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Iwalkedintomyfirstcollege
class,PoliticalScience101,
eagertolearn.Formyinaugural
collegeassignment,my
professoraskedtheclassto
readthefirstthreechaptersof
thetextbookforthenextclass
period.
Thatnight,Ireturnedtomy
dormroom,determinedtolearn
everythingIcouldinthose
threechapters.Ipulledoutmy
textbookandhighlighter.
Growingup,thatiswhatIalwayssawtheolderkidsusingwhentheyreadatextbook.In
mynave18yearoldmind,Ibelievedthathighlightersmusthavesomemagicalpowerthat
transportsthewordsonthepagedirectlytoyourbrain.IassumedthatifIjustfiguredout
therightwordstohighlight,thenitwouldbeeasyformetorememberwhatIread.
However,whenIopenedmytextbookitwasunlikeanythingIhadreadinhighschool.
Wherewerethepictures?Wherewerethedefinitionsforwordsinthemargins?Wherewas
thechaptersummaryattheendofeachchapter?AllofthethingsIreliedoninhighschool
togetmethroughatextweremissing.
Ishrugged,pulledoutmyhighlighterandstartedhighlighting.Thatiswhatcollegekidsdidto
studyright?But,whatwasIsupposedtohighlight?Theboldwords?Theheadings?
Importantinformation?Iwasntsure.Istartedhighlightingeverythingthatlookedimportant
onthepage.Beforelong,thepagelookedsomethinglikethis:
IquicklyrealizedthatIhadnorealgameplanforreadingthiscomplicatedtextbook.Ididnt
knowwhattohighlightorhowtofindtheimportantinformationtostudy.Thetextsimply
overwhelmedme.
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determinedtoprovidemystudentshelpwhenitcametoannotatingtexts.Wepracticed
annotationsthroughouttheyear,andmyinstructionswentsomethinglike:Markitup!
Underlineimportantinformation!Writeinthemargins!
WhilethismethodmayhavebeenslightlymoreeffectivethanwhatIusedthatfirstdayof
college,itwasstilltoovagueandambiguousformystudents.Theyhadnodirectionfor
reading,especiallywhenitwasacomplicatedtexttheydidnotunderstand.
Lastfall,IattendedanAVIDworkshopaboutcriticalreadingstrategies.Tobehonest,it
completelychangedthewayIteachreading.Ilearnedmanysimplestrategiestohelpmy
studentsattackatext.Aftertheconference,ourdepartmentbeganadaptingthestrategies
toallofthetypesoftextsthatweteach.Herearefivesimplestrategiestohelpteach
studentshowtocriticallyreadcomplextexts.Thebestpart?Highlightersarenotrequired.
1.Numbertheparagraphs
TheCommonCoreasksstudentstobeabletociteandrefertothetext.Onesimplewayto
dothisisbynumberingeachparagraph,sectionorstanzainthelefthandmargin.When
studentsrefertothetext,Irequirethemtostatewhichparagraphtheyarereferringto.The
restoftheclasswillbeabletoquicklyfindthelinebeingreferredto.
2.Chunkthetext.
Whenfacedwithafullpageoftext,readingitcanquicklybecomeoverwhelmingfor
students.Breakingupthetextintosmallersections(orchunks)makesthepagemuchmore
manageableforstudents.Studentsdothisbydrawingahorizontallinebetweenparagraphs
todividethepageintosmallersections.
Atthebeginningoftheyear,IgrouptheparagraphsintochunksbeforeIhandoutthe
assignment.InthedirectionsIwillsay,Chunkparagraphs13,45,68,912.Ilookatthe
paragraphstoseewherenaturalchunksoccur.Paragraphs13maybethehookandthesis
statement,while68maybetheparagraphswheretheauthoraddressestheopposition.Itis
importanttounderstandthatthereisnorightorwrongwaytochunkthetext,aslongasyou
canjustifywhyyougroupedcertainparagraphstogether.
