Watch how teachers can review rhetorical devices with students in preparation for a writing assignment. Video delves into the art of persuasion and crafting an argument.

By making Thinking Notes, or metacognative markers, consistent between students when they are reading, you prepare them for a better discussion of the text. Watch how to use this simple strategy to help your students better understand texts.

A variety of strategies to use to analyze author choices. Strategies examined include close reading, interrupted reading and collaboration. QPA is also discussed in the high school ELA lesson.

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Students will use the information that they learned from the text to write a report
Students will then present what they learned to the Kindergarten class at their school
Fiction vs. Non-Fiction
Asking and answering questions to understand the key details
Who, what, when, where, why and how
Partner talk
The teacher uses an anchor chart with question frames for the students to use
Asks the students what the author is thinking/what the author means