{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"46659442","dateCreated":"1321735122","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/46659442"},"dateDigested":1532092234,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Princess Knight","description":"Hi Maureen,
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\nI'm in the process of writing the lesson plan for The Princess Knight. I was wondering how much you want me to or think I should get into the genre of fairy tales with them as opposed to fantasy. Didn't you say you'd be launching more of a fantasy-type of study with them? I did some research and noticed that Lucy Calkins does address ways to incorporate things like looking at archetypes and allegory in fairy tales. I was wondering if I should go in that kind of direction or keep it less specific to the genre and more focused on the story line or the 'moral of the story.' Do you have any thoughts about that?
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\nBest, jk","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"46661036","body":"Good question! This is going to be the start of a mini-genre study. We are going to launch it with The Princess Knight and The Paperbag Princess and the focus for this will be on the setting. Specifically, fantasy readers use multiple cuing systems to research the settings of their stories and the impact of those settings.
\nHow about this..... what if I read aloud The Paperbag Princess on Monday, and you read The Princess Knight on Tuesday? We can look at how mine goes on Monday, and stay after school to use that to finalize your plans.
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\nIn general, you should look at the gender issues raised in The Princess Knight and think about places to stop and discuss. Let me know your thoughts.
\nDo you like the book?
\nMaureen","dateCreated":"1321738483","smartDate":"Nov 19, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"46679768","body":"Yes, I do like the book! I am happy to read it with the class. Your suggestions are very helpful to think about--looking at gender issues sounds like a great plan. I'm fine with doing this lesson on Tuesday instead of tomorrow. Whatever works for you is perfect.
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\nDo you want me to prepare a poem for shared reading tomorrow? And what about working in a math 'memorization' lesson for tomorrow or Tuesday? I'm thinking something quick\/small group involving a game or something--like a warm up of multiplication facts or something (maybe 15 minutes in total). What do you think?
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\nMoving forward, I will still need to do one more math lesson: 'doing math' which we can discuss tomorrow after school if that's ok.
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\nI also want to figure out how and when to wind things down with the kids. :( When I talked to Jen the other day, she seemed concerned that if I stay on with your class too much longer, then I won't have time to work on the many big projects I have for all of my classes--as well as make time to do more classroom observations. I recognize there is a tension there, but I also know that I really love being in the classroom environment and given my own separation anxiety issues, I have been subconsciously avoiding the inevitable. Given all of these things, I'm thinking that I would like to come back the week after Thanksgiving but that perhaps (as much as I don't want it to be), that should be my last full week. :( What do you think?
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\nWe can talk more tomorrow.
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\nBest,
\nJenna","dateCreated":"1321800889","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"46679946","body":"Hi Jenna,
\nI am thinking that you could do a math memorization activity on Monday. For shared reading, we can revisit poems in our folder and reread.
\nAs for winding down, you need to do what's best for you, but you do need to prepare the kids. I think ending your time with us the week after the break as your last week makes a lot of sense. We need to bring closure in a way that allows the kids to wind down and then say goodbye. How does that sound?","dateCreated":"1321801302","smartDate":"Nov 20, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"46775594","body":"hi maureen,
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\ni just uploaded a rough draft lesson plan for the princess knight. i haven't really fleshed out the 'closing' section, 'anticipated responses' and 'follow up' but i wanted to get this uploaded anyway. i'll work on it more from here.
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\njenna","dateCreated":"1321920286","smartDate":"Nov 21, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"45355530","dateCreated":"1320106042","smartDate":"Oct 31, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/45355530"},"dateDigested":1532092234,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"An Angel for Solomon Singer: Reflection","description":"I think I\u2019m starting to get more comfortable with read-alouds and I\u2019m gaining more of an understanding of the thinking that I want kids to do. I\u2019m realizing that there are so many lenses through which I can structure my line of questioning based on the goals and objectives I have for students. Ultimately I want students to comprehend the text, but with that I am learning strategies that will also help them look more closely at different elements of text\u2014and in his example I wanted the kids to work with character study.
