Encourage tinkering with ideas, relationships, connections. Set up situations where students have to find information not readily available in school texts. Provide opportunity for students to design open-ended explorations of the concept. Provide multiple options so students can plan a unique "proof" of learning.
Personal Definitions
Objective: To focus on personal definition of "courage."
Activity: Students write a personal definition of "courage." Students turn their definitions into a metaphor, simile, or diamente poem.
