I selected the Reciprocal Teaching strategy out of the seven discussed in the article "Seven Literacy Strategies That Work," by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, & Douglas Williams. To implement this in my Art classroom I would have students break into groups of 4. The groups will each be given a text related to a different famous artist. Each student will be assigned a different task; one will record the important dates such as, birth, death, when artwork was published, etc. The second student will focus on location; where the artist was born, where they worked the most, where they died, and where their art is being displayed. The third student will focus on the style of artwork, was it Cubism, Modernism, Surrealism, etc. And the fourth student will focus on the medium or type of materials used.Once this information is collected one student will be assigned the role of summarizing the information gathered, one student will be the questioner, they will find any information that was not already located in the given text, another student will clarifier, they will help anyone in their group who might not understand something in the text., and lastly there will be a predictor. Since the text is focused on artist who are deceased, the predictor in this case, will make an educated prediction that if the artist were still alive what they might be doing.
Here you will find an article related Reciprocal Teaching. I did have trouble finding a scholarly article that didn't require a log in, so I apologize for its length.
Here you will find a lesson plan that is using the Reciprocal Teaching strategy in an art classroom.
Enjoy!
I like the organization you used for the groups of students. I think its a great idea to assign a particular student to a specific task to help guide students in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brandy! I find that for myself if I break things down task by task its easier to conquer. I hope to pass that on to my students.
ReplyDeleteKylie, we used the same article for Reciprocal Teaching! Great minds think alike :). I enjoyed reading the art lesson plan. The teacher scaffolded the content perfectly so that students could do it on their own in the end. Would love to see this lesson in action!
ReplyDeleteFisher and Frey are highly regarded experts in the field of education. I like that you take an interdisciplinary approach to your lesson planning, and the reciprocal teaching strategy is an excellent way to implement it. A similar approach might be using the jig saw method.
ReplyDeleteHi Kylie:
ReplyDeleteI am learning different strategies from all of you. I like your Reciprocal Teaching strategy. Unfortunately, I don't see any of it being used in classrooms. I really do like it. It makes learning fun and interesting.