Literacy Retreat 2019

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Synthesize Information | Provide Writer Feedback | Tempt with Booktalks

Annotate & Note-Take | Model Literacy Lessons | Mix Paper & Screen

Use Annotation to Activate & Articulate Understanding

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The Power is in the Pen
First Lessons— Without a Pen
Situation Differentiation
Purpose-Driven Annotation

The Power is in the Pen

Add a note-to-self adjacent to the author’s words

Go beyond highlighting— expect Why-lighting.

Annotate NOTE word JPEG

First Lessons— without a pen

Introduce reading procedures and reader habits

Introduce the Reading Voice & Thinking Voice.

Self-monitor to mute the Distracting Voice.

Comprehension Voice Signs | English | Spanish

Stop and say something.

Introduce the purpose of annotation.

Launch the Reading Block.

Header B. Scaffold all year

Header B3 Tiers 1-3

Simplify annotation with marks, codes, & abbreviations

Simplify annotation with marks, codes, & abbreviations.

Introduce the 3 phases of close reading to students.

Close Reading Triggers

Close-reading triggers set

Code across texts to identify new, additional, & contradictory details

Code new information learned across texts.
Lesson Resources | PDF | Smartboard

Mark new and contradictory information

Use the resources from the mini-lesson video.

Situation differentiation

Scribe for students who need more support

Expose K-2 readers to annotation strategies.

Use removable tools for annotation and graphic organizer for note-taking

Engage more readers with highlighter tape.

Brainstorm details & take notes using the ABC Chart.

Access resources to notice & note author ideas.

Easily assess reader thinking with this simple handout.

Practice reading for context with WordMarks.

Analyze people/subjects, action & activity, setting & objects.

“Read” infographics for main idea/subject, data, source, text/words, visuals, organization.

Use the 2-column T-Chart to note what you see and hear in a video.

Storyboard 3-box

3-Box | 5-Box | 9-Box

Dissected Web JPEG

Web | Dissected Web

Compare Contrast T-Chart

Use removable tools for annotation and graphic organizers for note-taking

Annotate multimodal texts.

Access top tools for digital annotating.

Where can I find sources for short videos for note-taking practice?

Purpose-Driven Annotation

The after-reading prompt drives the purpose

Annotate based on the reading purpose.

Yellow Mask | Black Mask

Return to annotations after reading.

Culminate a close reading with a writing task.