Think Aloud Strategy Planning Sheet 1

Think Aloud Planning Sheet
Directions for Full Credit: Use the think aloud strategy planning sheet below to plan your strategy instruction. Please submit
this completed template to Canvas with the reflection.
Name: Annaliese Gilsinger

Strategy: Picture Preview (before)
Content Area and ELA Standards: English - 9-10.RL.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with
multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters,
and advance the plot or develop the theme.
9-10.RI.10 By the end of the year, proficiently and independently read and comprehend informational
texts and nonfiction in a text complexity range determined by qualitative and quantitative measures
appropriate to grade 9.
Objective: (Overall lesson) Students will examine the characteristics of a superhero, including what
makes someone a hero, and participate in a class discussion by adding at least two thoughts, ideas, or
questions to a Padlet. (“Before” objective) Students will analyze a series of pictures and make
predictions about the pictures and corresponding text by responding to each picture in their digital
notebook with at least one thought per picture.
Text: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/America_Chavez_(Earth-616)
Powerpoint for picture preview:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PSb0dTUfMaypDUh-ZPXtBCxdIU0i7HIEyXce6aclteo/edit?
usp=sharing
Think Aloud: https://youtu.be/bqoSY6JN0TA
:*You may use bullet points if desired in the blue sections below*
Strategy Awareness & Explanation (Purpose for selecting the strategy)

How will provide students with a clear picture of the why and how?
I selected the picture preview because students are often taught to analyze text for
supporting details, but it is also important to be able to determine context, meaning,
etc., and make predictions using media, including pictures. Furthermore, the use of
pictures to engage students and integrate background knowledge can appeal to a
diverse classroom, especially for those students who struggle with reading or finding
meaning in reading. Introducing pictures first can enable those students to make
connections before they begin reading.
Strategy Demonstration & Modeling (Think Aloud)
How will you model, explain, practice, and reinforce the rules or procedures of the strategy?
What the Text Says What I Say What Comprehension Strategy

I Model
Introduction “Hi, everyone. I’m Miss Gilsinger and Introducing and explaining the lesson.
today we’re going to be doing a
picture preview. I’ll be showing you a
few pictures and you can respond in
your digital notes about what you
think of each picture. After the
activity, pick one picture and post your
response to it in the class Discord.”
First picture slide “This picture makes me think Modeling a first impression and
of America as a personification open thought process.
of the country. My first
impression is that she seems
strong and diverse.”
Second picture slide “She seems huge now. Is she a Asking questions, using context
monster? Is she a hero?” clues
Third picture slide “Now she’s flying. There are Asking questions, making
other people around her. Is this connections
like the Avengers?”
Fourth picture slide “I think this will be a comic Making predictions, using
book about a girl named context clues.
America. I think it will take
place in the United States,
maybe in the Southwest or
West Coast. I think she’s a
hero.”
Closing “Good job, everyone! Please Closing the activity

choose one picture and post
your response to it in the class
Discord, which is linked on the
class hyperdoc. These images
are from a comic book called
‘America’ which is about a
superhero named America
Chavez.”
Guided Practice
How will you have students practice the strategy with support?
I will demonstrate the strategy by using my own thoughts/predictions on the first

picture. I will then encourage students to make their own predictions and check that
they are working/writing before moving on. I will also ask if there are any questions or if
students need more time. I will then move on to the next picture, this time without my
own input, but I will still be checking on students and be available for questions.
Strategy Application
How will students apply the strategy independently?
Students will be applying the strategy independently by studying the picture, writing
down their first impression, and adding any questions, ideas, or comments they have
about the picture. They will be utilizing their prior background knowledge and activating
their schemas to create predictions.
Reflection Write a 2-3 paragraph detailed reflection about your teaching experience based off your
own self-assessment.
● How did the structure (awareness & explanation, demonstration & modeling, guided practice,
application) help support your instruction and student learning?
● How does this strategy support learning in your discipline specifically?
● What were your strengths, and areas for growth (please consider both your planning and your
instruction of the strategy).
I think that this is a good activity for 9th grade students. Visualizing a character or setting from a text
can definitely help with heavier texts. This character is from a comic, so she is already shown in
pictures, which makes it easier to use this activity. However, I think using this activity for books without
images would also be helpful. This structure helps my students because I’m showing them exactly how
to do what I’m asking of them by modeling it first. This is also a relatively easy activity, but it activates
their prior knowledge and helps them analyze, even if it doesn’t feel like that’s what they’re doing. This
helps support my instruction because I want to have breaks from just reading and writing, but still
using strategies to help them learn. I think this does that in a pretty simple way.
This strategy is very helpful for English. I think it would also be helpful in history. I think it’s important
to use images, videos, etc., to demonstrate concepts in English. English teachers often think that they
should only focus on words, but activating a student’s visual system can, I think, help them understand
the text better and visualize what is happening, which is an important part of reading a text.
My strengths in this activity were using a text I was familiar with and a character I know, using a
strategy I learned from class, and planning something that I can imagine as a real benefit. A weakness I
had while planning this activity was just my attention span. I had a lot of difficulty doing this
assignment in this format and I put it off a little because I just couldn’t get myself to do it. Sometimes
formats bother me. I think another weakness was being unsure how to grab students’ attention and
being unsure what would work for my students. I think I just have to experiment and learn with time
what works best.

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Name: Annaliese Gilsinger

Strategy Awareness & Explanation (Purpose for selecting the strategy)

What the Text Says What I Say What Comprehension Strategy

Closing “Good job, everyone! Please Closing the activity

I will demonstrate the strategy by using my own thoughts/predictions on the first

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