Bytheendoftheyear,Ibegintoletgoofthatresponsibilityandaskmystudentstochunk
thetextontheirown.Theynumbertheparagraphsthenmustmakedecisionsaboutwhat
paragraphswillbegroupedtogether.Usually,mostoftheclassisverysimilarintheway
theychunkedthetext.
3.Underlineandcirclewithapurpose.
Tellingstudentstosimplyunderlinetheimportantstuffistoovague.Stuffisnota
concretethingthatstudentscanidentify.Instead,directstudentstounderlineandcircle
veryspecificthings.Thinkaboutwhatinformationyouwantstudentstotakefromthetext,
andaskthemtolookforthoseelements.Whatyouhavestudentscircleandunderlinemay
changedependingonthetexttype.
Forexample,whenstudyinganargument,askstudentstounderlineclaims.Weidentify
claimsasbeliefstatementsthattheauthorismaking.Studentswillquicklydiscoverthatthe
authormakesmultipleclaimsthroughouttheargument.
Whenstudyingpoetry,studentscouldunderlinetheimagerytheyfindthroughoutthepoem.
Circlingspecificitemsisalsoaneffectiveclosereadingstrategy.Ioftenhavemystudents
circleKeytermsinthetext.Idefinekeytermsaswordsthat:1.Aredefined.2.Are
repeatedthroughoutthetext.3.Ifyouonlycircledfivekeytermsintheentiretext,you
wouldhaveaprettygoodideaaboutwhattheentiretextisabout.
Ihavealsoaskedstudentstocirclethenamesofsources,powerverbs,orfigurative
language.
Providingstudentswithaspecificthingyouwantthemtounderlineorcirclewillfocustheir
attentiononthatareamuchbetterthanunderliningimportantinformation.
4.Leftmargin:WhatistheauthorSAYING?
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Itisntenoughtoaskstudentstowriteinthemargins.Wemustbeveryspecificandgive
studentsagameplanforwhattheywillwrite.Thisiswherethechunkingcomesintoplay.
Intheleftmargin,Iaskmystudentstosummarizeeachchunk.Idemonstratehowtowrite
summariesin10wordsorless.Thechunkingallowsthestudentstolookatthetextin
smallersegments,andsummarizewhattheauthorissayinginjustthatsmall,specific
chunk.
5.Rightmargin:Digdeeperintothetext
Intherighthandmargin,Iagaindirectmystudentstocompleteaspecifictaskforeach
chunk.Thismayinclude:
UseapowerverbtodescribewhattheauthorisDOING.(Forexample:
Describing,illustrating,arguing,etc..)Note:Itisntenoughforstudentstowrite
Comparingandbedone.Whatistheauthorcomparing?Abetteranswermightbe:
ComparingthecharacterofMontagtoCaptainBeatty.
Representtheinformationwithapicture.Thisisagoodwayforstudentstobe
creativetovisuallyrepresentthechunkwithadrawing.
Askquestions.Ihavefoundthistobeastruggleformanystudents,astheyoften
saytheydonthaveanyquestionstoask.Whenmodeled,studentscanbeginto
learnhowtoaskquestionsthatdigdeeperintothetext.Ioftenusethesequestions
astheconversationdriverinSocraticSeminar.
Therearemanyotherthingsstudentscanwriteinthemargins.However,wemustmodel
andteachthesestrategiessothatstudentswillhaveanideaofwhattowritewhentheyare
ontheirown.
HereiswhatacompletedArticleoftheWeekmightlooklikeafterastudenthasperformeda
closereadofit:
Toensureourstudentsarecollegeandcareerready,wemustteachthemcriticalreading
strategiesinorderforthemtoindependentlyattackatext.Theymustlearnhowtoowna
text,ratherthanlettingthetextownthem.Afterfollowingthesesteps,studentshaveread
thetextatleastfivetimesandtheyareactivelyinteractingwiththetext.Thisisamuch
differentexperiencethanskimmingthroughatextonetimewithahighlighterinhand.
Whatstrategiesdoyouteachstudentsinorderforthemtocriticallyreadcomplextexts?
Pleaseleaveyourideasinthecommentsbelow!
