What one resource, from ReadWriteThink.org or any other site, most surprised you this year in providing an engaging learning experience for your students? Why do you think it had such a strong effect? Can you share some student work or reflections? Your “find” could be a valuable resource for others to try.
One of my favorites is Cooking Up Descriptive Language: Designing Restaurant Menus. It gave students a chance to compose menus that reflected their family and cultural backgrounds, and they were able to learn more about text design and layout. I’ll definitely try it again, and I’m considering other possibilities for the activity, like using it as a book report alternative by asking students to create a menu for a restaurant that characters in a novel visit (or might visit). It was definitely a keeper!
