Strategies that Work

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Strategies that Work

• Assessment without Resentment

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Knowing the strategies

• Steal ItTweak ItMake It Work for You

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Gathering Ideas

• Steal from the best
• Janet Allen
• Linda Rief
• Nancie Atwell
• Harvey Smokey Daniels
• Kylene Beers

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S W B S T
Stolen Idea 1

• Somebody
• Wanted
• But
• So
• Then

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Tweak itMake it your own

• Laminate it
• Three hole punch it
• Use overhead pen
• Check for reading periodically
• Use it to teach summary
• Use picture books to demonstrate

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Say Something

• Select a short text
• Decide stopping points
• Determine what will be said
• Take turns
• Debrief or annotate the text

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THE TWEAK

• Book covers

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How many kids? Boys? Girls? Personalities?
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Another tweak

• Kids are all in Alt Ed due to a crime, so

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What is each accused of doing?
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Pecks Questions

• What would happen if the main character were of
  the opposite sex?

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Pecks Questions

• Why is the story set where it is?
• Fantasy
• Historical fiction
• Some others

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What does the title tell you about the book?Does
it tell the truth?

• Need to read beyond the cover
• Uncover the book

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Pecks Question

• If you had to design a new cover, what would it
  look like?
• Ugly Book Contest

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Stick Figures

• Janet Allen
• A tweak or two

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Stick Figures

• Head-thoughts
• Heart-feelings
• Feet-journeys (2)
• Hands-actions and reactions
• Eyes-interior character
• Ears-what folks say about them
• Mouth-what they say

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Character Card

• Based on AmEx print ads of famous people
• Give kids the form, adjusting it to suit your
  needs and the particular book
• Can do individually or in groups with class novels

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My Name. childhood
ambition.. fondest
memory soundtrack
retreat.. wildest
dream. proudest
moment. biggest
challenge. perfect
day alarm
clock. indulgence
inspiration
.. favorite movie..
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A to Z Book Reports

• Brainstorm words related to the book from A to Z

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In conclusion

• Why is this so important?

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The Three Questions

• What is the most important time?
• Who is the most important person?
• What is the right thing to do?