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,...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Poetry Connection In this activity, inspired by Burke’s The English Teacher’s Companion (1998), students will bring in a poem that relates to issues or ideas in the unit of study. Students will work in groups to compare and contrast their poems. The purpose of this...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Questioning the Author This activity helps students to connect the content of a text with the author’s perspective and intention, and in doing so to develop a richer understanding and appreciation of the text. This process helps students to evaluate an author’s...
