jrp+mini-lessons+for+background+knowledge

__**Fall**__ -Setting a Framework for the Reading "Anticipation Guides (+Why)"
 * Starting with the basics

-What do we know, want to know and what have we Learned "K-W-L"

-Communicative Brainstorming "Give One Get One"

__**Winter**__ -Visualizing your thoughts "Closed Eyes Visualize"
 * Using Visuals

-Multiple Solutions and Points of View "Pro - Con Improv"

-Creating Images while Reading "Sticky Note Snapshots"

__**Spring**__ -Visually Recognizing Text "Text Structure Graphic Organizers"
 * Digging Deep

-Tricks to Reading Textbooks "Thieves"

-Reaching Inside "Quickwrites"

Assessments for Background Knowledge

Reference: All titles in quotations come from: Zwiers, J. (2010). //Building reading comprehension habits in grades 6-12: A toolkit of classroom activities//. 2nd ed. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, Inc.