Superstructures gives the whole class a space to reflect on what they’ve read and engage in a thoughtful conversation about meaning, interpretation, and expression. Students contribute ideas simultaneously, analyzing themes, comparing characters, and exploring conflict, all while seeing how their classmates are thinking in real time. Structured formats guide students to practice core thinking skills—analysis, comparison, justification, and synthesis—helping them move beyond surface-level responses to deeper reasoning. Reviewing and responding to patterns in peers’ contributions allows students to refine their own ideas, make connections, and reconsider assumptions. The result is a class that understands literature more deeply, develops stronger reasoning, and stays engaged in a collaborative exploration of text.
Create the Superstructure and share its class code with your students. As you introduce the structure topic, also share learning goals, discuss norms, and set expectations for student responses. Tell students to click the "Watch Help Video" button when they enter the structure.
Encourage students as they work and ask guiding questions along the way. Refer to the Class Insights panel in the Teacher View for helpful notes and perspective on class activity. Monitor the Student Progress panel to celebrate student successes and identify those who need extra support.
Lead your class in a discussion. We recommend discussing patterns, clusters, and outliers in student thinking. Celebrate students who've earned badges. Utilize Class Insights in Teacher View for helpful ideas.
This guide highlights a set of ELA examples for each of the ten Superstructures. Each structure title links to its section in the Structures Guide, and each screenshot links to a completed sample. You’ll also find links for ready-to-use structure templates, which you can use as-is or adapt for your own classroom.
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Click a title below to open Soop’s Structure Starter and explore 18 AI-generated Superstructures related to that work.