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DianeQuirk July16,2012at11:07AM
Thanks for reminding us about these simple to use strategies. I've added this to a
Pinterest board to share with others
[http://pinterest.com/pin/108508672242460167/]. Have you seen
http://bounceapp.com ? I think it's a great tool for applying some of these
strategies.
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Kwizgiver August11,2012at3:18PM
Thisisfantastic!IamdefinitelygoingtousethesetechniqueswithmyAPUSHand
APPsychclasses!
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andreagyoung October8,2012at8:23AM
This.Is.Fabulous.IthinkIwilltrytoincorporatethisinmyclassroomaswell.The
biggest problem that I see is the students approaching it as a big, scary, whole
paperandnotsectionstheycanbreakdownandunderstand.
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twilkins October8,2012at7:19PM
This is fantastic information. I used these strategies today in my senior English
class, and it rocked the house. The kids were focused on the poetry In ways I've
neverbeenabletogetthemto.Thanksfortheideas!
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SarahWagner November16,2012at7:56PM
Thisisamazing!I'mgoingtostartthesestrategieswithmy8thgraders!
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bd9ef80cfbe611e2aacc000f20980440 August2,2013at7:46PM
Better get parental permission before using this common core
propagandaonmykids!
KeriKeeler August4,2013at12:35PM
Icouldn'tgetittoload.Thepageshowedupblank.
Unknown January18,2014at1:39PM
This is so very helpful. Gives some very concrete methods to help
studentslearnthefineartofannotatingforapurpose.
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SarahK January21,2013at6:19AM
Suchahelpfularticle.Ijustpinnedthistopinterest...hopethat'sokay!
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TeacherTeacher January27,2013at7:13PM
Thanksforthis!Iteach5thgrade,andwanttogivemystudentspracticalstrategies
tonavigatelargeamountsoftext.Thisisveryhelpful!
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GingerDePriest February8,2013at5:04PM
We use AVID techniques in our middle school, but I feel to start incorporating it in
upperelementarywouldbeamazing!
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SassyPeach March6,2013at1:29PM
THANK YOU! These strategies are SO helpful. I have shared them with my grade
level colleagues across the district. I've been implementing them in my 3rd grade
classandthechildrenlovethem.Thanksforsharing!
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GeneWohlsdorf March21,2013at5:01AM
I train close reading in classroom sessions with study guides designed for the
purpose. The study guides parse the material and control pacing. It takes kids a
whiletogetusedtoit,buttheydoremarkablywellafterpracticingtheroutineovera
period of several weeks. Without directly "pushing" the metacognitive awareness
toohard,Iencouragethegrowthofthemetacognitiveskills.ThenIperiodicallyrefer
to what we are doing from that perspective. I sell the study guides on
teacherspayteachers.com. It's complicated. You can download my Julius Caesar
assassination scene to get an idea. I also have a free product, "Reading Fearfully
Close,"ifyou'reinterested.
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PatBallester March28,2013at9:46AM
As a librarian, I would love to know how you handle the wonderful process with
students that use District books that cannot be written in. If they are photocopying
theirpagesthatwouldcostafortune.Ilovetheideaandcanseeitbeingusedinin
the undergraduate situation but I would want my students to be well versed in the
techniquebeforetheygoofftocollege.Asuggestionwouldbeappreciated.
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MichelleKrzmarzick June19,2014at4:55AM
If you are fortunate enough to have iPads, this comment will be useful:
Whatwedoinmy5thgradeclassistakeaphotoofapagewearestudy
with our iPads, then we upload the photo to an app called Notability. In
that app, we highlight/circle/underline words and passages. When they
are finished, students upload the annotated photo to their Google Drive
accountsothattheycanhaveacopyoftheirowntoreferto.
CourtAllam March28,2013at11:23AM
Pat:Greatquestion!Wenormallydothisstrategywithshorterpassages:articlesor
shortpassagesfrombooks,usuallynomorethanfourpages.
For example, we had them analyze the first four pages of Fahrenheit 451 for
imagery.Imadecopiesofthatitwastwopagesfrontandback.
