Generating Interaction Between Schema and Text is a summarizing strategy in which students read text and determine the main idea.
Steps: 1. Ask students to read a selected piece of text. 2. Instruct students to summarize what they have read in 20 words or less. 3. Instruct students to draw 20 blanks on their paper, one blank for each word. 4. Allow time for students to write their G.I.S.T. on their paper. 5. Allow students to share their G.I.S.T. with the class. | Differentiation: • Strategically pair students for peer support. • Provide a list of vocabulary words. Variations: • Challenge students to rewrite their summary in 15 words, 10 words, and then to 5 words. • Group students to read each others’ G.I.S.T. statements and work collaboratively to write a group statement. • Use Numbered Heads Together to have students share their G.I.S.T. statements. G.I.S.T. |