Why student vocabulary and academic percentile increase with continued reading outside of school.

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How do we structure our class time with our group of growing minds to think differently about reading and writing?  How do we,  as teachers, change our thinking about reading and writing as a messy, liberating, and creative process?  A process that allows students to be in the pilot’s seat.  Penny Kittle gives some advice.  Here are two links for general writing instructions, as well as, argumentative writing steps.

Adolescent Writers

Building Argument

Short article off Penny Kittle’s website.

Students should be reading and writing everyday….read here

As we strive to teach our students to think critically, a lot has to do with our questioning techniques.  Below are links to some question stems, learning activities, and levels of higher thinking.

Depth of Knowledge Levels

Depth of Knowledge Question Stems

Depth of Knowledge Overview  Chart