TOPIC 21st Century Literature

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY LINK (list, inquire, notes, know)

LITERACY SKILL Reading & writing
DOMAIN Cognitive
GRADE LEVEL USES Grade 11
PAR USE Preparation

students prepare for new learning

by activating their prior knowledge
about a topic. The LINK strategy
DESCRIPTION provides an opportunity to clarify
misconceptions before a study of a
new topic begins. It also engage
students’ learning by discussing
predictions.

APPLICATION
• working individually, the students
L will list everything that comes to
(List everything you know) their mind regarding the keyword
or the term that has shown.
• divide the students by pair and let
the students interact with each
other about the items that are
written on the board. teacher will
I start a short Discussion, organizing
(Inquire about what you want to what the students in the class
know) know about the topic. Teacher may
also clarify any important
misconceptions that could affect
the students’ understanding of the
concept.
• students will note everything that
they have learned, if students have
N number of misconceptions, teacher
(Now we are going to take Notes) can make another lists of students-
suggested points on the board.
• students start to read the
passage or the content of the
K topic and they may be asked to
(What do you know now?) discuss what they now know after
they have read the new material
and confirm what they know.

EXERCISE/ ACTIVITY INSTRUCTION

• list down what you know with the word footnote
WRITE A SUMMARY to youth.
• Find a partner, brainstorm and list associated
words that you know about the concept.

• Read the story “Footnote to Youth” by Jose

Garcia Villa

• after reading the passage, go back to the list of

words, write new information you just know about
the story and compare it to your list of ideas.

• write a summary about what you knew and what

you just know.