I know one teacher that uses the old overhead clear sheets the students put the
sheetonthebookandcanwriteonthetransparentsheet.
You could also use postit notes for the margin writing, but you would have to be
creativeforhowtounderline.
In some of our AP classes, we ask students to buy selected books to annotate in
sotheyaren'tdistrictpurchased.
Ihopethathelps.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveotherquestions!
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Katie April1,2013at5:21PM
CourtAllamfromHutchinson,Ks?
I was googling close reading strategies to use in my classroom and this is the first
post on Google. I was friends with Lindsay from preschool all the way through high
school!
Great post, I am looking to be more explicit in my teaching if 4th graders to use
manyofthesestrategies.
Katie(McDonald)Perez
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MarkIsero April8,2013at12:38AM
Thank you for this post. I especially like the chunking and the leftside / rightside.
Toooften,teacherstellstudentstohighlightorannotateor"talktothetext"without
enough specifics. Keeping summaries on the left and deeper stuff on the right is a
greatidea.
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Whateverittakes! April18,2013at6:31PM
Wedoasimilarpostittechniquewhenreading...especiallyinour20minuteaday
litcircles.
Small groups of 4th graders read either together or in partnerships, and they record
ontheirpostitasymbol&theirreason/explanation.
Lightbulb="Igetit!"Thenwritekeywordsthatcluedthemin.
Questionmark=I'mhavingthisquestion...Recordtheirquestion.
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#=problem/solutionidentified,citecluesintext
P=prediction,theywritewhat'scomingup
Iftheycomeacrossanunfamiliarwordtheyrecorditwithintentionstolookitup.
Students keep their post its on the pages they have noted. Then when they've
finished the book they have a sequential "log" of their work. It really helps them to
reviewbeforetheysummarizeorsharewithothers.
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SarahKnox April29,2013at2:33PM
In longer texts, such as novels, I have the students choose a passage. I always
begin by choosing a passage myself and modeling the discussion practices, and I
encourage them to choose something that is rich and of some interest to them.
Theythencompleteaseriesofactivities.
First, they ask two questions about the passage. Second, they explain how the
passagefitsintothehistoricalcontextofthenovel(ifthatisrelevant).Finally, they
explain how the passage connects to life today. In my classroom, we all come
togetheranddiscusseachperson'sseparately.It'samazingwhatthekidscameup
with. I have very small class sizes, though, so in a larger classroom, rather than
having each student complete the activities individually, it could be made into a
groupdiscussionsituation.Ithinkthemosteffectivepartofthisdiscussionactivity
is forcing the students to ask questions which are answered by their classmates
(withhelpfrommewhenneeded).
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MaryLouTurnbull May8,2013at1:14PM
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MaryLouTurnbull May8,2013at1:18PM
Thankyoufortheseverypracticalandusefultips!
Couldyoupossiblysendmeaprintablecopyofthis?Iwouldliketoshareitwithmy
middle school staff, but I can't print it without using lots of black ink since the
backgroundisblack.Myschoolemailaddressis
turnbull_ml@elps.k12.mi.us
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StevenSmith May17,2013at11:17AM
Very impressive reading strategies that you have posted here. All of these
techniquesaresonecessaryforustoused,speciallyifweweredoingourstudyon
adifferentdifficultcourse.Thankyouforthegoodideathatyoushare.
resumewritingservicereviewsbestservice.
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TimShortt May18,2013at7:11AM
I teach 2nd grade and work with teachers on implementing close reading
even in k2 classrooms. It's amazing what 2nd graders can do, my
studentsloveworkingwithcomplextextandpurposefulannotating!After
reading this, I feel very much right on target with what I'm doing. Could
youemailacopyofthis?Thanks
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AshleyCox May20,2013at5:26PM
Ihavebeentryingtomonthstoteachmystudentstomarkthetext.Ijustusedthis
to create a step by step annotating sheet for my students next semester! Thanks
forthehelp!
