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Marking the Text . DHS Leadership. Why should I use Marking the Text?. When students mark texts purposefully, they are actively engaged in meaning making. http://webserver.wsd.k12.ca.us/websites/hp_images/692/D3039-Marking%20Texts.%20LeMaster.pdf. What is Marking the Text?.
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Marking the Text DHS Leadership
Why should I use Marking the Text? When students mark texts purposefully, they are actively engaged in meaning making. http://webserver.wsd.k12.ca.us/websites/hp_images/692/D3039-Marking%20Texts.%20LeMaster.pdf
What is Marking the Text? • Marking the text is an active reading strategy that asks students to identify information in the text that is relevant to the reading purpose. This strategy has three distinct marks: • numbering paragraphs, underlining, and circling. http://webserver.wsd.k12.ca.us/websites/hp_images/692/D3039-Marking%20Texts.%20LeMaster.pdf
How do I use Marking the Text? • Based on the reading purpose, students will use marking the text to identify information as they read. • They will begin by numbering the paragraphs they have been asked to read. • Then, as they identify information that is relevant to the reading task, they circle information, making it easier to locate for notes or discussion. • Finally authors claims are underlined • Usually only several claims http://webserver.wsd.k12.ca.us/websites/hp_images/692/D3039-Marking%20Texts.%20LeMaster.pdf
Works Cited • "Enrique Iglesias." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Oct. 2012. Web. 17 Oct. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Iglesias>.