Inspiring Action
Authors often choose to write about a specific theme or message to inspire readers to act. Actions may be small or individual such as committing
Authors often choose to write about a specific theme or message to inspire readers to act. Actions may be small or individual such as committing
Posted below are questions you can use when sparking discussions about a piece of literature: What is something that surprised you in your reading? Talk
Thinking Routines Matrix: Project Zero from the Harvard Graduate School of Education has put together a document called “Thinking Routines Matrix”. Included are 20 routines
Two defining principles of book clubs are choice and ownership. Book clubs are “a space where a specific group of individuals meet physically and/or virtually
Students can research the topic of residential schools individually or in small groups. These sources might be helpful as a starting point for younger readers:
Project Zero (Links to an external site.) provides many thinking routines that engage students in thinking and talking about texts and ideas. Use the Step Inside (Links to an
The Save the Last Word for Me strategy can be adapted to encourage virtual discussion in small groups of students from both classes. For this
Use the Chalk Talk (Links to an external site.) strategy to engage small groups of students in silent conversations. Students can be invited to respond to questions, prompts,
Inquiry-based discussion groups with students from both classes can be organized by identifying an essential question and asking students to individually record evidence of the
Ask students to identify the major conflicts that occur in the story. Use prompts to help them think about their role in the plot: How
Small groups of students can create book trailers for the novel to entice other students their age to read it. Use book trailers forFatty Legs (Links
If students are reading a text in a book club or if it is being used as a read-aloud or shared text, the Save the