by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
First Lines First Lines is a pre-reading activity that promotes comprehension by helping students to anticipate a text based on its opening. It helps students to become more adept at framing a text efficiently, and to focus their attention on what they can learn from...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Gallery Walk In this activity student work is posted and the students walk around and look at their classmates’ work. The purpose of this activity can vary depending on the assignment. In its simplest form a gallery walk is an opportunity for students to see the work...
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...
