Presenter explains the idea of using the Anticipation/Reaction Guide to collect information on background knowledge about the specific workshop topic.

Tips for writing statements: (http://www.indiana.edu/~l517/anticipation_guides.htm)

Write statements that focus on the information in the text that you want your students to think about.

Write statements that students can react to without having read the text.

Write statements for which information can be identified in the text that supports and/or opposes each statement.

Write statements that challenge students’ beliefs (Duffelmeyer, 1994).

Write statements that are general rather than specific (Duffelmeyer, 1994).