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Last Modified April 8, 2021
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Rapid Writing

Help students unpack their responses to a text or video using this structured protocol that requires alternating between thinking and writing.

A student writing on a piece of paper.
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Think-Pair-Share

Think-Pair-Share activities facilitate thoughtful group discussions by having students first reflect individually and discuss their ideas with a partner.

Two students talking in a classroom
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Levels of Questions

Educators will help students strengthen their literacy skills by increasing the complexity of the questions they need to answer about a text.

A student writes on a piece of paper
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Jigsaw: Developing Community and Disseminating Knowledge

Students will become “experts” on a topic and then share their new knowledge with peers.

Four students sitting at a table smiling and talking to each other
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Gallery Walk

A gallery walk activity gets students moving as they explore a range of documents, images, or student work displayed around the classroom.

Students adding post-it notes to a white board.