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...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Adjusting Reading Rate This activity teaches students to monitor the relative difficulty of text, and to adjust their reading rate to support comprehension of text at various levels of difficulty. The activity allows students to practice metacognition and...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Movie Poster Movie Poster is an activity where students create a poster about a text that includes a main graphic image, a tagline, and a quote from a critical review. Each element of the movie poster should be selected carefully and deliberately to accurately...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Acronym Mnemonics Through this activity students create acronyms to assist in remembering a process, list, or set of facts. This process develops students’ metacognition, and helps them to become more mindful and effective in their studying. CONTENT AREA ELA, Math,...
