Session 2 Part A Session 2 Part A Tuesday December 7, Tuesday December 7, 20102010Lumberton High PLCLumberton High PLC

Literacy Training: Reading Strategies to Attain Meaning

Strategies to Strategies to Attain MeaningAttain Meaning

Word SplashWord Splash CubingCubing Pass the PaperPass the Paper

Word SplashWord Splash Allow students to organize Allow students to organize

and classify wordsand classify words

Students use vocabulary to Students use vocabulary to comprehend the text, make comprehend the text, make predictions, activate prior predictions, activate prior knowledge, see cause and knowledge, see cause and effect relationships, make effect relationships, make inferences, and form imagesinferences, and form images

Establishes a purpose for Establishes a purpose for readingreading

Word SplashWord SplashI am sure I know the

meaning of this word

I think I know a

meaning for this word

I do not know a

meaning for this world

Pass the PaperPass the PaperThis strategy evaluates student understanding and assisting This strategy evaluates student understanding and assisting

students with summarizing skills. students with summarizing skills.

Questions AnswersEx: Why is the bark or a tree important?

Bark contains air holes that allow the tree to breathe.

Pass the Paper TipsPass the Paper Tips1.1. Provide students with examples of good Provide students with examples of good

questions that require the person answering questions that require the person answering them to include a lot of information. Model them to include a lot of information. Model the first question and answer for the the first question and answer for the students. students.

2.2. Create large charts with the questions and Create large charts with the questions and answers. Post the charts, and use them as a answers. Post the charts, and use them as a basis for class discussion.basis for class discussion.

3.3. Be ready to provide assistance to students Be ready to provide assistance to students who are struggling to answer a question or who are struggling to answer a question or to help students from questions to help students from questions appropriately. appropriately.

CubingCubing Allows students to Allows students to

explore a variety of explore a variety of dimensions using a dimensions using a concrete visual of a concrete visual of a cubecube

Uses critical thinkingUses critical thinking

Can develop into Can develop into writing assignmentswriting assignments

CubingCubing Six sides of the cube:Six sides of the cube:

Describe- How would your describe the issue/topic? Describe- How would your describe the issue/topic? (Color, Shape, Size)(Color, Shape, Size)

Compare- How does the topic connect to other Compare- How does the topic connect to other issues/subjects? (Similarities & Differences)issues/subjects? (Similarities & Differences)

Associate- How does the topic connect to other Associate- How does the topic connect to other issues/subjects? (What it makes you think of)issues/subjects? (What it makes you think of)

Analyze- How would you break the issue into smaller Analyze- How would you break the issue into smaller parts? (What is it composed of or how is it made?)parts? (What is it composed of or how is it made?)

Apply- How does it help you understand other topics/ Apply- How does it help you understand other topics/ issues? (How it can be used?)issues? (How it can be used?)

Argue for or against- I am for this/This works because/I Argue for or against- I am for this/This works because/I agree because (Take a stand)agree because (Take a stand)

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Session 2 Part BSession 2 Part BTuesday February 23, Tuesday February 23, 20112011

Literacy Training: Reading Strategies to Attain Meaning

Strategies to Strategies to Attain MeaningAttain Meaning

Comic StripComic Strip

Power VerbsPower Verbs

Comic StripsComic StripsThis activity will enable students to This activity will enable students to

understand and link ideas together. understand and link ideas together.

One of the most important ways to link One of the most important ways to link ideas is to sequence them. ideas is to sequence them.

Sequencing Sequencing refers to the refers to the order in which order in which events events happened. happened.

Comic Strip ActivityComic Strip Activity

•Read the “Stone Soup” Story•Complete the flow chart•Complete the comic strip

Power VerbsPower Verbs "POWER VERBS“ are direction words "POWER VERBS“ are direction words

that increase higher order thinking skillsthat increase higher order thinking skills

Student encounter Power Verbs on End Student encounter Power Verbs on End of Course assessments and throughout of Course assessments and throughout their post secondary studies. their post secondary studies.

Students need to be able to recognize, Students need to be able to recognize, pronounce, define, visualize a graphic pronounce, define, visualize a graphic and paraphrase their use in an and paraphrase their use in an application situation (question form). application situation (question form).

Most Frequently Used Most Frequently Used Power VerbsPower Verbs

identifyidentifysimplifysimplifydefinedefinedescribedescribesummarizesummarizeexplainexplaindiscussdiscusstracetracepredictpredictinterpretinterpret

analyzeanalyzesupportsupportinferinferlistlistcriticizecriticizecomparecompareevaluateevaluatejustifyjustifyexceptexceptexpressexpress

Power Verb ActivityPower Verb ActivityVocabulary Square: using power verbs and Vocabulary Square: using power verbs and

EOC questionsEOC questions

1. Place students in groups1. Place students in groups

2.2. On cardstock paper, type and or/paste EOC On cardstock paper, type and or/paste EOC questions that contain power verbs. Put in questions that contain power verbs. Put in envelopes and give each group an envelope.envelopes and give each group an envelope.

3.3. Each student chooses a card from the envelope, Each student chooses a card from the envelope, reads the EOC question, finds and highlights the reads the EOC question, finds and highlights the power verb, then answers the question.power verb, then answers the question.

4.4. Students will then complete the Vocabulary Students will then complete the Vocabulary Square Square

5.5. Present Vocabulary Square to classPresent Vocabulary Square to class

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