Ms. Sally Mae begins teaching a unit on the Civil War. She asks her students to think of all the Civil War battle sites, movies, and memorials they can think of. Sally Mae is doing which of the following?
A) reciprocal teaching
B) metacognitive monitoring
C) activating prior knowledge
D) rehearsal

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Sally Mae is activating prior knowledge by asking her students to think of everything they know about the Civil War. This helps to set the stage for the upcoming unit and can give the teacher a sense of what the students already know and what they need to learn.

Ms Sally Mae Begins Teaching a Unit on the Civil