Sculpture by Brette Webb https://padlet.com/brette_webb/2qurvmsxm75q Tiny student responsibilities that make the studio work like a machine- Apps on a Phone. en-us 2018-08-17 00:08:55 UTC 2019-02-13 18:24:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Questions/Activities that check for understanding. brette_webb https://padlet.com/brette_webb/2qurvmsxm75q/wish/273623716 53 Ways to Check for Understanding

  1. Summary Poem Activity 
    • List ten key words from an assigned text.
    • Do a free verse poem with the words you highlighted.
    • Write a summary of the reading based on these words.
  2. Invent the Quiz 
    • Write ten higher-order text questions related to the content. Pick two and answer one of them in half a page.
  3. The 411 
    • Describe the author’s objective.
  4. Opinion Chart 
    • List opinions about the content in the left column of a T-chart, and support your opinions in the right column.
  5. So What? Journal 
    • Identify the main idea of the lesson. Why is it important?
  6. Rate Understanding
  7. Clickers (Response System)
  8. Teacher Observation Checklist
  9. Explaining 
    • Explain the main idea using an analogy.
  10. Evaluate 
    • What is the author's main point? What are the arguments for and against this idea?
  11. Describe 
    • What are the important characteristics or features of the main concept or idea of the reading?
  12. Define 
    • Pick out an important word or phrase that the author of a text introduces. What does it mean?
  13. Compare and Contrast 
    • Identify the theory or idea the author is advancing. Then identify an opposite theory. What are the similarities and differences between these ideas?
  14. Question Stems 
    • I believe that ________ because _______.
    • I was most confused by X.
  15. Mind Map 
    • Create a mind map that represents a concept using a diagram-making tool (like Gliffy). Provide your teacher/classmates with the link to your mind map.
  16. Intrigue Journal 
    • List the five most interesting, controversial, or resonant ideas you found in the readings. Include page numbers and a short rationale (100 words) for your selection.
  17. Advertisement 
    • Create an ad, with visuals and text, for the newly learned concept.
  18. 5 Words 
    • What five words would you use to describe ______? Explain and justify your choices.
  19. Muddy Moment 
    • What frustrates and confuses you about the text? Why?
  20. Collage 
    • Create a collage around the lesson's themes. Explain your choices in one paragraph.
  21. Letter 
    • Explain _______ in a letter to your best friend.
  22. Talk Show Panel 
    • Have a cast of experts debate the finer points of X.
  23. Study Guide 
    • What are the main topics, supporting details, important person's contributions, terms, and definitions?
  24. Illustration 
    • Draw a picture that illustrates a relationship between terms in the text. Explain in one paragraph your visual representation.
  25. KWL Chart 
    • What do you know, what do you want to know, and what have you learned?
  26. Sticky Notes Annotation 
    • Use sticky notes to describe key passages that are notable or that you have questions about.
  27. 3-2-1 
    • Three things you found out.
    • Two interesting things.
    • One question you still have.
  28. Outline 
    • Represent the organization of X by outlining it.
  29. Anticipation Guide 
    • Establish a purpose for reading and create post-reading reflections and discussion.
  30. Simile 
    • What we learned today is like X.
  31. The Minute Paper 
    • In one minute, describe the most meaningful thing you've learned.
  32. Interview You 
    • You’re the guest expert on 60 Minutes. Answer: 
      1. What are component parts of _______?
      2. Why does this topic matter?
  33. Double Entry Notebook 
    • Create a two-column table. Use the left column to write down 5-8 important quotations. Use the right column to record reactions to the quotations.
  34. Comic Book 
    • Use a comic book creation tool like Bitstrips to represent understanding.
  35. Tagxedo 
    • What are key words that express the main ideas? Be ready to discuss and explain.
  36. Classroom TED Talk
  37. Podcast 
    • Play the part of a content expert and discuss content-related issues on a podcast, using the free Easypodcast.
  38. Create a Multimedia Poster with Glogster
  39. Twitter Post 
    • Define _______ in under 140 characters.
  40. Explain Your Solution 
    • Describe how you solved an academic problem, step by step.
  41. Dramatic Interpretation 
    • Dramatize a critical scene from a complex narrative.
  42. Ballad 
    • Summarize a narrative that employs a poem or song structure using short stanzas.
  43. Pamphlet 
    • Describe the key features of _______ in a visually and textually compelling pamphlet.
  44. You've Got Mail 
    • Each student writes a question about a topic on the front of an envelope; the answer is included inside. Questions are then “mailed” around the room. Each learner writes her answer on a slip of scratch paper and confirms its correctness by reading the “official answer” before she places her own response in the envelope. After several series of mailings and a class discussion about the subject, the envelopes are deposited in the teacher’s letterbox.
  45. Bio Poem 
    • To describe a character or person, write a poem that includes: 
      • (Line 1) First name
      • (Line 2) 3-4 adjectives that describe the person
      • (Line 3) Important relationship
      • (Line 4) 2-3 things, people, or ideas the person loved
      • (Line 5) Three feelings the person experienced
      • (Line 6) Three fears the person experienced
      • (Line 7) Accomplishments
      • (Line 8) 2-3 things the person wanted to see happen or wanted to experience
      • (Line 9) His or her residence
      • (Line 10) Last name
  46. Sketch 
    • Visually represent new knowledge.
  47. Top Ten List 
    • What are the most important takeaways, written with humor?
  48. Color Cards 
    • Red = "Stop, I need help."
    • Green = "Keep going, I understand."
    • Yellow = "I'm a little confused."
  49. Quickwrite 
    • Without stopping, write what most confuses you.
  50. Conference 
    • A short, focused discussion between the teacher and student.
  51. Debrief 
    • Reflect immediately after an activity.
  52. Exit Slip 
    • Have students reflect on lessons learned during class.
  53. Misconception Check 
    • Given a common misconception about a topic, students explain why they agree or disagree with it.
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