Literacy

1. Journals

1.1. double-entry journals

1.2. improves reasoning skills

1.3. personal reflections

1.4. error analysis

2. Technology

2.1. Gradecam

2.2. Kahoot!

2.3. web-based projects

2.4. Voicethread

3. Close Reading

3.1. make the reading irresistible

3.2. casual attention grabbers

3.3. gives hard-workers, poor-performers a chance

3.4. text-based (not text-related) questions

3.5. underline and annotate (no hi-lighting)

4. Vocabulary

4.1. Latin roots

4.2. semantic gradients

4.3. vocabulary tiers

4.4. graphic organizers

4.5. front-load new vocabulary