Using Unexpected Texts

1. Using Unexpected Texts TED 406 Teaching Secondary Reading Fall 2011 Aguilar

2. One way to increase comprehensionin school reading is to increase interest.

3. One way to increase interestis to introduce unexpected texts that address your content.

4. Unexpected texts can include... Images... Maps... Videos... Comic books... Etc.

6. From http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/

8. How could I use this, or something like this to build literacy in my content area?

10. Hypothesize what this map means. What patterns do you see? What might the legend denote? When do you think this map was made Who do you think the audience is for this map? How might you title this map? What do the boundaries denote?

13. How could I use this, or something like this to build literacy in my content area?

14. Your students are very familiar and comfortable with video.

15. How could I use this, or something like this to build literacy in my content area?