When I assign texts to read, I create customized reading guides. Why?

  • Custom reading guides help students identify the most important concepts.
  • Custom reading guides provide an incentive to read a text (or view a video) AND reward students for reading by giving homework points for completion.
  • Custom reading guides become a note-taking outline, a reference for the activities that follow, and a study guide for quizzes and exams.

Here are some samples:

Sample customized reading guides for assignments comparing multiple primary source texts:

Sample customized reading guides for textbooks, websites and viewing guides for videos


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