by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Hotseat This activity encourages deep engagement with a text by asking students to take on the role of a character, historical figure, or other entity, and to respond to questions as this alternate persona. It requires students to identify with the characteristics,...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Iceberg Diagrams Typically, there are numerous underlying causes that give rise to a specific event. Often these causes rest “beneath the surface” and can be difficult for students to “see.” The Iceberg teaching strategy can be used to help students gain awareness of...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Inner Voice Conversation As students read, they need to be cognizant of their inner voice—the conversation in their head with the text in their hands—as they read. They also need to recognize the strategies they are using to comprehend texts and make meaning so that...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Inquiry Charts In this activity students will examine multiple sources of information for points of consistency and inconsistency. The purpose of this activity is to build critical reading skills. This activity can be modified to fit students with a variety of...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Photo Drop This activity, adapted from Facing History and Ourselves (www.facinghistory.org) helps students consider what they already know about a topic or a text through visual media. Students examine relevant photographs and identify what they see, make inferences,...
