Comprehension+Digging+Deeper

Watch Debbie Miller in action: Questioning and __The Lotus Seed__ Debrief the lesson, noting:
 * Examples of effective teacher talk (show and tell)
 * Examples of I do, we do, you do, and re do
 * Connections to the Framework

Add to Comprehension anchor charts

Using the Comprehension thinking strategies: Brief definitions (Ready Resource 5.3), continue to think about thinking strategies used to support reading comprehension.
 * Quick Write (2 minutes): What do you understand about these strategies? What questions do you still have?
 * How do you determine or evaluate the message or moral of the selection (rightness or wrongness)?
 * What's the difference between inferring and predicting?
 * What is synthesizing?
 * What are wh stems?
 * What is the difference between summarizing and retelling?
 * What is an example of transforming a text?
 * What are the 5 most important strategies you could put on a comprehension hand?
 * What are good ways to have kids use 5 senses when they don't have background knowledge?
 * Deconstruct strategies
 * Create Reader Statements

Model (monitoring comprehension) lesson: __How Many Days to America?__ View Leslie helping students think through nonfiction texts

Debrief the lesson, noting:


 * Examples of effective teacher talk (show and tell)
 * Examples of I do, we do, you do, and re do
 * Connections to the Framework