Reminder to give students examples of what character to dress up for the day. Be sure to conference with each student before the day arrives so student and parent/guardian can plan. Reminder to students that a character dress-up day can also consist of decorating an old t-shirt for the outfit.
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Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one.
Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt.” 0 Abraham Lincoln When a character from the book you are reading in class makes a mistake withContinue reading “Common Core Objective Study. Need an opportune quote for the moment a character in the book messes up? Here’s one.”
What quotes and proverbs can I use to introduce a lesson?
There’s a pinch of a madman in every man. -French Proverb I want to match the quote to my unit theme. What can I use? I want to introduce the essential question or big idea with a thought-provoking quote that takes it deeper and increases the rigor of making connections between paired texts. What canContinue reading “What quotes and proverbs can I use to introduce a lesson?”
Classic Fiction Quotes that Set of a Paired Text Unit Ideas
“I do not think I ever opened a book in my life which did not have something to say on women’s fickleness.” – C. Harvile, “But they were all written by men.” -Anne Elliot Oof! It seems that when a text is written by a female, perhaps the telling is different than by a man.Continue reading “Classic Fiction Quotes that Set of a Paired Text Unit Ideas”
Literature quotes aimed toward classic literature for the classroom
If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. -George Bernard Shaw “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Dumas is one of my favorite “secret holder” books. Some of the best classics give the reader secret information about the family skeletons and you have the whole book toContinue reading “Literature quotes aimed toward classic literature for the classroom”
Character Development- digging deeper
Sometimes we need to dig deeper into what the author might do to develop the characters inside a story. How were they created in the first place? How did their attributes develop? Were they they before the novel started or created as the story developed? Close reading practices should analyze characters for deep understanding justContinue reading “Character Development- digging deeper”
Poetry Paired Texts for elementary
“The Road Not Taken” by Frost works well with any story where the character has to make hard choices. 2. “She Walks in Beauty Like the Night” excerpt by Lord Byron paired with other poems at Valentine’s Day time. 3. “I’m Nobody, Who Are You?” by Dickinson is a great poem to go with SilversteinContinue reading “Poetry Paired Texts for elementary”
How to organize lesson plans to include DOK 2 and 3?
Let’s dig right in and give examples, then explain. Close Reading needs to be your BESTIE! Include questioning techniques, vocabulary stops, and text comparisons all throughout your taught text. For the first time you teach a text and having to create your own CLOSE READING guide, add two-three good DOK 2 and 3 questions. ThenContinue reading “How to organize lesson plans to include DOK 2 and 3?”
Teaching Character Traits higher than DOK 1 level
Teaching character traits isn’t just naming traits. How to take DOK 1 level character traits teaching up a level.Be sure you start with the bottom level if your students new a review of identifying (DOK 1) traits, but then be sure to ask questions and model what that information is needed for. Do not ask forContinue reading “Teaching Character Traits higher than DOK 1 level”
ELA On The Move 