Comprehension

1-) Debate—Students will be assigned which side of the topic they will support. They will be in groups of four and will debate why they feel the way they do. Half-way through the debate the groups will switch and debate the opposite side.

2-) Timeline Pictures—Students will take the time line and take three events they put on it and draw a picture to fit the event. (see manipulative options)

3-) Test—Students will be put in groups of three. They will compare their journals and write a twenty question test that contains stuff they learned.

4-) Jeopardy—Students will be split into two groups and will take turns rotating through in two groups of five. The teacher will ask the groups of students a question and they will have buzzers and they will get points for whoever answers it first.