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\nI don\u2019t think my objective was focused enough for me to work with. I think I would have benefited from having a clearer purpose\u2014perhaps I was a little wishy-washy in my own head. Lately I\u2019ve been feeling like the more I learn\u2014whether by observing you in action or through our literacy class texts and discussions\u2014the less I feel like I know! So I\u2019m trying to practice and synthesize new strategies and skills and I think this consciousness or awareness only reveals to me how much I still have to learn. But I\u2019m encouraged by the way I\u2019ve been able to build my read aloud practice and start to add in new components like what I did today with the text comparisons. I look forward to working through more texts with kids and finding ways to really help them connect with meaning.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"45276426","dateCreated":"1319998915","smartDate":"Oct 30, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/45276426"},"dateDigested":1532092234,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Solomon","description":"Hi Jenna
\nThe plan looks good, and I like the activities. We'll touch base in the morning. best,
\nMaureen","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"45268022","dateCreated":"1319984551","smartDate":"Oct 30, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/45268022"},"dateDigested":1532092234,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"An Angel for Solomon Singer","description":"Hi Maureen,
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\nI tried to focus on the character work we've talked about...I also added two 'activity' type things...it's probably too much to incorporate both of these ideas into one lesson, but I wanted to lay them both out there to see what you thought about them, how appropriate they would be, how useful they would be, or how I could change or improve them to be better within the context of this lesson. Feel free to tell me to get rid of one or both...just wanted to see what you thought of the direction I was going with them.
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\nBest,
\nJenna","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"44548824","dateCreated":"1319032461","smartDate":"Oct 19, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/44548824"},"dateDigested":1532092234,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Old Woman Who Named Things Lesson Reflection","description":"How did the lesson plan work? What was effective? What did you learn? What would you change for tomorrow or the next time you will use this plan?
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\n10.19.11
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\nI think the lesson plan was prepared thoughtfully and thoroughly through a combination of time spent with the process, feedback, and revision. I\u2019ve noticed how my plan becomes more refined and focused by taking it from a first draft to a second draft. Just building familiarity with read aloud strategies and spending more and more time with the text has been very helpful.
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\nFor this read aloud, one of my goals was to begin thinking about character development. I wanted the students to think about how the character changes from the beginning of the book to the end, and what specifically contributes to this change. I also wanted them to consider whether the old woman\u2019s actions or decisions throughout the book seemed to make sense for her character, or whether they were out of character. I think this was a good way to keep the objective in the students\u2019 minds as we read.
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\nAnother goal was to keep the discussion very evidence and text based. I wanted students to practice this, especially in light of how I observe you (Maureen) holding them to noting their evidence during other read alouds, as well as reading about how effective it can be for building comprehension (in articles by Beck, Kucan, etc.) I have a more heightened awareness for this strategy now which will only help me in future read alouds.
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\nThis was my first time doing a \u2018stop and jot\u2019 and I really like the possibilities that it creates for student interaction. I think that if I were a kid, this strategy would have really appealed to me because writing my ideas down has often come more naturally than speaking up during whole class discussions. I would definitely like to try a \u2018stop and jot\u2019 again at some point in the future. I think it could have maybe been organized or modeled slightly better than how I did it, and I will think about this for next time. I also think that the \u2018turn and talk\u2019 and \u2018share\u2019 that followed the \u2018stop and jot\u2019 could have been organized more effectively for the purposes of assessment. These are things I will consider for the future.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"44338044","dateCreated":"1318778267","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/44338044"},"dateDigested":1532092235,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"The Old Woman Who Named Things","description":"Hi Maureen,
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\nI just uploaded a rough draft of my lesson plan for tomorrow. I was wondering what you thought of the fact that the dog gets named Lucky given what you told me about VR's nickname. Will this be problematic for him?
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\nJenna","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"44338900","body":"I don't think it will be problematic at all. VR might actually like it. At any rate, he needs to realize that lots of things in the world are just coincidental. It's ok.
\n~m","dateCreated":"1318779907","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44338942","body":"Jenna,
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\nPlease let me know if you have any questions about this week's shared reading of October Saturday, by Bobbi Katz. Thank you!","dateCreated":"1318780001","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44352104","body":"Hi Maureen, thank you for all your great feedback about my lesson plan for tomorrow. I'm working on tightening it up now.
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\nAs for the shared reading, I assume my lesson will be day 1 of this poem?
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\nBest.","dateCreated":"1318800709","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44352210","body":"Yes, we will be in Day One of October Saturday!
\nSee you tomorrow!
