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Student Guide: Informational Writing

This student-facing performance task guide describes the distinguishing characteristics of informational texts, provides examples and exemplars to analyze, and illustrates various text structures used for different purposes. This task guide provides…

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021

Learning Activity Template: Photo Drop

People often say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Photographs have the power to capture a moment and make us think, question, and feel. But because images constantly bombard…

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Learning Activity Template: Question the Text

Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. Titles, headings, tables, and pictures are just some of the text features readers encounter. If you're a reader…

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Learning Activity Template: Text Annotation

It is often helpful to "code" the text as you read to enhance close reading. This will help you remember important pieces of information from the text.

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Learning Activity Template: THIEVES Template

Books—and textbooks especially—have lots of features to help readers understand the text. If you're a reader who skips over an example or doesn't look ahead at bolded text, you're missing…

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Learning Activity Template: One-Sentence Summaries

To help you focus on the most important information, it's helpful to summarize the main ideas in one sentence.

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021

Learning Activity Guide: Assess Credibility of Sources

Today we have more information available to us than ever before. But, not all that information is created equal. Before you put your academic reputation on the line, it important…

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021

Learning Activity Guide: Cornell Notes

Note taking is an important skill for recording information—and your response to that information—for later review. When you take notes, you actively process information as you read, listen, or watch.…

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021

Learning Activity Guide: Inquiry Chart

To get the most out of your reading, listening, or watching, you'll want to have strategies for comparing the information you find in multiple sources. The INQUIRY CHART allows you…

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021

Learning Activity Guide: Preview a Text

Previewing a text allows you to find the important clues that authors use to communicate meaning to their readers. It also help you zero in on where exactly you can…

Thomas GaffeyDecember 1, 2021