Here are some quick strategies to reference when you need to amp up your lessons for engagement:
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Movement
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Tech
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To get students to consider both sides of any issue try, Weigh the Evidence (human scale) under #2
To get students moving and answering questions about any text, try Socratic Soccer Ball under #2
To learn literary concepts through movement, try
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For a great close reading activity for showcasing theme, setting, or mood in ANY text, have students create a digital blackout poem.
For retelling, summarizing, or simplifying ANY text, try using a children’s book creator named Storybird
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For sentence combining and paraphrasing, try this sticky note group activity.
To track ANY concept in ANY text, try making literary bar graphs (#4)
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