Anticipatory Set
The anticipatory set is in the opening
of the lesson and provides the hook to motivate students to be interested in
the lesson. It can also focus students attention on a specific topic, provide a
connection to a past topic, and provide a preview for what the lesson is going
to be about.
The anticipatory set can also provide
priming for the lesson. Priming is important because it “accelerates the
understanding of concepts and gives the brain information to build into a more
complex semantic structure or hierarchy later on.” (Jensen, 2005). Examples of
an anticipatory set include provocative questions, review of the previous
lesson, a story, or an intriguing statement or fact.
Jensen,
Eric (2005) Teaching with the Brain and Mind
ASCD: Danvers, MA
Closure
Closure
is the last activity done in the class. As such, it helps organize student
learning by letting them know that they have arrived at the end of the lesson.
One of the main ideas behind closure is that it will bring the lesson into a
coherent picture for students in order to eliminate confusion or frustration
with the lesson. A good closure activity will often summarize the main ideas of
the lesson to let students know what they have learned or should have learned
from the lesson. Another goal of a closure activity is to help tie the current
lesson with the next lesson if possible. In order to do this, let students know
what key information from the current lesson they will be able to use in the
next lesson.
Not
only is closure helpful for students but it is also vital for the teacher. A
good closure activity will tell the teacher if additional practice is needed,
if parts of the lesson need to be re-taught, or if the teacher is able to move
on to the next topic. The ability to use closure as a means for adjusting the
lesson is critical in education, and has become increasingly more important as
the transition is being made to standards based grading and graduation because
ideally every students needs to understand every topic. Examples of closure
activities include a survey or exit card, asking the students what they
learned, or having the students write a reflection or application.
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