Prepare your slides and create the Force a Copy link.
Post the link to your LMS or use a URL shrinker and write the short URL on the board.
Break students into teams of 2
One team member opens the link, shares it with their partner and teacher
Student one and two will spend ten minutes independently reading the same selection. Students may use any annotation techniques used in class. Both students will enter their findings on slide one or two. (students follow the color coding on the template).
Students will spend five minutes discussing their findings with their partner and completing a Venn diagram together on Slide Two. What did you notice and what did I notice that was the same or different. (The goal is to deepen understanding of the article that was read.)
Using the shared research and Venn diagram, each student will write his or her own paragraph summarizing the reading selection.
Each team will take turns presenting their findings to the class, other groups, or a partner.
Newsela - for articles
YouTube timer - 10 minutes