This section was about how you introduce texts to students. It mainly focused on accessing background knowledge of the topic.
I am a big fan of good introductions for anything. I always try to start off with a seemingly unrelated question, which I then connect to my topic. A good intro catches the student interest and makes them more open to the topic. I am also a big fan on building background knowledge before reading. When I started teaching Hank the Cowdog to my Cent. students, I asked them what they knew about cowboys. We made a alist of cowboy characteristics, and as they read I had them look for parallels in Hank's personality. It seemd to work well and gave them a better view of Hank's character.
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