Some of my students are still struggling with writing level two and level three questions on their Cornell Notes. I knew I had to help them get a better grasp of this skill and what better way to do this, but to show them the great examples their peers were writing. I selected twelve examples and placed them around the hallways outside of my room. By placing them in the hallway, I have more space for my students to move about. I then numbered the students off one to twelve and sent them on their way. At each stop along the gallery walk the students wrote the question and then answered it. Not only did this activity provide them with models that they could use later, by answering the questions, they were applying and studying the content that they would have a quiz on. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!! I was able to skill two birds with one very small, simple stone.
After the students completed the gallery walk we went back to the classroom and the students shared their answers through a strategy I like to call musical partners. With this strategy I play a song and the students have to find a partner before the music stops. Once the music stops and they have a partner, they discussed the answers they recorded during the gallery walk. When the music starts again, they find a new partner and we begin the process again. The students love the music and the opportunity to move and talk. This strategy is simple to plan and takes very little class time.
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