Teaching a concept using anticipation guide

The teacher realized that though students were asked to read the text Harriet’ Daughter some students have not, especially those students who do not like to read. Also, in discussing other concepts in the novel it seemed difficult to get students to respond to the text. Thus, in teaching the theme family relationship in the novel Harriet’s Daughter to a form two class the teacher decides to use the anticipation guide. The students were given questions on different issue of family relationship which they had to agree or disagree with. The teacher however, took a different approach since some students had read the text. For students who have read, the teacher will instruct them to answer their question in relation to the text. An example of the anticipation guide would be:

QUESTIONS(AFTER READING)	AGREE	DISAGREE
Adolescents normally do not understand their parent Parents are not always right A woman’s place is in the home Adolescent should decide what they wear Parents should allow their children to give their views on situation which may occur in the family Adolescents are able to speak to their parents comfortably

Students who have not read the text too would participate in the activity but they would answer these same questions based on previous knowledge or their experiences. This would help develop some form of curiosity to read the text. The teacher would then divide the class in two groups, students who answered based on prior knowledge and students who answered based on the text. Students would have a sort of debate in which the two groups present their claims. Before these activity students will be notify that there are no wrong or right answers. In the following class after everyone is done reading the text, in groups students’ will discuss their understanding of the theme family relationship in the text. They will then have a whole class discussion where they discuss whether their position on certain statements has changed or whether it remained the same and why. This time they will use evidence from the text to support their responses.