by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Word Trees Word trees are a visual representation of a set of words, with a branching structure demonstrating the words’ interrelationships. Words that are more frequently or strongly associated to a given word are displayed with thicker or larger font, so that word...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Predict-O-Gram This activity, which has been adapted from Johns and Lenski’s Improving Reading: Strategies and Resources (2001), asks students to use a list of words or concepts to make a prediction about how the author may actually use them in texts. They verify or...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Socratic Seminar In this activity students will take part in a Socratic seminar that includes preparing background information, speaking and listening during the seminar, and writing after the seminar. This activity can be used in all content areas. CONTENT AREA ELA,...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Concept Maps Concept maps are a visual representation of interrelated ideas. Creating concept maps helps students to recognize and remember the hierarchical and horizontal relationships among words and ideas, and to represent these relationships both visually and...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Connection Graphic Organizer This activity provides a highly structured way for students to identify, organize, and process the connections they make with a text. Students are able to recognize and then categorize different types of connections: to their personal...
