Shift 2: Reading and Writing Grounded in Evidence

Below is the lesson plan and a video of the monstrosity concept I modeled last year. This lesson could also be part of shift 1 and 3.

Monster LP copy

Video


That attached article has some good tips about to get students to read and write grounded  on evidence. CLOSE READING

Thinking Notes: A Strategy to Encourage Close Reading

Closing in on Close Reading


Attached are posters you can use in your classroom to highlight how to read and write grounded in evidence.

ReadingLikeADetective1

ReadingLikeADetective2


Here are some tips of how to incorporate this shift into your questioning and discussion techniques (Danielson FfT 3b). Questioning


 Evidence-based learning in Science

Expeditionary Learning: Informational Text Protocol (ELA/Social Studies)

Social Studies Example

ELA Example

Guide to Creating Text-Dependent Questions

Literary Discussions Using Textual Evidence (ELA/Social Studies)

Experience-Text-Relationship Approach

 

 

 

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