by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Business Card In this activity, inspired by Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion (1998), students will create a business card to represent a character from a reading. The purpose of this activity is for students to explore how audience and purpose shape writing....
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
One-Sentence Summaries In this activity, inspired by Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion (1998), students will summarize main ideas and vital details in one sentence. There are five different types of one-sentence summaries: description, sequence,...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
One Comment One Question In this activity, adapted from Gallagher’s Deeper Reading (2004), students will write a comment or question based on the reading. The purpose of the activity is for students to review content by participating in a whole- class discussion...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Newspaper Connection In this activity, inspired by Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion (1998), students will bring in articles (newspaper, magazine, blog posts) that relate to issues or ideas in the unit of study. Students will work in groups to compare and...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Anticipation Guide Anticipation guides consist of statements about themes from a text and ask students to evaluate their own thoughts about those themes. Anticipation guides help students build background when they think about ideas before they engage in a text. The...
