Teach your students to be active participants in The Great Conversation! The key to cracking the code of social studies is focusing on enduring social issues. This session presented at COABE 2015 offers sample student responses to prepare students for critical thinking and the GED social studies test extended response.

1. COABE CONFERENCE
22 April 2015
Meagen Farrell

2. Meagen Farrell
Teacher Trainer
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4. Download Today’s Session
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5. 1. Engage in The Great Conversation
1. Read and grade sample student
Extended Responses
1. Consider instructional strategies that
prepare students for critical thinking
By the end of this session you will:

6. Rules for the Road
1. Stay with the group! Don’t get
distracted by your mobile device
or side conversation.
1. Questions? Yes, please! Just
raise your hand.

7. What is
The Great Conversation?

8. Test Prep vs. Conversation

9. One Correct Answer Multiple Possible Answers
Constructed Situations Real-Time Situations
Select a Response Responses Can Change
Process of Elimination Research and Exploration
Preparing for an Event Participating in an Event
High Stakes High Stakes
Test Prep vs. Conversation

11. What enduring social issue...?

12. What enduring social issue...?

13. What enduring social issue...?

14. What enduring social issue...?

15. Talk to a partner about one issue!
See handout...
1. What enduring
issue...?
2. What evidence...?
3. When else has this
been discussed?

16. Sample Student
Extended Responses

17. Take Time to Read the Prompt!

18. Let’s Make Grading Fun!
TRAIT SCORE
Creation of Arguments
and Use of Evidence
0 1 2
Development of Ideas and
Organizational Structure
0 1
Clarity and Command of
Standard English
Conventions
0 1

20. Can I have a volunteer to read?
1. The Summary

21. What’s the Score?
1. The Summary

22. Can I have a volunteer to read?
5. Well Done

23. What’s the Score?
5. Well Done

24. 1. WRITE ENOUGH! Extended response.
1. CITE IT RIGHT! Paraphrase as support, not copy.
1. RESPOND TO PROMPT, NOT SUMMARY.
Identify and explain the enduring social issue.
1. USE BASIC MECHANICS. Proofread!
Martin Kehe confirms: do these four and you will earn points!
How Can Test Takers Improve?

25. Instructional Strategies to Promote
Critical Thinking

26. 1. Take Time to Read the Prompt!

27. 2. What Enduring Social Issue...?

28. 3. Have a Conversation

29. 4. Practice Proper Citation

30. What is your take-away lesson?

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