Text to Self, Text, and World
This is a Microsoft Word template I made to help students make connections to what they are reading. It has three columns: text to self, text to text, and text to word. Each column has a short...
View ArticleCreating and Interviewing Characters
To help my students develop the characters in their stories, I’ve had them focus on making characters that seem like real people. My theory is that if students can create full, well-developed...
View ArticleTimelining a Character’s Life
A recent experiment for making characters come alive: creating timelines of their lives. After interviewing characters, I had a lot of specific details about who these people were and what were some of...
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CSI: Colour, Symbol, Image
CSI is one of the more challenging Visible Thinking Routines but it can really help students develop their understanding of a topic. The basic format is like this: Think of the big ideas and...
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