I love this idea Jennifer because we forget the obvious understanding we have isn't always obvious to our students. A good lesson and reminder for us as teachers to break it down. your idea is where I will begin with my text mapping this year. I think you are spot on! Susan
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:02 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Michelle > I have used text mapping as well and I do love it. > I did try something different with my fifth graders last year. I decided I > would move from beyond text features to a little more global view of how > the > text was organized. > I started with the Table of Contents and picked a title and asked them to > highlight it green. Then I asked them to skim over their scroll and > highlight in > green everything that looked related to that title. What was interesting > to > me was that they suddenly got an insight that the subtitle on the page > they > highlighted matched the table of contents! (Isn't it amazing that we take > for > granted that the kids understand that???) Then they noticed that the > picture > and the caption were also related... They repeated the process with the > next > chapter. Finally, I asked them to look at each of the chapter and sub > titles > and then try to determine why the author put them in that order. The next > thing you know, we are discussing a text structure...the kids noticed that > the > big ideas were first (Animals adapt to their surroundings) and then > subsequent sections told about particular adaptations (like camouflage and > specialized body parts such as webbed feet.) > Finally we were able to talk about author's craft and discussed whether or > not the organization was effective. > > Good stuff, indeed. > > After reading Ellin's book To Understand and hearing her speak over the > summer, I have become convinced that we need to make instruction in text > structures more deliberate and more understandable. > > How is everyone else teaching text structure? > Jennifer > > In a message dated 9/17/2008 10:13:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Just wanted to publicly say "Thanks" to Dave Middlebrook for sharing his > textmapping project with everyone via his website at www.textmapping.org. > > I wrote about it and shared some pictures of the process on my blog at > http://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/list?user=ujmo7mw58i1a > My kiddos LOVED it and they will definitely remember how those nonfiction > features help them read and understand the text. > > THANKS DAVE! > -Michelle TG > > > > > > > **************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial > challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips > and > calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001) > _______________________________________________ > 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.
