papers.

  6. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN we lost a teacher and classes were messed up

  7. Reorganization occurred

  8. And we have sixth grade data to compare

  9. Charting the data

  10. Conclusion • When the core democratic value is one that the students take to heart and understand, they are able to focus and write a clear constructed response.

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