Textmasters Roles
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Summarizer starts group discussion with 1-‐2 minute statement that covers the key points, main highlights, and
general idea of today’s reading assignment.
Discussion Director develops a list of ques>ons that your group might want to discuss about this part of the
book. Your task is to help people talk about the big ideas in the reading and share their reac>ons.
Illuminator shows insight into a passage that is important for everyone to no>ce, remember, or think
about from the chapter assigned.
Visualizer takes all the informa>on that you have read and make a visual representa>on of a metaphor for the
selected reading.
Connector describes text-‐to-‐text, text-‐to-‐self, text-‐to-‐world connec>ons that can be made to the selected
passage. The best connec>ons extend our thinking about contextual factors and/or consider ethical, moral, or
poli>cal issues.