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Lecture-Discussion Model
Is about helping students understand organized bodies of knowledge

Four Steps: Identify Topics- topics that are organized bodies of knowledge are perfect for this odel Specify Learning !b"ecti#esdecide what you want your students to understand about the organized bodies of knowledge Structure $ontent-all content ust be well-organized %repare Lesson Introductionsad#ance organizers can help teachers present topics and help students focus

Fi#e %hases: %hase &: 'e#iew and IntroductionThe teacher re#iews pre#ious topics and presents the ad#ance organizer for the lesson( %hase ): %resentation-The teacher presents students with infor ation that akes up part of an organized body of knowledge( %hase *: $o prehension MonitoringThe teacher asks +uestions to assess the students, learning %hase -: Integration- The teacher presents students with additional infor ation and asks Questions to help students combine the new information with information they have already learned Phase 5: Closure- The teacher guides the students as they review and summarize the information in the lesson

.ssess ent: Teachers can use short essays and lists to assess students understanding of the topics( This odel can be adapted to be shorter to be effecti#e with younger students( Technology can also be used to gather infor ation(

Moti#ation: Students are oti#ated by beco ing in#ol#ed in the acti#ity( /roupwork allows students face-to-face interaction when can be a source of oti#ation in learning(

Students learn organized bodies of knowledge.