I transformed the article Origins of Transoceanic Connections into a slide exploration and quiz that my students completed independently or with partners over 2 class periods (total of 90 min). I use these modifications to mix up the routine of three reads and my students respond well to these assignments. I have them check in their notes with me so I can do a brief check for understanding before sending them to the form.
How do other people mix it up with articles in their classrooms?
This is fantastic Erin Cunningham. I do something similar with the articles where I have students do skills practice with them. This one (attached below) was on identifying claims and supporting evidence and coincidentally is with the same text you used here. Also, Freda Anderson I love how you are jigsawing the articles with your students. That is often a method that I use too, as it gets students to focus more deeply on a section and then encourages them to ask good questions of their peers to fill in the other parts of the text to get the bigger picture.
