It may sound kinda silly, but I thought I saw a pattern here. If I was seeing a pattern correctly: Your ST on strategies went with the st in struggling. I would go with RU for rubrics...How can you use the rubric to help you understand what the expectations are?
I try to give my kids the rubric (or make it with them) before we do a project so they see the big picture before they start. Kim On 6/30/07, gina nunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am in the process of identifying 10 Course Questions for my sixth grde > LA > classs. The purpose is this- If I ask my students these questions at the > end of the year or even next year, I would hope their responses would be a > reflection that I taught them what was most important about life long > reading. These should be macro level questions such as > > How does reading strategically change you as a reader? > > > I would LOVE to hear some questions that you think you might use. > > There are no right answers here, and the process of creating these > questions > really aligns your philosophy with curriculum, and I think sets you on the > path of truly doing what you want to as a reading teacher. > > If you only have 1 question I would love to hear it. > > In that same vein I am working with content area teachers on concept work. > We are trying to teach with the "less is more" idea by identifying > concepts > in our subject areas. We are STRUGGLING in LA because it appears to be > difficult to identify concepts (we have plenty of skills, strategies, and > processes) > > Do any of you have a few concepts you feel are critical to teaching > Reading? > > Ex: STrategies > > Thanks, Gina > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. > > http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp=33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School resno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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.
