In a message dated 10/8/2006 1:01:42 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm planning on doing a lesson with my 6th grade students this week about setting a purpose for reading. I'm coming up dry with an innovative way to approach this. Any ideas? Thanks. Pat I like Chris Tovani's lesson in her book I Read It, But I Don't Get It. It's where the students read a passage over three times, marking what they think is important each time: 1st-what do you think is important 2nd-what would a robber think was important 3rd-what would a prospective home buyer think was important. The passage is about two boys skipping school and going to one of the boy's houses. Of course, the kids love pretending they are robbers and looking for information. But it really helps them understand that if they set their own purpose before they start reading, it drives them forward in their reading. One of my low students really likes to set purpose now. He wants to tell me the second he has found the answer to one of his questions, etc., and then I can tell him, "Great, what do you think your purpose should be now?" He comes up with something, and he if off to races again. I think that it is a game to him, but it is helping him to stay focused, which is a wonderful part of setting a purpose for reading. Sherry _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
