This document discusses the importance of using effective "hooks" or introductory activities at the beginning of lessons to engage students and prime them for learning. It provides examples of good hooks, such as asking intriguing questions or connecting material to students' lives. One poor example shown in a video is simply reviewing the previous lesson, which does not generate interest. The document encourages teachers to brainstorm hooks for lessons and contribute ideas to a shared document. It emphasizes that hooks should briefly introduce lessons rather than spending significant class time on unit introductions.
3. Good hooks serve to
pique student interest
and frame subsequent
learning so that it has a
new layer of interest,
meaning, or relevance.
4. Let's start with a 2 minute video that
explains the basics of Hooks.
While you watch the video, please keep in
mind the following question:!
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The video gives some great examples of
Hooks. In my view, one example is
significantly inferior to the others in
terms of the quality of the Hook and the
degree to which it generates interest on
the part of the students. !
Please guess which Hook I perceive as
inferior to the rest. !
5. Please click here for video link
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Please don’t forget to return to this
presentation when you’re done!
6. Going
back
to
the
question...
The video gives some great examples of Hooks. In my
view, one example is significantly inferior to the
others in terms of the quality of the Hook and the
degree to which it generates interest on the part
of the students. !
Please guess which Hook I perceive as inferior to
the rest. Please explain your answer.!
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Please click here and share your
answer !
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submit your response)!
7. If you haven't yet submitted your
answer, please go back to the
previous slide, click on the link, and
submit your guess.
!
(Don't
worry,
you
will
not
be
penalized
if
you
select
something
different
than
I
did,
as
long
as
you
suggest
something
reasonable)
8. Here are my thoughts...
(which
are
by
no
means
the
'absolute'
right
answer)
My least favorite Hook was a review
of the information from the day
before. While reviewing information
can be helpful and important, I
believe it shouldn't replace the
Hook.!
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Here's why...!
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9. The purpose of the Hook is to
prime students for the upcoming lesson
in order to enhance learning during the lesson. !
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This may be accomplished by:
piquing interest by asking an intriguing question
connecting the material to students' lives
showing an attention-grabbing demonstration
tapping into students' prior knowledge
While reviewing information may refresh their
memories, it doesn't provide an interesting framework
for the upcoming lesson.
10. A Hook is an alternative to:
"WE LEFT OFF Yesterday AT PASSUK
GIMMEL
SO WE'LL PICK UP AT PASSUK DALED
TODAY."
11. Examples
of
Hooks
for:
Class
on
Megilat
Esther,
Perek
Daled
Have you ever been in a situation when you felt
like if you didn’t step up, no one else would,
and things would be drastically different
because of your action or inaction?
Have you ever felt like you saved the day?
What makes someone into a hero?
12. Examples
of
Hooks
for:
Class
on
Chol
Hamo’ed
Is Chol Hamo’ed more like Shabbos/Yom Tov or
more like weekday? Why?
More advanced students: Is Chol Hamo’ed
more like Shabbos/Yom Tov, more like Rosh
Chodesh, or more like weekday? Why?
Please list all the Halachos you know about
Chol Hamo’ed.
13. One
last
comment
about
the
video...
CLASS
TIME
Some of the examples in the video were Hooks for a
UNIT rather than for a single LESSON. !
Though you may invest a lot of class time into an
intro for a unit, the intro for a single lesson
should be much shorter.!
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The Hook for a regular lesson
should take no more than a few
minutes so that most of class
time is dedicated to learning
the actual material.!
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14. YOUR TURN!
As a class, let's brainstorm ideas for
possible Hooks on a lesson related to the
following topic:!
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The Story of the Meraglim (Bamidbar 13)!
9th Grade Co-ed Class !
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Please contribute one idea for a Hook on
the following Googledoc:!
Link to Googledoc!
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