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Ah, I sure hope that's the KL I know and love! And brad's here, too! Yay!

I would like to make a general statement about close reading before we get rolling. I think we need to be careful about oversimplifying CCSS intent. I've come to think there's no "one way" to do a close reading.

Last year my district's Curriculum Director asked me to teach a close reading lesson to 6th graders. She and the 3 district coaches taught the same lesson to the other 4 Core classes in 6th grade. I'm linking the lesson here. As you'll see, it's very specific--almost a script. To practice, I taught it the day before to my own class of 5th graders (and the coaches all came to observe, LOL). When we taught it to the 6th graders, the superintendent and all the principals also observed.

In hindsight, I thought it was a pretty good lesson, but (of course) there are things I would have done differently if it was my lesson. There were times I felt I was withholding information that wou...See More
Kathy I'd love to see your example. The link you sent didn't go directly to a Close Reading Lesson. K. On 7/15/13, judy5ca wrote: > Ah, I sure hope that's the KL I know and love! And brad's > here, too! Yay! > > I would like to make a general statement about close reading > before we get rolling. I think we need to be careful about > ov...See More
Jan 6, 2014
judy5ca Well, shoot, it's not there anymore. Google "close reading colossus of Rhodes" and then select the "urban" address. It's there today just as I got it. Judy On 1/06/14, Kathy wrote: > I'd love to see your example. The link you sent didn't go > directly to a Close > Reading Lesson. > > K. > > > On 7/15/13, > judy5ca wrote: ...See More
Jan 9, 2014
judy5ca I just reread this and am now embarrassed because it could sound snooty when I didn't mean it that way at all. I just want us to be our usual thoughtful selves. Sorry if I offended, Judy

On 7/15/13, judy5ca wrote: > Ah, I sure hope that's the KL I know and love! And brad's > here, too! Yay! > > I would like to make a general s...See More
Jul 17, 2013


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