\nMaureen","dateCreated":"1318800879","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44353484","body":"Hi Maureen, thanks. I made a bunch of edits to the original lesson plan and included the stop and jot. I love this idea, I just hope I can execute it with enough time! Have a nice evening.","dateCreated":"1318802660","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}},{"id":"44354222","body":"It might be tight, but we can put a few things in place to make it happen smoothly.
\n~m","dateCreated":"1318803476","smartDate":"Oct 16, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"43980540","dateCreated":"1318279204","smartDate":"Oct 10, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/43980540"},"dateDigested":1532092235,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Binders","description":"Jenna,
\n
\nPlease remember to bring two binders to school this week. I want to give you a bunch of poems for shared reading (I don't have them electronically) and I'd also like to help you set up your lesson plan binder. It will help me to have a place to keep your lesson plans that we can both access. Thanks!","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"43986512","body":"Ok will do!","dateCreated":"1318286662","smartDate":"Oct 10, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"43914170","dateCreated":"1318170181","smartDate":"Oct 9, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/43914170"},"dateDigested":1532092235,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wings Lesson Reflection","description":"In general I was happy with how my plan worked. It was helpful to get your advice prior to doing it that I should focus more on character development and not forget to include the teacher\/policeman in my line of questioning. By having them think about the different kinds of people in the community who did not support Ikarus, it made his plight that much more unjust.
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\nI learned that 5th graders in general, and these 5th graders in particular, are really able to think critically and carefully about text, storylines, and deep meaning. They have a great deal of empathy and compassion, and are mature enough to handle very serious topics. Sometimes I think that students say things to try to \u2018please\u2019 their teacher or answer in ways that they think their teacher wants to hear, but with these kids, I really feel like they are very authentic in their answers and responses to characters, plot, etc. and in the positive and negative qualities they perceive, in the injustices that they see, and in the way that characters navigate the world in stories. This speaks to a level of maturity and seriousness that is not always evidenced in their physical behaviors. I love this dichotomy.
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\nOne thing that was revealed to me that I had not even consciously realized myself, was the way that the narrator starts off as the quiet one and by the end she\u2019s using her voice to stand up to the mean kids. I am very impressed that one of the students noticed this and brought it to my attention. It is definitely something I would focus on in planning my lesson next time. Another realization was the point in which Ikarus lands heavily on the roof\u2026this stands in stark contrast to the levity he feels before children start to tease him. I would also focus on this idea more if I were to do this lesson again. I would like to dig a little deeper into these metaphors next time.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"43980378","body":"Your reflections hit on the big ideas of both 5th graders at this age\/stage of development .......the contrast in physical behaviors vs maturity in thinking,their compassion, etc....
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\nI agree with you about digging into the metaphors more with this book, and thinking about the ways in which you develop a line of questions to get at depth in this (and other)story (ies).
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\nAs you get ready to plan more read alouds, use these past experiences to inform your planning. Especially think about the student responses, and your "follow ups" in response to them.","dateCreated":"1318279078","smartDate":"Oct 10, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"43734300","dateCreated":"1317851394","smartDate":"Oct 5, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/43734300"},"dateDigested":1532092236,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wings","description":"Hi Jenna
\nI put some comments on your lesson plan. I want to ask you to re-read the book with character in mind, and think about the characters in the book....the main and minor characters .... and think about digging a little deeper with the ways in which the characters' actions and interactions work to give the message in this book. There are some complexities to the text (through the literary devices) that I think the kids can grapple with.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"43763290","body":"Hi Maureen,
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\nThanks for your feedback. I made some changes to the lesson plan based on your suggestions...I'm not sure that I addressed exactly what you had in mind but I tried. See you later this morning!
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\nJenna","dateCreated":"1317896528","smartDate":"Oct 6, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"Jenna724","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/Jenna724","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"43734296","dateCreated":"1317851393","smartDate":"Oct 5, 2011","userCreated":{"username":"mnosal","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/mnosal","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/jkmat.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/43734296"},"dateDigested":1532092236,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Wings","description":"Hi Jenna
\nI put some comments on your lesson plan. I want to ask you to re-read the book with character in mind, and think about the characters in the book....the main and minor characters .... and think about digging a little deeper with the ways in which the characters' actions and interactions work to give the message in this book. There are some complexities to the text (through the literary devices) that I think the kids can grapple with.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":true},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}