What Form of Knowledge?

1. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. [Tell me a fact about Thomas Jefferson. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?]

2. Granite is an igneous rock that consists of mica, feldspar, and quartz. [What is granite?]

3. The six New England states are Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. [What do these states have in common?…… Name the six New England States.

4. The panoply of the Greek hoplite consisted of helmet, hoplon, spear, short sword, dagger, greaves, and cuirass. [Name the items in the panoply of the Greek hoplite? What are helmet, hoplon, spear, short sword, dagger, greaves, and cuirass?]

5. Which of these are granite? Which are not granite? [Put examples of granite ion one pile and examples of nongranite in another pile. Point to sample and ask, "Is this granite? When student answers, ask, How do you know?]

6. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. [What is the capital of Masachusetts?]

7. Do not pour water into acid. [Do you pour water into acid? What don't you do with water.]

8. When demand increases, price increases. [a. Demand is for 500 bowls of soup per day. Price is $1.98 per bowl. Demand increases to 600 bowls per day. What happens to price? b. If demand decreases, what happens to price? c. Price dropped 50 cents. Is it likely that demand changed?… How?]

9. m says mmm [a. Teacher points to m and asks, What sound? b. Teacher points to an array of m's that differ in size, style, and color, and other letters. Points to each letter and asks, Is this mm?]

10. Teacher points to man and says, Sound it out. Students say mmmaaaannn.

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12. Teacher says, Three times two is six. [What is three times two?]

13. Search the internet for examples of lucky charms from different cultures.

14. Examine the state standard course of study in 10^th grade history on Greece, required history text, the internet, and own materials; extract knowledge units to teach; arrange knowledge units into chunks (based on what is common; e.g., combat); arrange chunks into a logical progression; arrange items in each chunk into a logical progression; create objectives for the whole unit, each chunk, and each item in a chunk; identify the kind of knowledge that each item/objective represents; create a script for each item; create assessments for each item, chunk, and the whole set.

15. Democratic societies fight to protect their land and freedom more fiercely than do nondemocratic societies.

16. The more the enemy's infrastructure is destroyed, the less the enemy mounts resistance after defeat.

Telephase is a phase of mitosis.

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