THINK LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN

THINK LIKE A DISCIPLINARIAN

ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES INTEGRATED INTO THE CURRICULUM





"The aim of education should be to teach us rather HOW to think, than what to think--rather to IMPROVE our minds, so as to ENABLE us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men."
Bill Beattie
[Emphases Mine]
Go beyond reading comprehension and worksheets: analyze and interpret literature at another level of sophistication!
Starting with four academic disciplinary approaches, Think Like A...
...integrated with literary skills and tasks from Literature Circles, students can engage with literature in multifaceted ways.

What is "Think Like A Disciplinarian"?
Think Like A Disciplinarian…
  • "roles" of the academic disciplines
  • challenges gifted students to “explore the advanced & sophisticated complex concepts in the disciplines by assuming the role of different disciplinarians.” [Sandra Kaplan, Ed.D., University of Southern California]
THE KEY QUESTION:
What are the factors influencing, contributing to the event, character, setting, and/or author's style?
    • FACTORS
      • social
      • economic
      • political
      • historical
      • geographic
      • religious

THE ROLES:
Using any one of the four roles noted below with the tasks found in Literature Circle ROLES, students will complete an investigation based on a character, setting, event [plot], or the author's style. [For PDF downloads, click here for my Google Page]



THE COLLABORATION:
Using any one of the four roles noted below with the tasks found in the WORLD CAFE, students will explore and collaborate on their findings.
  • WORLD CAFE (COMING SOON!)
  • JIGSAW ACTIVITY [PDF]
  • GALLERY WALK [PDF]
  • DISCUSSION-CONVERSATIONAL ROUNDTABLE [PDF]

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