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JoanBrennan May21,2013at7:58AM
These are excellent ideas! Many thanks for taking the time to organize, write and
publish such a helpful article. You and your readers might also be interested in
another resourcethe Reading Focus Cards. These tools isolate 1 or 2 lines of of
text and block out more surrounding text than other devices and methods. The
Reading Focus Cards also allow an individual to read through a selected colored
filter, adding more reading comfort and focus, as well.
www.FocusandRead.com/products
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ShellyZemrose May21,2013at7:27PM
Would you please email this to me as well? I am a first year teacher. Thanks!!
szemrose@gmail.com
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staciedunn May30,2013at7:59PM
LookslikeUNRAAVELonadeeperlevel!Excitedtoincorporate!
Asalways,modelingiskey:)
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BrucePrice July2,2013at1:56PM
Thisarticleismoredepressingthanpeopleseemtorealize.
The world described in this paragraph is that of marginal literacy even in late high
school: "However, when I opened my textbook it was unlike anything I had read in
high school. Where were the pictures? Where were the definitions for words in the
margins?Wherewasthechaptersummaryattheendofeachchapter?Etc....'
This is so pathetic. Clearly these students had never learned to read fluently when
they were in elementary school. And now experts are coming up with remedies for
an illness that should not be there and should not be catered to. The solution is to
gobacktoelementaryschoolandteachreadingcorrectly.
With phonics, nearly every kid will be reading by the end of first grade. That is the
minimalacceptablestandard.Parentsmustinsistonit.
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DianneM. July11,2013at7:41PM
Theauthordidn'tsayhecouldn'treadthematerial,butthathedidn'tknow
how to find the best way to effectively interact with text that not in the
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formathewasusedtoinhighschool.Readingandclosereadingfordeep
meaningarenotthesamething.Strategiesforreadingfordeepmeaning
have to be taught in a deliberate and systematic manner if we expect
kidstobesuccessful.
ersephilology July29,2013at9:47AM
MrBrucePrice,
I'm very confident that teaching strategies have evolved dramatically in
the last 10 years. However, some teachers do not get any Professional
Development courses, & consequently they adhere to obsolete methods
that worked with us & with our parents in a time when technology wasn't
accessibletothepublic.
Furthermore, the world we live in today isn't Utopia, to my & respectfully
yourdisappointment:((.
JulieA. July8,2013at3:29PM
Thank you for providing such simple yet effective techniques to break down what
can be an arduous task. May I link to this article within my own blog about close
reading?Julie
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Shannon July29,2013at10:08PM
If you have the opportunity, I HIGHLY encourage you to do the Critical Reading 2
trainingthatAVIDprovides.I took a ton away from the first training, but CR2 really
mademedigevendeeperintoit.
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MsP August1,2013at2:29PM
I love this...have been doing this along with other reading strategies
called Ink Thinking Attacking the Text! Teach middle school Language
Arts and I am trying to implement it with my 6th grade team. Thanks for
letting me know I am not crazy and this really works. Love the margin
conceptsIwilladdtomyreadingpracticesinclass.
Sherri August3,2013at3:41PM
Thanksforsharingthis.I'manewteacherlookingforstrategiestoteachnextweek.
Thisisveryhelpful.
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WendyBramlett August7,2013at6:17AM
Awesome.IhavesharedyoublogonmyfacebookpageStarringfourthgrade.And
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IlovethestatementyoumadeaboutlettingthestudentsattheENDoftheyeardo
it on their own. They had SOOOO much guided practice that they knew exactly
whattodowhenthetimecame.Kudostoyou.
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EdieMartin August7,2013at10:47PM
This is great! My PLC has been looking for ways to teach close reading, struggling
withtryingtofinda"system"thatworksforus.We'vemadeananchorchartforour
classrooms with your strategies as a basis. School begins this week, and we're
anxioustoincorporatethis.Thanksforsharing!
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Unknown August20,2013at2:13PM
ILOVELOVELOVEthis!Thankyou!
