Help readers connect to complex texts

Using Invitations to Create
 
Engaging students in the reading of classic texts can be difficult, particularly when teaching and learning is happening remotely. Invitations to Create reinvigorate students — and teachers! — through project-based, collaborative curricula developed around challenging texts, ultimately increasing student engagement and building classroom community in the process.

​WHAT'S IN AN INVITATION?
If a prompt is like a camera lens, pulling your task into focus, an invitation is like a colorful string you can’t resist pulling to see what happens next. Writing an invitation for the reader to connect with a text offers them an opportunity to reflect, analyze, and synthesize the text at hand. ​

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​Explore texts from our collection, connect with other educators, and access a full set of invitations for each publication. Currently available: The Awakening by Kate Chopin, The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, and "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.  

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Create your own invitations for a text (or texts!) of your choice. Learn the ins and outs of drafting invitations, explore the importance of building the world of a piece of literature, and practice incorporating invitations into your lessons. 

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Rich meaning-making happens when we find ways to experience literature together. ​Find out how you can partner with Literacy Unbound to unbind traditional approaches to the teaching of reading and writing. 

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