| LISA’S A-B-C METHOD | |||
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Category and Level of Thinking |
Sub-level
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What is done
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Example: Columbus
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FACTS
(definition) |
C: |
* selects a fact or two * useful only to trigger memory |
Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. |
| B: a few more facts |
* defines the subject | Columbus was a 15th century mariner who discovered America | |
| A: who, what, when, and where |
* fully defines the subject | Columbus was an Italian mariner who sailed for Spain in the 15th century seeking a new route to the “Indies” and found the Americas | |
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INTERPRETATION
(significance) |
C: |
* says why the subject is important in its immediate setting | discovered the “New World” |
| B: medium significance |
* puts subject’s importance into slightly larger setting | began the Spanish voyages of discovery | |
| A: big significance |
* puts subject’s importance into larger context, but still within its setting | represents Europe’s geographic and economic expansion in the 15th-16th centuries | |
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ANALYSIS
(themes) |
C: |
* uses subject to represent a trend which is broad and not very arguable | European expansion |
| B: moderately useful; quite a few examples fit |
* uses subject to demonstrate a trend which is arguable and useful | European expansion has an impact on the native population | |
| A: useful and arguable; only a few examples fit |
* creates a thesis that is arguable and useful | European colonial economic priorities were detrimental to native populations | |
