Inspiring Action
After reading, discuss with students that an author often writes a book with a specific theme or message to inspire us to take action. This
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After reading, discuss with students that an author often writes a book with a specific theme or message to inspire us to take action. This
Create discussion stations, or chat stations, for students to rotate through and discuss various topics related to the text. Students can be asked to respond
After reading, prompt students to reflect on how a selected character changes over the course of the story: How are they different at the end
After reading and discussing the chosen text, select additional texts to share with students and invite them to identify connections that can be made between
Use quick writes to invite students to capture their first-draft thinking in response to an excerpt from the text or to prepare for a small-group
Students can create a One-Pager, a combination of images and words, to reveal their thoughts, reactions, and responses about the book. These can be as
Invite students to record their reactions and responses during reading by using a Double Entry Journal. These journals can later become the basis of student-led
The See-Think-Wonder (Links to an external site.) routine encourages students to examine and interpret images by making observations, sharing their thinking, and identifying questions and curiosities. This activity