by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Role-Play In a role-play, students adopt a fictional persona and they act out a simulated situation. When studying literature, students usually role-play by acting as a character in a story, but role-play is a flexible learning tool that can also be adapted for many...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
The Action-Feelings-Setting Strategy Action Feelings Setting is a strategy for planning and executing writing that helps students to focus on critical elements of a story and to include important and engaging elements. It can be used to plan new writing and also to...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Text Feature Grid This activity develops awareness of the many textual features that may be present in different types of texts, and helps students to draw meaning from these text features. When students are aware of the presence and role of a variety of text...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Closed and Open Word Sorts Word Sort is a simple small group activity. Students list key words from a reading or a unit of study, or alternatively, the teacher may provide a list of terms prior to the sort. Students identify the meaning and properties of each word and...
by reDesign | Oct 1, 2020
Tableau In this activity students will create frozen scenes from significant events in their reading. The purpose of the activity is to identify important scenes from the reading and analyze character behavior. This activity works best with fiction, but can also work...
