Barbara, Having the kids create the scrolls is the ideal way to do it, that way they have some investment in the process and the product. I've had second grade students create their own scrolls. Once they do one or two they've got it. I also think that giving them sections and having them jigsaw is a good strategy.
Barbara Punchak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Gina, I recommended textmapping to our science and social studies teachers last week at a meeting. The science teacher used textmapping with her kids today---for the first time. She used a LOT of copy paper (30 page chapter) and made 4 scrolls per class. She has SIX classes! I stopped in on my planning to see the kids "in action," after she gushed about it over lunch telling me there was lots of great conversation happening in her classes regarding interpreting graphs and "predicting" what the chapter was about. One drawback: she preferred to have groups of 4---to get everyone actively involved, but a few of her classes are too large. (28 is her largest, 16 her smallest) She taped scrolls for 3 hours last night. A modification she thought of to include every student for every step...divide the chapter up, make 'mini-scrolls,'and have the kids jigsaw it. I'd love to try it with my classes...but using what? I teach reading and language arts and most of the non-fiction from our literature book is quite short. Any ideas? Barbara/6th/FL -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of gina nunley when you say you're using textmapping, are you giving kids those scrolls with copies of the book pages pasted down? I have looked at that many times, and as interesting as it looked, I couldn't imagine creating those scrolls for three classes of middle schoolers. Is it well worth the time to make them? Gina _______________________________________________ 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. Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org --------------------------------- Check out the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. _______________________________________________ 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.
