Thursday, October 23, 2008

Chapter 6 Holding Thinking to Remember and Reuse

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  1. lastNovember 5, 2008 at 9:40 AM

    There were a few good strategies to use when reading text. I liked the example of the quad-entry diary. I see how this could be useful in math. I could use it when talking about distributive and communatitive properties. I can also see this helping the students who need visuals for using scale factors in this unit. I like the idea of writing things in the text or on sticky notes. Students and myself sometimes think that we will remember what we were thinking about a certain section but will forget. This helps to remember and understand. I can see where some students will write very obvious things down and not put a lot of thought into the entries. How would you go about making sure they put more effort into it? Would you explain a rubric and go over examples?

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  2. pfaffNovember 30, 2008 at 7:48 PM

    I read this chapter over the week-end, and then took a break to watch "Fight Club" with my daughter. I found it confusing at first,probably because I missed the first 20 minutes and I didn't quite get the movie, but I persevered, used clues in the dialogue, and was soon lost in the plot. When my husband joined us half-way through the movie, he couldn't understand the plot, and left us in frustration to do something else.
    Afterwards, it made me think about how students handle difficult plots in fiction, or difficult passages in a textbook. Some stick with it, trying to find sense in the words, while others just can't find their way through the sentences and give-up, frustrated once again. It really is our job to give them a tool box of practical skills to help them read---sticky notes, highlighters, double-entry journals, etc.

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  3. Greg, Jaime, Eli and SawyerDecember 1, 2008 at 10:56 AM

    I also liked some of the entry journals that were suggested in this chapter. I see how the quad-entry could be very useful in math and science and I also thought the sunflower connector was nice for reading fiction and non-fiction text. I think I will also try having the students write directly on the newspaper articles that they read for doing health articles in 7th grade. I had them use just highlighters in the past but I don't think that was enough. If they write their thoughts or questions down as well then I can also evaluate what they are comprehending and what they are not.

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  4. Greg, Jaime, Eli and SawyerDecember 1, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    Okay, I am not really sure why my whole family is posting so sorry if there is any confusion. :)

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  5. Miss SommersDecember 1, 2008 at 8:14 PM

    I do the whole sticky note thing when I am researching a piece of music. It helps me remember what I found out and therefore I will remember to tell the students about what I have found. The music becomes more than notes on a page written by some dead guy. I guess I could stretch this concept and have my students use sticky notes or write their questions/thoughts on a piece of paper dealing with something we are playing but it wouldn't be practical. There are articles that we could read and it would be great for that but then there is time and the fact that there is a concert coming up... Oh what I wouldn't give for more time in a day :)

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  6. PBJDecember 3, 2008 at 8:26 AM

    Do we include sticky notes on our supply lists? If not, maybe we should. I agree that they are a great tool to use.
    I like Jaime's idea to use the double-entry diary with her students when they are working on health articles. Making those kind of connections will certainly help comprehension. Are others using this strategy?

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