Activating Strategies for Reading
Reading: Activating Thinking Here is a chart strategies to get students thinking about new units, new books, or new readings. Many are interactive and though they come from a site prepared for elementary…
Talking and Writing about LOVE
Vocabulary of Love Valentine’s Day Activity Refer to the most recent reading or topic you’ve studied with your class. Ask students to consider way(s) that love could have helped resolve…
Talking and Writing About Texts
Talking and Writing about Text Preparing to Talk LITERARY ILLUMINATIONS*: Locate a few special sections of the reading that the class should hear read aloud. The idea is to help…
Literature Circles
Structured Discussions Modified Literature Circles are a good way to get students to talk about literature and stay on topic. Attached is an adaptation of the literature circle roles described…