PLANNING AN EFFECTIVE LITERACY JIGSAW
STEPS
1.Choose and unpack your standards
EXAMPLE
CC.R.I.6.9 Integration of Ideas
Knowledge and Ideas: Compare and contrast one
author’s presentation of events with that of
another (e.g., a memoir written by and a
biography on the same person)
RESOURCES
released forms
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/support-tools/#unpacking
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/#unpacking
http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/HS+Standards
http://elaccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/High+School+Resources
https://www.engageny.org/common-core-curriculum
http://www.wiki-teacher.com/
2. Choose text
On or above grade level if read aloud
Leveled if independent/small group
Relevance
Student Interest
Lends to Standard (RL/RI)
3. Plan Word Workers: Choose
Vocabulary from text and standard
Academic Vocabulary/Tier II
PRO/CON: Making history class better
By Tribune News Service, adapted by Newsela
staff on 04.20.15
Word Count 1,453
4. Plan Supporters Group
Create statements that restate author’s
ideas (explicit) and/or statements that
are inferences (implicit) a reader can
make after reading a part of the text.
Both writers feel civics and social studies
education is important to American citizens.
https://newsela.com/
http://www.readworks.org/
http://textproject.org/classroom-materials/
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/Appendix_B.pdf
https://lexile.com/about-lexile/gradeequivalent/grade-equivalent-chart/
Freedom
Democracy
Equality
Support
Conclude
Frayer Model Template
word storm page
Vocabulary organizers
5. Plan Concluders Group
Choose statements/paragraphs that
provide opportunity for students to
draw conclusions about the author or
topic (this depends on the standard you
have chosen)
6. Plan for Judges Table
Create tasks that require evaluation of
author technique or literary technique
or feature.
7. Early Finishers
Create tasks that focus on Creating,
Evaluating, and Analyzing.
This is also a great opportunity to
address essential questions that align
with standard.
nhayes@bertie.k12.nc.us
Read the first 2 paragraphs of Change How We
Teach Teachers.
What inferences can you make about the author?
Blooms Stems for Instruction
RBT Stems/Key Words
Integrate Ideas: Create a plan to improve social
studies instruction that includes both of the
writer’s ideas.
Additional Research: Read through the essential
standards listed for your grade level. Do the
standards support one of the writer’s ideas?
Letter to Writer: Write a letter to either writer
expressing whether you agree or disagree with
their thoughts.
Blooms Stems for Instruction
RBT Stems/Key Words
IMPLEMENTING THE LITERACY JIGSAW
STEPS
1. Activate interest in text
MATERIALS/IDEAS
Related videos, artifacts, discussion for personal connection,
vocabulary activity
http://www.commlearnonline.com/files/Classroom-Tip-4-MarzanoVocabulary-Game.pdf
2. Distribute text and jigsaw tasks using to introduce/review
standards, and expectations
Jigsaw Task
Text Copies
3. Read Article
Read Aloud/Think Aloud
Popcorn reading
Choral reading (of key portions of text)
Reader’s Theatre (of key portions of text)
4. Divide students into 4 groups and assign tasks
Materials needed for each group
Handouts/Hiliters/Pencils/Papers/Directions
5. Allow groups to complete tasks. Teacher circulates to help
students complete tasks and check for understanding
THIS IS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONAL TIME OF JIGSAW
Checklists
Observational/Diagnostic Notes
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/
6. Once groups are finished with tasks: Regroup students by
having students in each group count off by 4. Create Group
1,2,3,4
Each group should contain a member from each of the
previous groups (wordworker, concluder, supporter, judges
table)
7. Teacher facilitates group members presenting information.
Depending on grade level, teacher can introduce each
member and allot time for each.
8. Close jigsaw with formative assessment of information
shared during groupwork and sharing of Early Finisher Work
It is imperative to share data results of assessment to help
students take ownership of their student teaching and
maintain high accountability for the following jigsaw activity.
nhayes@bertie.k12.nc.us
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/
formative assessment ideas