ModelingExperiences

=Modeling Experiences=

Thinking question:
Based on the information gathered on Ellis Island, create a journal of what your life would be like as an immigrant. Compare and contrast life in your home country to life in America.

Explanation of Phenomena:
Learning content by collecting stories about people's experiences and modeling these experiences can support conceptual change. Doing this helps students make personal connections with the content.

The Template
Students will journal through a power point template with designated headings. They will also create a comparision of their two lives using a venn diagram with Kidspiration.


 * Home Country || Leaving Home || The Journey || Ellis Island Experience || Life in America ||

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The Rubric For Journal Entries
Advanced** || **3 Proficient** || **2 Basic** || **1 Below Basic** || **Earned Points** || and Support** || Information is **highly relevant and accurate**
 * **Objectives** || **4
 * **Content Evidence

and accurate**
 * Supporting details are all specific to subject** || Information is **relevant


 * Most details are supporting to the subject** || **Some information** is relevant and accurate


 * Some details are supporting to the subject** || **Information is not** relevant or accurate

Understanding** || **Clearly evident** that concepts are understood
 * Unable to find specific details** ||  ||
 * **Conceptual

is **adequately evident** || **Some conceptual understanding** is evident || **Little or no conceptual understanding** is evident ||  || critical thinking throughout journal** || Question and evaluate in an **organized manner, draw personal conclusions throughout**
 * Concepts are correctly applied** || Conceptual understanding
 * **Demonstrate sequential

Asses beliefs and opinions **using only logical and reliable information** || **Most** information is **organized**, with **minimal evidence of personal conclusions**


 * Most information** used to form beliefs and opinions is **logical and reliable** || Information is **somewhat organized**, with **some evidence of personal conclusions**

Used **some logical and reliable information** || Information is **not well organized, and no evidence of opinions**

Did **not use logical and reliable information** ||  ||