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Think Literacy: Mathematics Approaches
Grades 10 - 12, February 2006

CONTENTS
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READING STRATEGIES

Getting Ready to Read:

Previewing a Textbook .................................................
Analyzing the Features of a Text..........................
Creating a Word Wall...........................................
Extending Vocabulary (Definition Organizers).....................
The Frayer Model...........................................
 ............. 2
............. 8
........... 12
........... 16
........... 22

Reacting to Reading:

Responding to Text (Graffiti) ...........................................
 ........... 26

WRITING STRATEGIES

Developing and Organizing Ideas:

Webbing, Mapping and More...........................................
 ........... 30

Writing for a Purpose:

Journal Writing ....................................................
Journal Writing - Adding Details .........................................
 ........... 34
........... 40

Developing and Organizing Ideas:

Supporting the Main Idea...........................................
 ........... 46

Revising and Editing:

KWL Chart (I Know, I Wonder, I Learned) ......................
Journal Writing - Asking Questions to Revise Writing......
 ........... 52
........... 56

ORAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES

Pair Work:

Think/Pair/Share ................................................
 ........... 60

Small Group Discussions:

Placemat ............................................................
 .......... 66

Whole-class Discussions:

Four Corners ......................................................
Four Corners Variation - Opposite Sides
 .......... 72
.......... 78
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