Gallery Walk Instructions

Purpose:
A gallery walk serves to allow students to explore material (quotes, pictures,
documents, etc.) placed around the room. It can be used to have students
share work with peers, discuss reactions to guided questions, or present new
content in an inquiry-based approach. This strategy is particularly effective
because it allows student to physically move, speak and listen, and even
potentially write, therefore it taps in a range of learning modalities for
different learners.
Procedure:
1. Select pictures, texts, or materials
2. Organize the selected materials around the classroom at stations
3. Provide clear expectations and instructions
a. These should be displayed on the powerpoint or board
b. And, a students should have a checklist on their worksheet

Example:
The essential question for the Giver might be, Is the society a utopia?
Teacher then places various quotes from the text that either support,
contradict, or do both and students must walk in assigned groups, discuss
their answers, and then write on their worksheet what they believe. You
could even assign students to come to a consensus in their group which
incorporates teamwork and argument skills! As students are discussing they
can also use graphic organizers such as a Venn Diagram in this example, to
list which quotes belong to which side (support, contradict, both). Ultimately,
the class then could discuss together, compile a list visually on the
PowerPoint and then begin a writing exercise (e.g. paragraph using
evidence) to then assess how well students grasped the essential question.