Hierarchy Graphic Organizer Students organize, summarize, and analyze information by transferring Analyze/Interpret information into a graphic organizer that shows the relationship between the Apply ideas through a hierarchical structure. Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Make Connections Hot and Cold A piece of text is divided by paragraph, page, chapter, etc. Analyze/Interpret Evaluate Students rank each section on their level of understanding. 10=hot (I understood all of the text.) 0=cold (I did not understand any of the text.) NOTE: This provides a learning strategy to support transfer of comprehension strategies into all levels of understanding during reading. Hot Seat Provide a deck of Say It (cards with questions), one number cube, and a piece Analyze/Interpret of text for each group of 4 to 5 students. Evaluate Generalize Students read the text independently stopping at an agreed upon place in the Infer text. Make Connections Each student rolls the number cube. The student rolling the highest number is in Summarize the Hot Seat. The student in the Hot Seat draws one card from the deck and responds to the prompt. Students in the group listen to the response and provide feedback using a point system of 1-5. The student in the Hot Seat records his/her points. The student with the highest points at the end of the game wins. Human Timelines Students are placed into groups. Analyze/Interpret Apply Groups are given a set of pictures, events, ideas, processes, etc., aligned to the Sequence/Order content. Summarize Group members huddle to determine the correct sequence of the pictures, events, ideas, or processes. Student reveal their human time line to the class and justify their sequence.
Hierarchy Graphic Organizer Students organize, summarize, and analyze information by transferring information into a graphic organizer that shows the relationship between the ideas through a hierarchical structure. Analyze/Interpret Apply Compare/Contrast/ Categorize Create/Develop Make Connections Hot and Cold A piece of text is divided by paragraph, page, chapter, etc. Students rank each section on their level of understanding. 10=hot (I understood all of the text.) 0=cold (I did not understand any of the text.) NOTE: This provides a learning strategy to support transfer of comprehension strategies into all levels of understanding during reading. Analyze/Interpret Evaluate Hot Seat Provide a deck of Say It (cards with questions), one number cube, and a piece of text for each group of 4 to 5 students. Students read the text independently stopping at an agreed upon place in the text. Each student rolls the number cube. The student rolling the highest number is in the Hot Seat. The student in the Hot Seat draws one card from the deck and responds to the prompt. Students in the group listen to the response and provide feedback using a point system of 1-5. The student in the Hot Seat records his/her points. The student with the highest points at the end of the game wins. Analyze/Interpret Evaluate Generalize Infer Make Connections Summarize Human Timelines Students are placed into groups. Groups are given a set of pictures, events, ideas, processes, etc., aligned to the content. Group members huddle to determine the correct sequence of the pictures, events, ideas, or processes. Student reveal their human time line to the class and justify their sequence. Analyze/Interpret Apply Sequence/Order Summarize
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