Was it not Chris Tovani who used this example (different purposes - decorator / real estate agent, and a thief) in her book, "I Read It But I Don't Get It"? Excellent conversation.
"Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> writes: >I agree Renee. What I often do is spend a little time talking about our >purpose for reading first and letting that guide the discussion ... I >think it was Kylie Beers that uses the example of a text that is a >description of a beautiful home. An interior decorator, a real estate >agent and a thief, all would find different things in the text to be >important because their purposes for reading would be quite different. > >Sent from my iPhone > >On Feb 18, 2012, at 1:00 PM, "Renee" <phoenix...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > >> Evelia, >> >> I think one thing that happens with **some** nonfiction, when there are >lots of photos, is that kids skip the captions in the photos. If you >include social studies and science texts in this category, which they >are, those books often have lots of pictures. There are times when I >spend lots of times just on the captions, or the highlighted words, or >things like that. >> >> Sometime having students ask questions about a subject can lead into a >discussion about what is important or what's not. For example, when I was >subbing yesterday, doing a lesson about George Washington, when asking >third grade students what questions they might have about George >Washington, one student asked, "How did his face get on Mount Rushmore?" >Now I think that's a very interesting question, but I deflected it for >this lesson by acknowledging how interesting of a question it is, then >"thinking out loud" that it wasn't really about George Washington >himself, but about the person who did the sculpting, and then asking the >student if the answer to this question would give us more information >about George Washington's life (he said no). Now, in some cases I might >include this question on the list (like if it were my own class, for >example, and I was going to have the children doing a research project) >but in this case I needed really focused questions. >> >> Determining importance is tricky because what's important to one person >might not be important to another person, and what's important in one >context is not so important in another context. >> >> Just some thoughts... >> Renee >> >> On Feb 17, 2012, at 8:58 PM, evelia cadet wrote: >> >>> Is anyone aware of a great lesson/lessons to teach determining >importance in nonfiction? Thanks. >>> >>> Evelia >>> >>> Sent from my Windows Phone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> "There is no test that measures a child." >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > Kim Thompson, OCT, M. Ed., Hons. B. Sc. Student Work Strategy Teacher / Coach Program Department Orangeville kim.thomp...@ugdsb.on.ca 519-941-6191 voicemail #378 "Learning is the work" (Michael Fullan) Schools: Hyland Heights Parkinson Centennial Primrose Princess Elizabeth Princess Margaret Rockwood _______________________________________________ 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
