Triple A Reading Activity
In the credit world, a Triple A rating is the highest score given. Likewise, when reading an article, an essay or any text, apply our Triple A Reading when assessing, appraising and acting on what you have learned.
Assess/Appraise/Action
1. Assess = Demonstrate your understanding of this text by stating its main idea or thesis. Cite at least three (3) of the author’s arguments that support the main idea.
2. Appraise = Using examples from the text or from outside sources, consider three (3) agreeable and three (3) disagreeable arguments made in the text. Which side do you fall on?
3. Action = Prompted from reading this text, what is a relevant response government can make? Your community can make? You can make? (Application is always an excellent place to start)
See Examples Below
Making Government TENable
This primer is designed as a stop-gap measure for teachers, students, and citizens who wish to better understand our government and politics through the study of the essential words. Only a beginning, this primer is meant to facilitate an understanding of the political arena by way of word study. This is not, however, a mere glossary but both a lexis and a nexus. The lay-out is didactic. You will find that we have subdivided this primer in to “The Big Ten” topics of American government and politics. Corresponding to each topic you will find a cardinal term illuminated by an additional set of 10 words and activities. Ultimately, every word connects back to the essence of this primer, “With words we govern men.”
Piece of Pie
The best way to make learning and understanding sticky is to make it relevant and meaningful. A Piece of Pie will help do that. The essence of this activity is having an argument about a contemporary political issue. Of course, we believe we can disagree without being disagreeable. Individuals and/or teams are assigned a contemporary issue. Plug it into the pie and watch it bake. Delicious. Enjoy. Mr. Review
