Students finalize their thesis statements and map out the resulting essay structure.
A focused study on Chapters 9 and 10 of Gary Paulsen's 'Hatchet,' focusing on Brian's discovery of fire and turtle eggs, emphasizing recall, inference, and types of literary conflict.
After Reading Strategy: Consolidating skills into a final performance and assessment about students’ actions around the world.
After Reading Strategy: Comparing cultures, traditions, and navigation (directions) using role-play to evaluate perspectives across texts.
After Reading Strategy: Synthesizing information into 'Summary Sculptures' focused on food items and healthy lifestyles.
After Reading Strategy: Writing from the perspective of characters visiting cultural and educational places in Kuwait to synthesize meaning.
Before Reading Strategy: Practicing fluency and previewing text through weather forecast 'Radio Dramas' and climate reports.
During Reading Strategy: Using reenactment to boost recall of the history of technology and modern hobbies.
During Reading Strategy: Exploring multiple viewpoints within global celebrations and cultural events.
During Reading Strategy: Diving deep into traveler perspectives through the 'Hot Seat' technique while discovering countries.
During Reading Strategy: Using physical poses to represent informational text structures like cause/effect focused on environmental danger.
During Reading Strategy: Creating frozen tableaus to represent narrative story arcs centered on the joy of hobbies.
During Reading Strategy: Using 'Talking Statues' to make inferences about healthy habits and scientific facts about health.
Before Reading Strategy: Introduction to enactment as a tool for prediction and frontloading, focused on Kuwaiti heritage and life in the past.
