focus on discrete elements Prompts. (a) general understanding, (b) key details, (c) vocabulary and text structure, (d) of the text. author’s purpose, (e) inferences, (f) opinions, arguments, and intertextual connections. See DPI Handout: Individual or with a partner Social Studies: consider source, context, corroboration (See Reading Like a SHEG’s This may overlap with the Note: Historian for additional resources); also bias and step below, depending on point of view lesson. AVID Critical Reading Strategies to consider: Strategy 8: Charting the Text (p. 97-113) - Partner Students share thinking with a partner. Students discuss text-dependent questions Students talk through their Share annotations and responses to with a partner. Students may answer the questions (see previous steps). understanding of the text questions with a partner, discussing as they Clarify misunderstandings or confusions. with a partner. go, OR answer the questions individually, and Generate additional questions posed by the then share answers and discuss with a student. Note: This may overlap with the partner. steps above and below, AVID Collaborative Strategies to consider: depending on lesson. See Student Handout for Text-Dependent Think-Pair-Share (from AVID Write Path II: Questions, Discussion Prompts, and Writing History/Social Science book) Prompts. - Group Students debate, argue, discuss text as a whole or Whole class discussion, guided by the 4 small group. Whole or Small group discussion prompts. The text remains the focus as the reader explores discussion among Consider whether students will also need to and evaluates the choices. author’s students. discuss others of the text-dependent Structure discussion around student responses to text-dependent questions while also preparing questions. Suggestion: use of primary source Note: This may overlap with the them to write about the text (see next step). quotes in & connections to step above, depending on ‘American Voices’ lesson. laissez-faire. AVID Collaborative Strategies to consider: Socratic Seminar, Four Corner Discussion, Debate (from AVID Write Path II: History/Social Science
focus on discrete elements of the text. Individual or with a partner Note: This may overlap with the step below, depending on lesson. (a) general understanding, (b) key details, (c) vocabulary and text structure, (d) author’s purpose, (e) inferences, (f) opinions, arguments, and intertextual connections. See DPI Handout: Social Studies: consider source, context, corroboration (See SHEG’s Reading Like a Historian for additional resources); also bias and point of view Prompts. AVID Critical Reading Strategies to consider: Strategy 8: Charting the Text (p. 97-113) - Partner Students talk through their understanding of the text with a partner. Note: This may overlap with the steps above and below, depending on lesson. Students share thinking with a partner. Share annotations and responses to questions (see previous steps). Clarify misunderstandings or confusions. Generate additional questions posed by the student. Students discuss text-dependent questions with a partner. Students may answer the questions with a partner, discussing as they go, OR answer the questions individually, and then share answers and discuss with a partner. See Student Handout for Text-Dependent Questions, Discussion Prompts, and Writing Prompts. AVID Collaborative Strategies to consider: Think-Pair-Share (from AVID Write Path II: History/Social Science book) - Group Whole or Small group discussion among students. Note: This may overlap with the step above, depending on lesson. Students debate, argue, discuss text as a whole or small group. The text remains the focus as the reader explores and evaluates the author’s choices. Structure discussion around student responses to text-dependent questions while also preparing them to write about the text (see next step). Whole class discussion, guided by the 4 discussion prompts. Consider whether students will also need to discuss others of the text-dependent questions. Suggestion: use of primary source quotes in ‘American Voices’ & connections to laissez-faire. AVID Collaborative Strategies to consider: Socratic Seminar, Four Corner Discussion, Debate (from AVID Write Path II: History/Social Science
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