23. “Visualizing, making meaning by means
of mental images, is the paradigm of all
acts of mind. Students who learn to
look and look again are discovering
their powers.”
- Anne Berthoff (1980) The Making of Meaning
25. “Without a visual model, there will be nothing for
students to think with, nothing to think about.”
- Jeff Wilhelm (1995), “Reading is Seeing,” Journal of Reading Behavior
26. Category of Activity Strategy Instructional Time
Teacher modeled think aloud Day One - 20-30 minutes
Pre-Reading
Class discussion of strategies Day One - 20 minutes
Begin reflective reading log Day One Homework
Sparks Collection Day Two - 45 minutes
Evaluate Questions (thick/thin) Day Two - 10 minutes
During Reading
Think-Pair-Share Discussions Day Three - 55 minutes
Storyboard and Gather images Day Three and homework
Script Writing Day Four - 40 minutes
Arrange and Sequence Images Day Four/Five - 10 minutes
Construction Record Narration Day Five - 90 minutes available
Special effects, transitions, etc. Day Six - 90 minutes available
Culmination Screening and Discussion Day Six/Seven - 90 minutes available