- How well are you reading and annotating your independent reading books? How is your process and engagement? Do you read, stop, think, annotate, reread, and rethink?
- How successful are you at writing noteworthy notes? Here are some strategies for improving your notes:
i. Ready
for a challenge: make connections to the world and other texts:
o How
does the text relate to currents events? To history?
o What
does the text make you realize about the world?
ii. Not
enough notes? Slow down! As you read, simply underline parts in the text you feel are important, confusing, and inspiring; afterward, go back and write in the
margins. Stop and note:
o Important
context (background info on characters,
setting, etc.)
o Internal
or external intensity (emotion or
action)
o Complexity: a lot of internal or external confusion
o Beautiful
and inspiring language
iii. Don't know how to get started?
o I
think…
o I
love…
o It
really bothers me that…
o This
makes me feel…
Task:
- In your notebook, write down 1 or 2 ways you would like to improve your notes.
- Go back into your book and add notes.
- Give a reading partner a tour of your book and notes.
No comments:
Post a Comment