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  • Teacher Toolbox
    • Thinking Routines
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    • Discourse Strategies
    • Formative Assessments Strategies
  • Professional Resources
    • Common Core
    • Cultures of Thinking
    • Life-Long Learners
    • Reading & Vocabulary
    • Standards Based Grading
    • Writing
  • Our Journey
    • Hart Middle School
    • Reuther Middle School
    • Rochester High School
    • Van Hoosen Middle School
    • West Middle School
  • Creative Ideas
  • Conferences
    • Moving Learning Forward 2015 Conference
    • Moving Learning Forward 2014 Conference
    • Think From the Middle 2014 Conference

Sentence-Phrase-Word

A routine for capturing what a reader found meaningful from a text.                                                                                   
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Description: The Sentence-Phrase-Word thinking routine helps learners to engage with and make meaning from text with a particular focus on capturing the essence of the text or “what speaks to you”.  The power of the routine lies in the discussion of why a particular word, a single phrase, and a sentence stood out for each individual in the group as the catalyst for rich discussion. Learners must justify their responses and it sets the stage for considering themes, implications, predictions, and lessons to be drawn.

How to Use the Strategy:

Refer to pages 207-213 in the book Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for All Learners.

Access online instructions here at Harvard Project Zero.

Notes:
The length of a text is important in this routine.  If it is too long, students will just skim it.  To use this routine effectively, choose a piece of text that engages - a section from a book, newspaper article, poem, or even a scene from a play.


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Resources
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Sentence-Phrase-Word Poster.pdf
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SPW template.pdf
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SPW template 2.pdf
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sentence-phrase-word_-_current_events_science.docx
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