Likert Scales p. 140
Likert scales are an effective after reading strategy. I personally used a likert scale to do another mini lesson this semester and found that student responded very well to the activity. Another way that I found the Likert scale to be effective is to have them do a writing assignment using their scale. For example, in the book it asks students to disagree or agree with the statement "Kenny and his family should not have gone to Birmingham, Alabama, when they did." This was one question out of five. I would have the students pick a question and ask them why they rated it as they did. If they strongly agreed that Kenny's family should not have gone to Birmingham, have the students write why they agreed and then have them use examples from the book! This method can be very useful for the teacher to understand how each student thinks!
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