Caldwell County Schools March 13, 2014 Presented by Martha Lamb, NWRESA Informational Texts Strategies in English/Language Arts
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Informational Texts Strategiesin English/Language Arts
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Table Talk
Student B
Student A
Student B
Student A
Student A Partner Talk
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Student Stop and Jot
Turn & Talk
Square & Share
Find ONE partner
What type of talk is most valuable in our classrooms?
Monologic Talk:-Teacher gives information-Teacher provides analysis and interpretation-Teacher asks questions to check for understanding
Dialogic Talk:-Students often talk to answer their own questions-Students talk with each other to create understanding
Strategy #1: Possible Sentences
Greenwich Time News
sleeping depressed mood
exams increased
sleep alertness
ignore school
exams teens
early buses tardiness
school car accidents decrease learning
decent breakfast
academic performance
Strategy #1: Possible Sentences
• Teacher selects 15-20 words/phrases from selection that are meaningful but not unfamiliar to students (not new vocabulary words)
• Students work with partners (both write)• Tell them: Create 5 possible sentences from the text we
will read using 2-4 words per sentence. All the words must be used.
• Students report, teacher records sentences on screen. Students listen and only add sentences that are different from those posted.
• Students suggest questions for each sentence, then read text to verify sentences and answer questions.
• Students revise sentences to reflect meaning from text.
Strategy #3:
Really??
Strategy #2: Really??
• After first reading, ask students to make 3 columns on their paper and head them• “What I found surprising” • “Why it surprises me” • “What does this suggest?”
• Model the strategy for students. The last column will list inferences that can be made
• Turn & Talk with partner, each sharing one surprise/why/inference with each other
• Teacher collects contributions from the class and records on screen
• Students brainstorm further questions they have about the topic
Strategy#3:
Somebody…wanted…but…so… Hard At Work
by Rita UpadhyayJanuary 24, 2003
Strategy #3: Somebody…wanted…but…so
• After first reading, ask students to make 4 columns on their paper and head them• “Somebody” • “Wanted”• “But”• “So”
• This is a SUMMARIZING strategy that requires students to read closely and to look for various points of view
• Have students stop & jot on their paper, turn & talk, then contribute to class list on screen
• Write longer, more detailed summary statements for each• Have students write a brief constructed response by choosing
one of the statements and elaborating upon it with evidence from the text
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