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Tag Archives: literature inquiry
Coming Out of Hibernation with #SHC13 Think Tank!
Those of you that have had a baby will understand when I say that I’ve been in hibernation. It’s not that I’ve been sleeping my days away, in fact I get less sleep now than I ever have. My hibernation … Continue reading
Posted in Active Literacy, Collaboration, Conference Presentations, Inquiry, iPad, Professional Development, Reader's Workshop, Self Reflection, Strategy Instruction, Teacher as Readers, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged anne goudvis, blogs, classroom community, collaboration, Independent reading, inquiry, iPad, literature inquiry, Professional Development, Reading Workshop, Technology, technology integration, Web2.0
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An Authentic Inquiry Moment
It started with a post-it. As I wandered about the room filling out my literature discussion rubrics one of my students rushed up to me and said, “Can I get my iPad because there’s this thing and we need to … Continue reading
What If We Tried This?
I just found a new book title that I can’t wait to read. It’s called Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy. It’s the story of a girl with a cleft palate growing up in Afghanistan. I’m thinking this … Continue reading
Posted in Reader's Workshop
Tagged book clubs, literature circles, literature inquiry, Reading Workshop
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Checking In
Sometimes when students are working on inquiry projects it can feel a little bit like you are the stage coach driver of a runaway carriage led by wild horses careening down the side of a mountain. Ok, maybe that’s a … Continue reading
Knee Deep In It
We are a mere week and a half away from our Explore More day. This means we are knee deep in inquiry projects. I think the scariest part about letting students branch out (for many teachers) is the turning over … Continue reading
Posted in Inquiry, Reader's Workshop, Research Workshop, Strategy Instruction
Tagged inquiry, literature inquiry, personal inquiry
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Creating and Keeping an Inquiry Notebook
Last year I started an Inquiry Notebook. Truthfully, it started with the notebook itself. I received an interesting notebook that had been converted from an old text book. It seemed really special and I wanted it to have a special … Continue reading
Posted in Inquiry, Research Workshop
Tagged inquiry, inquiry circles, literature inquiry, mini-inquiry, notebooks, personal inquiry
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Beyond-the-Book Inquiry in Reader’s Workshop
The other day I used the book The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta to teach a reading strategies lesson. This is a gripping story about a boy who is living under a dictatorship and is asked by the government to write … Continue reading
