This routine draws on the idea of newspaper-type headlines as a vehicle for summing up and capturing the essence of an event, idea, concept, topic, etc.
1. If you were to write a headline for this topic or issue right now that captured the most important aspect that should be remembered, what would that headline be?
2. How has your headline changed based on today’s discussion? How does it differ from what you would have said yesterday?
| Thinking Routine | Description | Key Thinking Tasks | What to Use | Technology Applications |
| Headlines pg 111-1118 |
Summarizing and capturing the purpose or heart of something (extend with #hashtagsummary) |
Summaries |
Think, Pair, Share *via Channels or Breakout Rooms in Teams |
Flipgrid |
Before the Routine: Show students examples of historical newspaper headlines from Newsbank so that they are familiar of how newspaper headlines grab the reader's attention by capturing the main idea of an article. Remind students that a headline is not written in a complete sentence, but is short phrase meant to capture only the BIG idea. This strategy can be used with text, a video, lecture, etc.
During the Routine: Watch the embedded videos from Smithsonian Magazine March on Washington. Ask the students to read the introduction and then assign each student and/or group an oral history section from the article. Have the students write a headline that captures the essence of the participants' experiences at the March On Washington. It is very important for students to be encouraged to share their headlines as well as the reasoning behind them. Use Padlet or Nearpod Collaborate for students to post their headlines. You can have the students can work individually, with a partner, or small group with this thinking routine.
After the Routine: Provide time for students to have an opportunity to read each other's headlines. Ask students if they notice anything that their headlines have in common or which headlines helped them think about the content in a new way. See if the class can reach a consensus by writing a theme-based headline constructed from the individual headlines posted/shared.