PPT-Reading Signposts

Strengthening your reading skills Contrasts amp Contradictions When authors show us something that doesnt fit with what we expect Example teacher moodbehavior ASK why would the character act this way. April 2008 The environment movement at a crossroadsWeathercocks & SignpostsApril 2008 WEATHERCOCKS & SIGNPOSTS Foreword AcknowledgementsExecutive summary1. Introduction1.1 Post-environmentalism1.2 ForewordSwitching from incandescent to energy-efficient light bulbs has become emblematic of the small steps people can take to help tackle environmental challenges. The columnist and musician Alex Ja Contrast & . Contradiction. Hmmm. I wonder why the character would act that way?. A-Ha Moments. Aha moments. Suddenly I realized. . .. In an instant I saw. . .. It came to me in a flash. . .. I finally understood. . .. Presbyterian Church of the Master. May 3, 2015. Pantheism. New Age. Spiritual but not Religious. Pantheism – Spirit in all Nature. PAnentheism. – All Nature is Spirit. Mimics Pantheist Religions. Adapted . from . Kylene. Beers & Robert E. . Probst. What is a signpost?. A . signpost. is a signal that points to the correct direction needed to take to accurately arrive at the desired destination. . What is Close Reading?. Close reading is stopping independently at points in our reading to re-read, ask questions, make observations and reflect in order to reach a new understanding of our text.. Post-It-. Signposts for close reading. What are signposts?. Important moments in the text worth examining. Like “red flags” in literature saying “Pay attention!”. Common across narrative (both fiction and non-fiction). Seven signposts Talent Framework The unmistakable markers that identify high-potential leaders. 1 How can organizations predict who will become a successful future leader? After all, simply measur Abstract. written language. As the child learns the writing system she proceeds to a stagewhere the written signs index the spoken language and her perceptual environmentin a systematic way. Finally Executive summary The environment movement at a crossroadsWeathercocks & SignpostsApril 2008 WEATHERCOCKS & SIGNPOSTS This is the Executive Summary of a report written by Tom Crompton, Change Strateg By Megan Fritz and Shannon Orosz. mfritz@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us. sorosz@pointpleasant.k12.nj.us. The Signposts . Created by Kylene Beers & Bob Probst. Signposts are a way to give readers focus and let them know what they should be looking for as they read. They help readers make meaning of the texts they are working in.. 6 Fiction Signposts. . . (We will look at each one.). Contrasts and contradictions. Aha! moment. Tough Questions. Words of the Wiser. Again and again. Memory moment. Contrasts and contradictions. When a character does something that . Contrasts and Contradictions. Aha Moments. Tough Questions. Words of the Wiser. Memory Moments. Signpost Review. What are the anchor questions for each signpost?. C&C: Why might the character act or feel this way?. Visit www.heinemann.com/ReadingNonfiction for special previews, videos, and more.Also available: Reading Nonfiction Student Bookmarks and Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student BookmarksWhen students recognize that nonfiction ought to challenge us, ought to slow us down and make us think, then they\'re more likely to become close readers. That means we need to help them question texts, authors, and, ultimately, their own thinking. No matter the content area, with Reading Nonfiction\'s classroom-tested suggestions, you\'ll lead kids toward skillful and responsible disciplinary literacy.Picking up where their smash hit Notice & Note left off, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst write: Fiction invites us into the writer\'s imagined world nonfiction intrudes into ours and purports to tell us something about it. This crucial difference increases the responsibility of the nonfiction reader, so Kylene and Bob have developed interlocking scaffolds that every student can use to go beyond a superficial reading:3 essential questions that set students up for closer, more attentive readings of nonfiction texts 5 Notice & Note nonfiction signposts that cue kids to apply the skills and processes that sophisticated readers use instinctively 7 proven strategies readers can use to clear up confusions when the text gets tough. We all know the value of helping students define nonfiction and understand its text structures. Reading Nonfiction goes the next crucial step-helping kids challenge the claims of nonfiction authors, be challenged by them, and skillfully and rigorously make up their mind about purported truths.