by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Sentence Imitation This writing activity challenges students to study example sentences drawn from literature, and then to write their own sentences, mimicking the form of the original. Students learn to appreciate and analyze both writer’s craft and sentence...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Setting Graphic Organizer This students help students to recognize the key features of a text’s setting, and to understand how the setting of a text contributes to its meaning. As they read, they complete a graphic organizer that directs their attention to important...
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
Star Lessons “STAR” stands for “Student-Initiated Talk After Read-Alouds.” This activity, adapted from Block & Pressley’s Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices (2001), supports student comprehension of read-alouds, by guiding student-initiated...
by reDesign | Oct 3, 2020
Storyboard Your Visualizations In this activity, students will create drawings that represent their five senses based on what they have read. The purpose of this activity is for readers to experience the text by using their senses to put them inside the text. This can...
