Before During and After
Prewriting activities- Before
How do you read (outloud, silent, etc) During
Post reading response- After
This post is about the post reading response.
Here is a list of responses I have used in the past with content area reading:
Provide a menu of responses, giving students a choice of which activities they want to complete.
Creating a project using the information from the text.
Exhibits to display understanding
Plays
Panel discussion
Role play (dramatic production)
Persuasive speech
Debate
Magazine (one or many articles)
Newspaper report
Multimedia presentation
Video/audio tape
Pamphlet
Children's book
Field trips
Science projects
Photograph exhibit
Personal writing (journals, papers, letters, etc.)
Guest speaker
Museum display
Invite other classes in for a presentation