
Engaging AITC Lesson on Bill Pickett and Rodeo Tricks
Explore the fascinating story of Bill Pickett, a renowned bulldogger, through a structured lesson plan involving vocabulary, videos, discussions, and interactive activities. Discover Bill Pickett's school days, famous rodeo trick, and how he achieved posthumous fame. Engage students with hands-on learning and evaluation tasks based on Bill Pickett's life and legacy.
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Warm-Up Question What is a bulldogger?
Seven Step Vocabulary Touch and say the word. Have students say the word with you. Ask students to repeat the word. Give a student friendly definition for the word. Ask students to put definition in their own words. Ask the students a question about the word. Have students talk to a partner about the word.
Vocabulary descendant commemorate
Engage Show a video clip of a storyteller talking about Bill Pickett. Bill Pickett on horse.jpg
Explore What was the last grade level Bill Pickett attended in school? What rodeo trick did Bill Pickett become famous for? How did Bill Pickett die? After Bill Pickett died, how did he become famous a second time?
Explain Read article with the students and correct or add new information to the chart.
Extend Use the information from the chart to fill out index cards/sticky notes to make a card pyramid. 1.Main Idea 2.Detail 4.Detail 6.Detail 8.Detail 3.Supporting Detail 5.Supporting Detail 7.Supporting Detail 9.Supporting Detail
Have students gather up cards, keeping them in numerical order. Students should move around the room, find a partner, and use their cards to tell their partner about Bill Pickett. Only give students about 2-3 minutes to do this.
Evaluate Use information from the card sort to write a summary of the Bill Pickett article. Younger students Write the summary together the first few times, gradually releasing control until all students can work independently or with a partner Older students Change the length of the summary 50 words or less 140 characters Ex:
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