Hi, The organizers were included in the toolkit. They were just basic advance organizers to encourage them to think about the selection. One, the FQR had a column for "facts," "questions" and "responses." I graded them based on how well they completed the organizers, how they participated in the discussions, etc.
Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yingling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 3:30 AM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] RIT with Stephanie Harvey continued... - Kim > What were your organizers like that you used while you read? Are they in > the files section? I struggle with giving the students grades over their > comprehension of their novels. Right now, I have them complete a > reflection > journal as the read. They predict before reading, write wonderings during > reading, and write a one sentence summary and a reflection statement after > reading. They do this each day. I'm just not sure how to grade their > journals. >> >> Regarding the toolkit...I just jumped in with both feet and let it guide >> me. >> I was so impressed with how deep and rich the student conversatons were >> (with one another) and as a class. We did *not* do any of the typical >> comprehension questions at the end of our reading. Rather, we completed >> organizers while we read, left "tracks of our thinking," paired and >> shared, >> had group discussions, then came back together as group. The students >> actually transferred the strategies to their other subjects! > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
