Text+Sets

includes a list of resources for articles


 * Layered Text Unit- Should foreign language classes be mandatory in schools? ** go to the Demonstration Lessons page to see a text set developed by Jacquelyn Schmidt of Laquey

See Argument Writing page for reality TV text set materials.


 * How to Adapt a Digital Text**
 * To lower the reading level of any text, copy and paste it into a Word document.
 * Then go to File-Options-Proofing and select "readability."
 * When you run spell-check/grammar-check, the Flesch Readability rating will be calculated.
 * Shorten sentences and simplify complex descriptions and syntax. Re-run spell-check to see if you have reduced the text to the level you need.
 * If not, take another pass. Breaking up paragraphs can also reduce the reading level.

**ReWordify** copy and paste an article and it will simplify it for you

Teen Brain mini-unit revised to include adaptations made by Tara Clark

Use this template to record the elements of a mini-unit