Writers to the Rescue

Potential Uses of Book Builder Agents

Related to

Marzano’s Instructional Strategy

By: Karen W. Brown

Book Builder Agents

PedroHali

Bot

Monty

Emma AlexOur own creation

Similarities & Differences

Comparing Highlight similarities & differences of a citation for a

book and an article

Analogy Highlight how description of an everyday item is

similar to the elements need to cite (describe) a book

Summarizing

T-R-I Frame Topic (T), Restriction (R), Illustration (I)

What is the book about in general? How to complete proper citations and avoid plagiarism.

What information does the author give that restricts the general topic? Difference between a direct quote and a paraphrase.

What example is given to illustrate the restriction? Paraphrasing is expressing the meaning using different words.

Summarizing

Problem/Solution Frame

What is the problem? Keeping notes organized.

What is a possible solution? Fill in blanks on your graphic organizer as soon as you use a source. Fill in blanks recording necessary information such as title, authors, and publisher.

Summarizing

The Definition Frame

What is being defined? Web site citation.

What characteristics separate the item from other things in the category? URL, lack of pagination.

Nonlinguistic Representations

Mental Pictures

Ask students to imagine that they are getting ready to begin the researching in the library. What materials do the students need to have on hand to make certain accurate notes are taken?

Nonlinguistic Representations

Illustrations and Animations

Consistently use a Book Builder agent to represent a specific instructional strategy

Sound

Audio component of Book Builder agents

Setting Objectives

Use Book Builder agents to:

Share objectives with students

Provide short term goals throughout book

Providing Feedback

Use self-assessment tools

Have agent ask a student to construct a citation for a given item

Cues

Provide clear previews for what a student is about to experience

To introduce the book, use an agent to present the following cues:

The book is about correctly using citations

The book is about creating citations from sources consulted

Cues

Ask students what they already know about the content before instruction is presented

Cues & Advanced Organizers

Expository Advanced Organizer

Detailed Information

Examples

Narrative Advanced Organizer

Agent can tell a story about a situation in which he had to paraphrase

Works Cited

Brown, A., & Green, T. (2011). The Essentials of Instructional

Design. Boston: Pearson.

Marzano, R. J., Gaddy, B. B., Dean, C., & Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning, A. O. (2000). What Works in Classroom Instruction. Available from http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED468434.pdf

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