Would it help to develop a rubric and then do some shared scoring with the kids? I am a big believer in co-created rubrics and their consistent use.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Yingling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Monday, December 01, 2008 8:13 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Response Journals > I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters within their > reader's notebooks. It's December and they are still simply giving me > summaries. I ask them questions and give comments in my letters back to > them yet most of my kids aren't responding to my questions/comments. I've > gone to giving the kids grades and their grades don't even seem to motivate > some of them to do better. We've written sample letters together, I've > shown them examples, I've written examples for them, I've given them letter > starters. What do I do next? The kids seem to just want me to give them > worksheets to complete - they don't want to think. > Help please, > Jenni > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
