Inspiration would be very helpful at helping all students visualize texts. I would use it for both fiction and nonfiction.
For nonfiction, I would let students read a text and web the information any way that makes sense to them. I think that sharing the pictures with peers would be most beneficial because you could compare and contrast the organizers. They could see how others organized the exact same information and that would give them another perspective on the text.
For fiction, I would have students map the plot of the story. I could have the make a web of the character traits in the story and the text evidence that matches that character trait. This would help them with open-ended responses that they need for the CMT's.
I also like the idea of using inspiration for math vocabulary. I might give them terms like square, rectangle, quadrilateral, rhombus, pentagon, hexagon, triangle, right angle, obtuse angle, right angle, etc. and see how they web the words together. Thinking about how the words are related to each other would help them understand the words.
Thoughtful reflection on the use of Inspiration
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