Teaching Students to Evaluate

What students think matters. Students engaging with the text is essential. Teaching students to evaluate is an excellent format for getting students involved with the text.

How to start if you are teaching ELLs...

1. Define evaluating
2. Make connections...food critics, movie critics, book critics
3. Build on Background...have students evaluate familiar foods, films, and books.
4. Explain Reasoning...have students explain WHY they do or do not like something
5. Use icons to help students recall the concept...thumbs up and thumbs down works well.
6. Apply the skill to a new text you are introducing.