INteractions-outputs
Dialectical JournalCreate a dialogue with the information in a two-column journal. Select phrases you find important, interesting, or challenging; write them on the left side of the paper. Then write a reaction, opinion, or reflection on the right side. (synthesize)
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Flip Book
Categorize or sequence ideas you have learned in a layered booklet. (evaluation)
SummarizeWrite a short summary of the main ideas or key points of a topic or concept. Be sure to use your own words. (recall)
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Flow ChartMake a depiction of events or steps in order of occurrence. Consider using a storyboard to explain the sequence. (interpretation)
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What If statements
Create a “What If” statement by examining evidence and making generalizations or predictions. Your statement must pose a hypothesis and draw a conclusion. (evaluate)
Problem-Solution JournalIn a three-column chart, identify a problem (written in the left column), brainstorm solution alternatives (written in the middle) and choose a probable or proposed solution (written on the right). (interpretation)
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POETRYWrite a creative expression of the ideas from the notes, reading, or video through poetry. Examine an idea, concept, term, person, or process. Your poem may be formal or inventive. Some ideas for poems are acrostic, definition, found, haiku, diamante, I Am, narrative, and Important poems. See our poetry handout for more specific instructions. (interpretation)
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Interpret Picture/GraphicExamine any picture/graphic/map from your text or reading. Explain the meaning or significance of the picture/graphic and write a question you would like to ask about the picture/graphic. Within the context of a reading you can also consider asking the question of an author or historical figure. (interpretation)
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Editorial CartoonAn editorial cartoon uses humor to highlight important concerns on the various sides of a historical event or of an important historical figure and that person’s attributes or decisions. Create an editorial or political cartoon about the topic or historical figure. Under the cartoon, write your message or explain your interpretation of the issue/concept.(analyze)
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Word Cloud/TagxedoCurate a list of words that help show the overarching ideas of the reading or video, either because the words appear frequently in the section, or because they are important for understanding the meaning. Arrange them in a word cloud, using size to show their relative importance or how frequently they were used. A Tagxedo does the same thing, using the word cloud to create a picture of something related to the topic. (synthesis)
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Six-Word Synthesis
Characterize the idea, concept, issue or historical figure in a sentence that uses only six words. (interpretation). So like a memoir synthesizing the notes can be explained in six words. You also may find new insight to six words that can help in other areas. Everyone is living History. Everyone has a story to tell.
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