Name: Susie Strong
Before Reading
Stephens, E. C. & Brown,
J.E. A Handbook of Content
Literacy Strategies, 2nd ed.
In each box to the right, list 2-
3 teaching techniques given
in the chapter that you would
use (or have used) in your
classroom. These may
become part of your lesson
plan assignment later in the
course.
In a phrase or two next to
each technique, explain why
you would use this, what you
like about it, etc.
During Reading After Reading
Chapter 5: Strategies for Chapter 6: Strategies for
Initiating
Mysterious
Possbilities: I like
having students
develop their own
ideas, and this will get
them talking with their
peers and becoming
involved as a class.
Quick Write: I
love when students
see the connection
between a kick-off and
your lesson, great way
to activiate prior
knowledge and prep
them for learning
Quote of the
week: I really like this
idea because it will get
them thinking as well
as exposing them to
strong writing
Speed up! Slow
down!: I see modeling!
Yay! Also, I love that
this teaches students
that you dont have to
absorb each and every
word and there isnt a
blanket way to be
successful.
Factstorming:
Chapter 7: Strategies for
Constructing
I wonder why: I
love this!!!!! This
makes students
connect with the text.
It also has students
think it a more critical
and open-ended way.
X Marks the
Spot: This technique
encourages studnets
to have questions as
well as interact with
their comprehension
the entire time they
are reading.
Visualizing: You
are making students
think about something
in a different way and
really explore the
content whle getting
creative.
Utilizing
RAFT: Who
doesnt love this? You
are making a writing
response and a
reading transparent,
they see the purpose?
Theyll be willing to do
it.
Take a Stand:
This makes students
revisit and re-read the
text, which leads to
fluency. I dont need
anything more than
that!
Check Those
Facts: Student choice
within a community
text, accountability to
share ideas (Im
adding that part in).
While I am iffy about
this being only facts, I
do like how it is
making students make
a connection to the
content.

els, H. & Zemelman,
S. Subjects Matter.
In each box to the right, list 2-
3 teaching techniques given
in the chapter that you would
use (or have used) in your
classroom. These may
become part of your lesson
plan assignment later in the
course.
In a phrase or two next to
each technique, explain why
you would use this, what you
like about it, etc.
Before Reading During Reading
Chapter 5: (pages 104-113) Chapter 5 (pages 114-123)
Before: Activities That Prepare During: Helping Students
Students To Read Construct, Process, and
Question Ideas as They Read
Prereading Quiz: Partner Reading:
Love this, makes I like this mostly
students feel like because students can
theyre reading a hear information from
magazine, which is another source. This
wayyy more fun. would also encourage
Dramatic Role- some conversation
Play: WE are engaging about a text where
different learners, are individual reading
they more likely to would not.
recall you saying Annotating Text:
something is important? Unsurprisingly I am a
Or seeing a student do huge fan of annotating.
something silly and I think It is so important
dramatic? The latter for to have students just get
sure. to react to the text. They
dont have to have
crazy analytical notes,
just a smiley face next
to a line has them
interacting with the text
more.
After Reading
Chapter 5 (pages 124-137)
After: Guiding Students to
Reflect on, Integrate, and
Share Ideas
Coding Text: I may
like this mroe than
annotating. We are making
connections to toher texts
here! Yay!
Sketching My Way
Through the Text: I think
this is a great chocie strategy
for students. Some might
remember if they wrote
wow! next to a line, other
will remember a picture
better. It would also be cool
to be able to see the
similartities and differences
in your sketches over the
reading of the text.
 Before Reading During Reading After Reading
Daniels, H., Zemelman, S. & Chapters 3, 4 and 7 Chapters 3, 4 and 7 Chapters 3, 4 and 7
Steinke, N. Content Area YOU DECIDE!!! YOU DECIDE!!! YOU DECIDE!!!
Writing
Chapters 3, 4 and 7
KWL: I am kind Non-stop Write: Newspaper front
of struggling with this We are going to have page: This will have
In each box to the right, list 2-
3 teaching techniques given
method, its coming up students activating prior students think about the
in the chapter that you would over and over again, so knowledge and big pieces of the text
use (or have used) in your really Id just like to predicting new things and make the text more
classroom. These may give it a try and see how all while letting their exiciting to themselves
become part of your lesson it goes over. ideas flow freely Web Page: This
plan assignment later in the
Admit slip: This Clustering: I will encourage students
course.
In a phrase or two next to is a great way to have think this is great, we to take a deeper look at
each technique, explain why students think about are starting to make a text, I could see a lot
you would use this, what you your introduction from connections here! of quotes used here and
like about it, etc. the day before and get links to some more
them prepped to specific ideas
actually read a text,
make those
For this text, you will need to apply connections!
what youve learned about the goals
of before, during and after reading
to decide which column to place
each writing technique in. There are
some techniques that can go in more
than one column, select the one you
think most appropriate