Golden Lines - When you come across a great example (in a text or students work). This is then displayed on the wall. These can be 'borrowed' for use in students writing.
Anticipatory Reading Guides
- Write about six statements to catch the reader's interest that focus on the main messages of the text.
- The students work independently agreeing or disagreeing with the statements and then share their choices with a partner.
- After reading the students revisit the guide with their findings and make their final choices
- The teacher and students discuss their choices and justify their opinions.
Ask and Answer/Hot seating (can be used with fiction and non-fiction texts)
- Children in role
