This was NOT part of your homework for tonight, but I know that many of you are very interested in seeing close reading "in action." Consider taking some time to view the following video:
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/omnivore-dilemma-close-reading-of-non-fiction-text-core-challenge
My personal reflection on this video is that there are some fabulous components. I do however, see many opportunities for continued improvement. For example, in the Omnivore's Dilemma lesson, she really gets at some of our work today around how to think about a tough question and then puts the students in charge of figuring out what needs to happen in order to answer the question. Great.....BUT....I don't see the majority of students that I teach being able to do this with a high rate of success, at least not initially. Instead, this is a perfect comfirmation of what we started talking about today and certainly a way to see that the teacher needs to give thought to the activities and requisite skills that kids need in order to answer that question. How could some of the instructional strategies that we discussed today be put into play in this lesson?
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/omnivore-dilemma-close-reading-of-non-fiction-text-core-challenge
My personal reflection on this video is that there are some fabulous components. I do however, see many opportunities for continued improvement. For example, in the Omnivore's Dilemma lesson, she really gets at some of our work today around how to think about a tough question and then puts the students in charge of figuring out what needs to happen in order to answer the question. Great.....BUT....I don't see the majority of students that I teach being able to do this with a high rate of success, at least not initially. Instead, this is a perfect comfirmation of what we started talking about today and certainly a way to see that the teacher needs to give thought to the activities and requisite skills that kids need in order to answer that question. How could some of the instructional strategies that we discussed today be put into play in this lesson?