Johannessen's 8 Principles of Literacy Instruction

I think the following five principles of Johannessen apply to my unit plan:

1. Focus on complex, meaningful questions and problems so that students' reading and writing can be in service of genuine inquiry.
2. Embed basic skills instruction in the context of more global tasks, such as including reading comprehension and composing skills in introductory reading and writing activities or instruction.
4. Model powerful thinking strategies for students.
5. Encourage students to use multiple approaches to academic tasks.
7. Use teaching strategies that will help students internalize the questions that good readers ask when they read (interpret) literature and good writers ask when they tackle complex writing tasks.

The four principles listed above, except for principle #5, are principles that encourage students to ask relevant, critical questions as they read and write. I tried to do so by showing them exactly what those types of questions are in each lesson's literacy activities. By focusing on important aspects of the readings, the activities in a way help students formulate an idea of what sort of questions should be asked when they read something. This is enforced by various writing assignments, which force the students to explicate how much they understand the text.
The one principle that I have trouble implementing is to make a connection between the subject material and real life experiences primarily because I just find it hard to find pertinent examples.