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In Variations, students create an altered version of the original, such as rewriting the ending of a story or imagining the consequences of a changed event in history.
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Variations
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A Background Knowledge Probe is a short, simple, focused questionnaire that students fill out at the beginning of a course or start of a new unit that helps teachers identify the best starting point for the class as a whole.
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Background Knowledge Probe
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In Letters, students assume the identity of an important person in your discipline and write a letter explaining their thoughts on an issue, theory, or controversy to another famous person who holds a different perspective.
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Letters
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In Comprehensive Factors List, students write all the relevant factors they can think of about a specific topic, drawing from course content and personal experiences.
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Comprehensive Factors List
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Individual Readiness Assurance Tests are closed-book quizzes that students complete after an out-of-class reading, video, or other homework assignment.
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Individual Readiness Assurance Tests
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