1.1
TEACHINGCLUES AND CUES
At the end of this activi-
ty, collect the assign-
ments and hold onto
them until you have
done the last lesson
R A T I ON A L E
This preassessment activity is designed to focus your students on what
they are about to learn, assess their current knowledge, and later
provide them and you with a gauge of what they have learned from
this earthquake curriculum.
F OC U S QU E S T I ON S
What do you know about earthquakes and earthquake preparedness?
What would you like to learn from these lessons?
you plan to teach from this
curriculum before the postassess-
ment activity. You will use them
again in postassessment.
OB J E C T I V E S
Students will:
1. Use various writing styles to describe a hypothetical earthquake.
2. Anticipate what they will learn in this study of earthquakes.
MA T E R I A L S
Writing paper and pens
Student copies of Master 1.1a, Writing Outlines (three pages)
Classroom computers (
optional
)
Pictures or slides of earthquake damage (
optional:
See Unit Resources.)
P ROC E D U R E
A. Introduction
Show a selection of images to familiarize students with the kind of
damage earthquakes can cause. Tell students that they are going to
draw on the knowledge they already have about earthquakes to invent
a specific quake and imagine themselves in it. Distribute copies of the
writing outlines, Master 1.1a, and ask each student to note the date and
time of their quake, its location, how much damage it caused, and
other basic information at the top of page 1.
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