p2criterionb – English Collaborative

Ladder of Abstraction

This activity allows students to process the ways in which details from a work might represent larger abstract ideas. Process

Essay or commentary prompts usually either point students to a specific textual feature or a specific effect/meaning/feeling created within the text.

This activity helps students visually see and appreciate the ways in which parts make up a whole. One of the

This protocol directs students to reflect on the ways in which their identity shapes their reading/ audience response compared to

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