Instructional+Strategy+Resources

Here is a link to help support backward design:

http://instructionatsedelcosd.wikispaces.com/InstructionalStrategies

Lots of resources are included for kinds of activities to use with your students Before, During, and After you teach a new objective.

Have your students use [|Wordle] to create a word splash of your vocabulary. - Paste into worlde the description of a book or lines of poetry. Have them predict what the story will be about based on the wordle you created. Then once they have read it, have them write a new summary comparing what they learned to their original prediction!