Use blackout poetry with a new text as a formative assessment to create rich discussion that is student driven and compelling about theme connected to the text.
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Category: Activities that create input
Soul Searching at the close of November
Ways to reset energy levels in a comprehended input based classroom deep into the semester.
Find the Sentence: Little to no prep way to create reading reps to review a passage.
I first found find the sentence at todallycomprehenisble as I often do with comprehension based activities. Magister Toda involves some prep work to create a find the sentence version with illustrations from a text. Illustrations are a fantastic way to help students connect to text. If you have time to make images with a text follow Keith's … Continue reading Find the Sentence: Little to no prep way to create reading reps to review a passage.
Creating Student Driven Input: GooseChase
GooseChase is an app that allows you to create scavenger hunt type games for groups. I first experienced GooseChase in Katherine Gales' classroom at Xavier High School last year. Here is how I've used the app a few times: I found some items or areas in our school that relate to something we've been reading … Continue reading Creating Student Driven Input: GooseChase
Word Cloud – Student influenced Input
Activities that create student driven compelling input are powerful. They save you time and meet students where they are at in the acquisition process.