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KirrilaBee August21,2013at2:30PM
Thisisamazing,thoughImaystillbeaFreshmaninHighSchoolthiswilldefinitely
get me past my English teacher this year, I will use this and maybe it will help my
confienceintheclass.
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HeidiSteffan August30,2013at4:43PM
This is such an awesome technique. I teach 7th grade and nonfiction is highly
emphasizedonourbelovedstatetestnowandgettingstudentstobeabletoexplain
thetextandwhattheyreadisnearlyimpossiblewithmiddleschool.I'lldefinitelybe
able to adapt this to the article we read and then build them up for more advanced
articlestowardstheendoftheyear.Teachingnonfictionhasbecomesuchathorn
in my side because of the "boring" and tedious steps we have to take, we well as
takingthefunoutoffictioninschool.Thisisgreat!Thankyousomuch.
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StaceyGuidice September5,2013at6:58AM
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StaceyGuidice September5,2013at7:00AM
I found this article back in June and just came back to it after an amazing Close
Reading PD yesterday at work. Our whole school sets aside 30 minutes in the
morning where K5 engages in Close Reading. I teach 1st grade and completely
frowned upon hearing that I had to do this in my classroom last year, but after
decomposing complex texts with my students I noticed that it's a skill we have to
teach at a young age. The ELA CCLS are 80% of what we do in Close Reading. I
plantodoablogentryonitthisweekend.Thanksforthisarticle.It'ssohelpful!
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Mrs.Tate September12,2013at8:58AM
Iimplementedanarticleoftheweeklastyear,butIlikethisonebetter.
DoyougivethisoutonMondayandstudentsdoitaloneforhomeworkeachnight?
I was just curious as to how you presented it....during class, at the beginning of
class....etc.
Thanks!
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Ginmashar September20,2013at9:10AM
Love this! This is so helpful. I am sharing this with my teachers. I do want to ask
how you teach the kids to summarize in 10 words or less. Do you have a formula?
What'sthesecret?Pleaseshareyourtechnique.Thanks!
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Ginmashar September20,2013at9:10AM
Love this! This is so helpful. I am sharing this with my teachers. I do want to ask
how you teach the kids to summarize in 10 words or less. Do you have a formula?
What'sthesecret?Pleaseshareyourtechnique.Thanks!
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Ginmashar September20,2013at9:19AM
Love this! This is so helpful. I am sharing this with my teachers. I do want to ask
how you teach the kids to summarize in 10 words or less. Do you have a formula?
What'sthesecret?Pleaseshareyourtechnique.Thanks!
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LauraSantos October9,2013at8:09PM
Great tips! I have taken lots of notes and will be modifying for my third graders!
Thanksfortheinspiration!
CoreInspirationbyLauraSantos
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Rin November17,2013at1:22PM
Found this via Pinterest and it is one of the best close reading strategies I have
everseenandsogladtoseeitforhighschoolers!
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AshleyWells November28,2013at10:12PM
Thank you for sharing your simple and effective idea. I'll let me son do this thanks
forsharing.
Checked out for more educational resources that can make our child become the
besthttp://kidslearninghub.com
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Shannon December28,2013at12:08AM
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Thisisagreatmethodforattackingacomplextext.Oranytextforthatmatter.It's
veryexplicitinwhatthestudentsarebeingaskedtodo.IknowthatI'vebeenguilty
forbeingvaguewhenwe"closeread"atext.Thanksforthesehelpfulsteps!
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jaspreetsingh February21,2014at3:09AM
Reallyinformative
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DonnaAuger April14,2014at10:34AM
Whenthisisanewactivity,IfindthatIgivethemanumberofwordsthattheyare
allowedtohighlight.First,Iwarnthemaboutthetendencytocolorthepageinstead
of searching for important words. Then, I tell them that they can only highlight ten
words. It forces them to select the most important. Then we discuss which words
werecircledandwhy
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WilliamWalker July10,2014at10:00AM
Isstrategictrainingforbusinessesmostly?IthinkitmightbesomethingthatIneed
to do. I am thinking about doing it for my business management class.
http://www.strategictraining.com.au/
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