Category: Teaching Approaches

Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate: Concept Mapping IDEAS in a Work

Posted on March 13, 2021August 1, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity asks students to individually identify ideas and issues developed in a work and collaboratively connect and develop one

Formulating Interpretive Statements

Posted on March 13, 2021August 6, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity scaffolds the process of developing an “interpretive statement” in response to a text or work. This is achieved

4-Step Poetry Protocol

Posted on March 12, 2021July 23, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This protocol provides students with an approach to reading and engaging with poetry. The collaborative approach gives students the opportunity

3-Check Questions Socratic Seminar

Posted on March 12, 2021August 1, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity encourages students to engage with texts through inquiry. Identifying the level of comprehension required to respond to each

Defining “Comprehension”

Posted on March 12, 2021July 23, 2022 by Jennifer Brooke

This activity introduces the concept to students that there are three levels of comprehension: Literal comprehension Inferential comprehension Critical comprehension

What happens when I read?

Posted on March 12, 2021August 18, 2021 by Jennifer Brooke

This metacognitive activity invites students to consider the complex processes involved in decoding and comprehending texts. Understanding the roles that