Provide a metaview, lifting students into a wider view of the concept. Use another medium (not reading or writing) to connect students' personal knowing to the concept (i.e. visual arts, music, movement, metaphor, etc.) Involve learners in reflective production that blends the emotional and the cognitive.

Read Whitman's Poem.

Objective: To read a period piece of literature. To integrate personal reflections with the piece.

Activity: Students read "Pioneers, O Pioneers" by Walt Whitman before class. Students free- write personal reflective essays integrating their feelings from their "trip" with the poem.

Assessment: Essay on Whitman's poem; grade for analysis skills and writing ability.