T.H.I.E.V.E.S. Strategy for Week Three in EDRD 619

A strategy for my Module 2 assignment in Adolescent Literacy will apply the T.H.I.E.V.E.S. methodology to a 6th grade science lesson as found at ( https://www.oakmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Grade-6-Basic-Life-Science-Coursebook-Curriculum-Sample.pdf ).

The T.H.I.E.V.E.S. method involves structure of

T – Title:

Title suggests the text’s topic and promotes questions.

H – Headings:

Understand main ideas of sections and project content.

I – Introduction:

Overview of the chapter purpose.

E – Every First Sentence:

First sentence of each paragraph allows student to grasp the central idea.

V – Visuals and Vocabulary:

Visuals such as images, charts, and graphs; and vocabulary gather additional context.

E – End-of-chapter questions:

Summary questions to help students understand information.

S – Summary:

Students jot down their thoughts to form a general understanding of content.

From Lesson One on page 1 ( https://www.oakmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Grade-6-Basic-Life-Science-Coursebook-Curriculum-Sample.pdf ), there is indeed the title ‘Science and the Scientific Method.’ As for the Headings, there only appears to be one, ‘What is Science?’ I believe there to be room for expansion here with the headings, e.g., to incorporate ‘Scientific Method, ‘Scientists,’ and ‘Experimentation.’ The Introduction here appears to be the only Heading, ‘What is Science?’ which, I will argue, suffices with topics of science in the worldview and the work of scientists. Every First Sentence appears to fail here in that they do not seem to set an overall tone for the coming content. Rather, they appear to be hooks that run on from the prior paragraph. Visuals and Vocabulary with images microscopes, steaming coffee cups, and magnifying glasses. Indeed, there are End of Chapter Questions here. The Summary is an assessment matrix where students get to fill in X and Y points of topics, which I like.

In conclusion, the 6^th grade science text I references from https://www.oakmeadow.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Grade-6-Basic-Life-Science-Coursebook-Curriculum-Sample.pdf had most of the T.H.I.E.V.E.S. components. The Headings and the Every First Sentence need work, in my opinion, to be considered part of the T.H.I.E.V.E.S. methodology.