Media literacy Skills:

• Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources

• Compare, contrast, and draw connections among resources

• Use critical-literacy skills to analyze and interpret information

Communication Skills:

• Make inferences and draw conclusions

Thinking Skills:

• Draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations

• Revise understanding based on new information and evidence

1. 3 Levels of Text - simple discussion protocol in which you share a passage that resonated with you with your group members, say what you think of it, and share the implications of it for your work / thinking

2. 4 A’s Protocol - excellent discussion protocol for all kinds of texts in many subject areas involving looking at the assumptions in the text, what you agree with, what you would argue with, and what you would take action on.

3. Generate-Sort-Connect-Elaborate - visible thinking routine easy to use across subjects in which you generate ideas based on a prompt, sort them into categories, identify connections / groupings, and then elaborate on your original ideas

4. 4Cs routine - visible thinking routine based on connections, challenges, concepts, and changes

5. Claim, Support, Question - visible thinking routine based on making a claim, identifying support for the claim, and asking questions related to what is NOT explained in the claim

6. Claim, Evidence, Reasoning - an introduction to engaging in argument by reasoning with evidence and using evidence to support claims

7. Circle of Viewpoints - a visible thinking routine used for exploring different perspectives

8. CSR Reading Log - a simple graphic organizer from Adlit.org designed to help you make predictions before reading, to record main ideas as you read, and to reflect after reading