[LIT] Prompts Take Two

[vivianhp at aol.com]

The rubric I use is informative for students to see, that when they like a book and do well on the quiz,?they often?give it a higher level 4 or 5:? This is the rubric:
1?? -? Leave it
2?? -? Not great?
3?? -??OK
4?? -??Liked it!
5?? -? Loved it

The type of questions asked are main idea, inference questions "Jake believed the drumsticks were..."
Author's Purpose: students learn to identify the author's purpose by subject matter, the use of language in a passage and the tone; fact and opinion; making predictions, summarizing and interpreting figurative language.? 

Many people believed...
There is a fund to help schools after Hurricane Katrina?to build their?school libraries with?books.? 
Why was King Arthur able to pull the sword out of the stone?
Jumping to conclusions means....


Vivian 





-----Original Message-----
From: Lucinda Marcello <rpmgrace at cox.net>
To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. <lit at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 9:35 am
Subject: Re: [LIT] Prompts Take Two



Vivian,

What are your questions for your quiz and would you share the rubric? I like 
the idea of names on the list. Do you read at the beginning or end of the 
period or day?

Thanks.
Lucinda
7th Grade L. Arts
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:00 AM
Subject: Re: [LIT] Prompts Take Two


> In my AIS group, there are reluctant readers.? However, I have books, and 
> I have quick writes responses to those books.? Also,?I have them take a 
> short 10-question quiz on their respective books as well as a 
> recommendation rubric.? Additionally, in the classroom, I place a?"Wall of 
> Fame" chart and?display students names after they have completely read and 
> successfully quizzed on the book.??Once they?passed the quiz, their 
> names?goes up with a?positive comment, and students look to see how many 
> times they are on the list.? As 6th graders, they want to "beat" their 
> last month's chart which remains on the wall.? Students read in class 
> quietly for 20-25 minutes daily.?
>
> Vivian
> AIS Teacher
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lucinda Marcello <rpmgrace at cox.net>
> To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades. 
> <lit at literacyworkshop.org>
> Sent: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 12:20 pm
> Subject: Re: [LIT] Prompts Take Two
>
>
>
> Bill,
>
> What do you do to encourage reading for middle school students at home and
> in class? Do you have reading logs for your students or how do you 
> encourage
> reading & responding? I am wondering how valid they are after our first
> quarter.  We have been using them in our middle school. Some students have
> really embraced it, saying they are reading more, others are lying, and
> others refuse to do it which tanks their grade.
>
> I respect your feedback and would welcome any ideas you may have
> implemented.
>
> Thanks you.
> Lucinda Marcello
> 7th Grade Language Arts
> Secrist Middle School
>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 6:27 AM
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>> Hi!
>>
>> How about "Why do we care what others think of us?"
>>
>> Take care,
>> Bill Ivey
>> Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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