Depth and complexity

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Got to Teach!: FREE Depth and Complexity Icon Posters

(I am updating this strategy with a new post here, but wanted to leave these directions for those of you who are just starting out and want to use this strategy in it's simplest form). Here are the amped up directions for those interested in using this strategy with a little more meat. Close Reading is all the rage these days. It's getting a lot of paparazzi attention in teaching circles. Or am I just late to the party? Anyways, I am currently working on helping my 5th Graders memorize the…

Using the icons of Depth and Complexity without a strong task statement is a mistake. The task statement needs a strong through-line to the element, as well.

How do you teach literary analysis to kids? Helping students study and analyze literature on a deeper level In our new Writing Workshop Unit this January we are going to go look at books more analytically. Some of our mini-lessons have included story structure (building to a climax, etc); finding topics to write about; looking at the opening of books (hooking the reader); using different techniques such as similes, metaphors,...

Here's a look at how students used the D & C icons to respond to our class novel, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

Free, editable frames for use with the Depth & Complexity icons are hard to find. This free, editable PowerPoint shares two free frames to use with the Depth & Complexity icons, as well as instructions and copy-and-pastable (is that a word???) icons. What are Depth and Complexity Frames? Depth and Complexity frames are activities that ... Read more

The Kaplan Depth & Complexity chart is a way to promote complex and in-depth analysis of academic and non-academic content.

Make the first week of school a breeze with this freebie by incorporating the prompts of Depth and Complexity to discuss classroom rules, procedures, and behavior!