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Summary: Chapter 2 primarily covers the different methods that can be used in a class in regards
to teaching similarities and differences. It outlines a number of topics and subtopics that can be
used in order to cover the topic. What is shown are a variety of different methods and possible
resources such as different graphs, tasks and concepts that can be used, all of which link back to
the overarching topic of similarities and differences.
Classroom Recommendation: Two primary types of methods are discussed in the chapter, those
being teacher and student oriented methods corresponding to the different subtopic of similarities
and differences. Paying attention to who each activity is largely focused around, either the
teacher or class, will greatly strengthen the potential strength the activities tied to it as the focus
will be much clearer.
Classroom Recommendation: Making sure that students are capable of effectively summarizing
and taking notes is incredibly important when it comes to them effectively learning in the class.
By giving them details of the numerous aspects of your average text, they are then equipped
with the ability to recognize those same aspects in other texts in the future and accurately
extract what they need.