ACTIVITY 2 — HEAVY CONCEPTUAL LOAD
Structural Strength is an excerpt from a hang gliding
manual by Dennis Pagen.
Read the piece quickly and immediately go to the list
of words on the following page. Try to provide definitions
without looking back at the text. Some of the words you'll
know. Focus on the items that were unfamiliar.
Now reread the selection. What do you discover about
the passage?
Freewrite about what reading this piece has helped you
understand about your reading strategies. What questions
does the activity raise for you as a teacher?
Activity 3: Text Sets
