Category: Activities and Protocols

Musical Chairs Interview

At the beginning of a unit, this protocol works well with discussion questions that focus on the students’ personal response

Identifying significant lines of text is a reading skill. Many students will describe this process as being intuitive claiming, “the

Identifying significant lines of text is a reading skill. Many students will describe this process as being intuitive claiming, “the

Who said it? What is the context? and Why is this quote significant? may seem like an archaic exercise in

Journal writing helps students develop important thinking skills. There are the traditional approaches used in the younger years, like imagining

Peter Elbow is known for his advocacy of free writing practices and provides the following arguments in his book, Writing