Mr. Moshé’s Critically Thinking . . . Are You?

• Text – Language of Literature
• Pages – S21-S27

We used this story, “Charles” by Shirley Jackson, to get kids to reactivate the knowledge they have about Reading Talents (Strategies):

• Questioning – the natural inclination to ask questions because of what is presented in the story; this is a foundational skill that feeds all others
• Connecting – the skill of connecting to things outside the story, either other forms of artwork or personal experiences
• Visualizing – the skill of visualizing what is presented through the skilled techniques of the writer
• Predicting – the natural inclination to posit what the events in the story NOW could mean to the story LATER
• Analyzing – looking at the parts to underatnd the whole, OR vice-versa
• Clarify – the skill of focusing our perception of what has happened with what is going on in order to gain a clear understanding of the story unfloding

We read the story aloud in class and identified – at any moment during the reading – where we could have been using a reading talent (strategy).

After reading students worked in groups to design a poster on an assigned Reading Talent (Stretgy).

This week we got off to a great start. Although this week is to a great extent about getting set up, we are learning a lot.

Take a look below at what is planned for this week:

Day 1, August 25, 2008 - For CW we focused on the following, and for HW forms had to be filled out and ready to be returned the next day.

• 1st Block - CMS Code of Student Conduct
• ALL - Ice Breaker, Cornell Notes,
• HLA – Language of Literature Scavenger Hunt, Student Information Sheets, Emergency Cards

Day 2 – For CW we worked on the following, and for HW we had had to make sure we bring to class: Spiral Notebook, Supplies to decorate the notebook, and a NOVEL

• 1st Block -  CMS Code of Student Conduct
• ALL – Multiple Inteligences Learning Styles Assessment, Reader’s Notebook Notes
• SPLA – Language of Literature Scavenger Hunt, Student Information Sheets, Emergency Cards

Day 3

• Reader’s Notebook Set Up Day

Day 4

Day 5