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Connect, Extend, Challenge Chart
Our Connect, Extend, Challenge chart allows your students to connect prior knowledge and new information on a topic.
Subject
- Civics & Citizenship
- Social Studies
Language
English — USUpdated
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Date of Publication:
December 2023
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The Connect, Extend, Challenge Protocol helps students connect new ideas to what they already know about a topic. As students consider how what they're learning extends and challenges their thinking, they deepen their understanding of the topic. Students can write their responses using our free Connect, Extend, Challenge template, available both as a printable PDF and in a Google Doc format.
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Facing History & Ourselves, “Connect, Extend, Challenge Chart”, last updated August 21, 2017.
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