Ideas for helping you move student work from ordinary knowledge to extraordinary thinking. New demands for literacy instruction require an emphasis on both literature and informational text. But student work with informational text doesn’t have to be a dry regurgitation of facts. In fact, putting a creative spin on student performance tasks can turn informational text projects from ordinary into extraordinary. Here are some ideas for unique and creative projects and products that get students thinking about the content they are reading.
by Melinda Kolk
Informational Text Projects That Build Thinking and Creativity
