Depth and complexity

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Here's a look at how students used the D & C icons to respond to our class novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

When introducing the prompts of Depth and Complexity, I like to begin with Big Idea and Details. Here are some ways you could get started with these two thinking tools.

How do you get to know your students at the beginning of the year? Me boxes? Me Reports? Me Posters? For ME… pun intended, I like to use the last option, ME Posters! These easy to do posters are a Back to School MUST for my beginning of the year routine. I usually send […]

The Kaplan Depth & Complexity chart is a way to promote complex and in-depth analysis of academic and non-academic content.

(I am updating this strategy with a new post here, but wanted to leave these directions for those of you who are just starting out and want to use this strategy in it's simplest form). Here are the amped up directions for those interested in using this strategy with a little more meat. Close Reading is all the rage these days. It's getting a lot of paparazzi attention in teaching circles. Or am I just late to the party? Anyways, I am currently working on helping my 5th Graders memorize the…

Make the first week of school a breeze with this freebie by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity to discuss classroom rules, procedures, and behavior!

A step-by-step guide on how to use Depth and Complexity frames in math and how to incorporate cooperative learning structures

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