Glossary

Hi all,

I'm interested in collecting a handful of prompts/configurations of the glossary module that you have used (and re-used) in your courses. (See example below) 

My goal is to create a new "Instruction Block" that lets teachers rapidly design courses using lessons that are trusted and pre-configured.

If you don't have any specific suggestions, could you recommend a friend who is a Glossary Superstar?

Thanks in advance,

Tom

e.g.

NAME:

Observations from Reading

DESCRIPTION:

Every night that you read from Tim O'Brien's novel, The Things They Carried, please also do the following:  

Create a glossary item including:

1. A name/concept/main idea
2. A sentence introducing an idea that you noticed in your reading.
   
3. 1-2 sentences quoted from the text (include page number)
   
4. 2-3 sentences of analysis/evidence that support your idea.

e.g. 

1. Truth
2. The soldiers in the story have experiences that they can barely believe are real.
3. “A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth" (p22).
4.  The narrator summarizes the way that truth becomes a casualty of war.  One also wonders what lies are being told in the story and to what purpose.

SETTINGS:

• approve by default
  
• always allow editing
  
• no duplicate entries allowed
  
• allow comments on entries
  
• automatically link glossary entries
  

HOW I TEACH WITH THIS

• See who is up to date on reading
  
• Select glossaries to discuss/challenge/celebrate with group
  
• Students co-create a reader's guide while reading
  
• Provide a variety of ideas for future essay topics
  
• Assign specific roles to students to review glossary items (angel of repetition, angel of clarity, angel of evidence)