Anchor Text Qualities

Created Feb. 7, 2024 by Joanna Schimizzi

Anchor Text Qualities


A high-quality OER anchor text teaches content knowledge 

via student investigation by exposing students to complex, relevant, scaffolded texts 

that are open-source and worthy of multiple reads.


  1. What is the content standard you are addressing, and why is this anchor text appropriate for this content standard?



  1. What is the literacy standard you are addressing, and why is this anchor text appropriate for this content standard?



  1. What qualities of this anchor text allow for student-led investigation of the information?




  1. What grade is your class, and which quantitative and qualitative features of the anchor text make the anchor text grade-level appropriately complex?



  1. What aspect of this text is relevant to the lives of your students?



  1. How will you scaffold access to this text through the use of supports and other texts?



  1. What are the initial licensing rights to this document and why do you feel it can be considered open license?





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