Catching Fire: Igniting the Hunger in Students Through Integrated Literacy Strategies

1. Catching Fire: Igniting the Hunger in Students Through Integrated Literacy Strategies Lisa DeMent & Erin Mule’

2. Using CSR – Collaborative Strategic Reading • CSR is a technique used by small groups of students to read and comprehend texts. • Typically used in groups of five – but can be tweaked to accommodate groups of 4-6. • Well suited for informational text but can also be used with narrative texts. • Strategies should be taught and practiced in a whole-class setting until students are able to use them without teacher support. Fisher and Frey, Rigorous Reading, p. 93-94

3. Roles • Before beginning, assign each group member a role or responsibility for some part of the discussion. • Some roles are: Questioner, Clunk Expert, Connector, GIST expert. • You could also have students choose their roles or even use a persona other than themselves such as the principal, a historic person, or someone or something related to the area of study.

4. The Stages ofCSR…. • Preview • Click & Clunk • Get the GIST • Wrap Up

5. Step 1 - PREVIEW Students: • Discuss what they already know. • Make predictions about what may be learned by doing one of the following (or any other idea you have): • Create prediction questions to anticipate information they may encounter • Write a narrative using all the difficult/unfamiliar words in text (teacher posts these separate from article)

6. Step 2: Click and Clunk Step 2: Click and Clunk • Click is when a student reads smoothly understanding what is read. • Clunks are when a student requires use of additional strategies to resolve comprehension problems. • Students read the passage and make note of words or concepts that require further explanation.

7. What to do with the Clunks? • Reread the sentence or paragraph • Read ahead until the end of the sentence or paragraph • Analyze the word for familiar affixes or root words • Ask his/her partner for clarification

8. Step 3: GET THE GIST • At the end of each section of the passage, students summarize the main ideas and important facts. • This can be done individually or as a group.

9. WRAP UP • Repeat Click and Clunk and Get the GIST until the entire reading has been completed. • Then the group revisits the predictions to check for accuracy. • They also generate and answer questions focused on the main ideas and important facts.

10. TRYING OUT CSR PROVOCATIVE STATEMENT: “WE LIVE IN A RIGHT-HANDED WORLD” On your paper write if you agree or disagree with this statement. Write your answer.

11. TRYING OUT CSR Article and Collaborative Conversation • Do the Preview Phase with your group: Discuss, Make Predictions, Write down questions you hope to be answered. • Assign Roles for Reading and Discussing (Clunk Expert, Connector, Gist Expert, Questioner) • Read the article: On the Left Hand There are NoEasy Answers and do Role as you read. 5. Wrap Up – discuss and share group findings based on each member’s role. Have one person report out to the class.

12. Collaborative Conversations • Create a human spectrum reflecting your comfort level and/or use of this teaching strategy. 1………………………………………………………………..10 Very little Very much

13. Ignite a Fire of Literacy Elements

14. BREAK

16. Socratic Seminar • Fosters critical thinking, active learning, and truth seeking. • Participants explore and evaluate ideas, issues, and values in a one or more texts. • Students ask each other questions and consider and explore each other’s answers.

17. NUTS AND BOLTS OF SOCRATIC SEMINAR • A good opening question leads participants back to the text as they speculate, evaluate, define, and clarify the issues involved.  • A good opening question in a seminar: • Arises from a genuine curiosity • Has no single "right" answer • Is framed to generate discussion leading to greater understanding of the ideas of the text • Can best be answered by references (explicit or implicit) to the text • The Text: Socratic Seminars texts are chosen for their richness in ideas, issues, values and their ability to stimulate extended, thoughtful dialogue. • The Participants:  In a Socratic Seminar, participants carry the burden of responsibility for the quality of the seminar.  • Good seminars occur when participants study the texts closely in advance • listen actively • share their ideas and questions in response to the ideas and questions of others, and • search for evidence in the text to support their ideas.    

18. SOCRATIC SEMINAR FORMATION • Inner and Outer Circle • 10-12 students in a circle • Leader • Partner in Inner Circle is in discussion • Partner on outside circle observes and gives notes to their partner on what he or she is doing • Outside Partner Coaches Insider Partner on points in Rubric

19. DISCUSSION FORMAT • One person starts the discussion with statement or question. • Any student in circle can respond. • Everyone uses text evidence to support their ideas and responses. • Students can call other students to respond – brings in quiet students. • You can ask for clarification. • You can ask questions about what you have read, heard, and seen. • Be courteous and respectful of peers. • Use facts & examples from text as evidence for a particular argument. • Listen attentively, critically, and patiently as peers share their ideas. • Politely take issue with inaccuracies. • Maintain an open mind to diverse opinions. • Make connections with previous readings or prior studies. • Be willing to change your opinion if more information is given or if your reasoning has been flawed. • Leader’s Role: -Notice students who aren’t participating and call on them in between responses. • -Notice any student who may be taking up TOO much of the conversation and help steer the conversation to others to participate.

20. WRITING & SOCRATIC SEMINAR Click to open the Socratic Seminar Document

21. SPEAKING AND LISTENING & SOCRATIC SEMINAR Click to open the Socratic Seminar Partner Scoring Guide

22. MOCK SOCRATIC SEMINAR!!! • Go back to the Provocative statement – “WE LIVE IN A RIGHT-HANDED WORLD” • Decide if after reading today’s article if you still Agree or Disagree with this statement. • Find 2 pieces of evidence from the article to support your thinking. • Then, find one piece of evidence from the poem “Lefties” to support your thinking.

23. Lefties When you're a lefty the world is unfair Because all of the righties  Really don't care But it's not all bad news For lefties it's true A lot of great people have been lefties too Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney Were left-handed stars And many presidents too Like Barack Obama So take heart all you southpaws You are one out of every ten Being left-handed isn't all that bad And there's more left-handed women Than left-handed men It isn't easy being left-handed Everything seems the wrong way round And back to front And upside down And yes it can get very confusing When it's the opposite to the right hand That you are using Opening tins is a big no-no And non-smudged writing Another no-go There's no left-handed pianos No left-handed cars But at least there's left-handed scissors And left-handed guitars

24. MOCK SOCRATIC SEMINAR!!!

25. ANALOGY Create an analogy for collaborative conversations and s’mores……

26. So….What have you learned? • This session got me thinking about… I’m excited about… I’m confused about…