Amy Alexandra Wilson

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Critical Literacy in Action: Multimodal Texts on Global Warming

Students will really warm up to this lesson about global warming as they study multimedia materials and use a variety of comprehension strategies.

Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Recurring Lesson

Write-Talks: Students Discovering Real Writers, Real Audiences, Real Purposes

There’s a world of writers out there, and in this lesson students discover them as they listen to presentations from local writers and learn about what, why, and how they write in their day-to-day lives..

Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Journal

Motivating Young Writers Through Write-Talks: Real Writers, Real Audiences, Real Purposes

This article describes the use of "write-talks," brief motivational talks designed to engage students in writing.

Grades   3 – 5  |  Professional Library  |  Journal

Moving Beyond the Page in Content Area Literacy: Comprehension Instruction for Multimodal Texts in Science

To be literate in the 21st century, students need to be able to evaluate and create texts using multiple forms of representation.