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Dr. Dea Conrad-CurryPartner in Education
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REFLECTING ON TEACHING & LEARNING IN A COMMON
CORE CLASSROOM
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READING TO LEARN AND CONFIRM
What I think I know
Details that confirm my knowledge
Details that inform
misconception
Details that build new knowledge
Questions and answers about text information
Q: Q: Q: Q:
A: A: A: A:
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Morning Objectives
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Reading to Learn & Confirm Adaption on the KWL
Reflect on yesterday’s lesson Alpha / Delta
Critiquing Instructional Videos Using Context Clues to Teach Vocabulary
Skills
Thoughtful Planning Less teacher talk/More student interaction
Useful Organizers Students reading independently
Explicit Modeling of Graphic Organizers
“I can” Statements /Posted Standards
Students writing independently (WA.10)
Students referencing text (RA.1)
Students working collaboratively
ALPHA / DELTA
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ALPHA / DELTA
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Group and Debrief
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Reading teachers: 6, 7, 8 Writing teachers: 6, 7, 8
Purpose setting questions: What challenges do the Common Core
Standards present to your teaching style?What challenges do the Common Core
Standards present to facilities and/or materials? What solutions could you suggest to resolve or
mediate the challenges?
Reading Anchor Standard 4
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Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
Grade 6
Evidence-
Based
Selected-
Response from
Narrative
Writing Task
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Grade 6:
Technology-
Enhanced
Selected-
Response Item
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VOCABULARY ACQUISITION
Stages of word knowledge (Dale 1965)
Never saw it before
Heard it—no knowledge of meaning
Recognizes in context
Knows it well: uses in conversation and or writing
Teaching Connotation
POSITIVE CONNOTATION
NEGATIVE CONNOTATION
NEUTRAL CONNOTATION
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1.Definition or explanation clueThe periphery or outer region, of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories.2.Example clueLike road banks along an interstate highway, the periphery of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories. 3.Restatement or synonym clueThe periphery or bank of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories.4.Contrast or antonym clue The periphery of the river, unlike the water that flowed within its banks, was littered with container trash from the nearby factories.5.Inference through general context clueThe periphery of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories while the fast moving water appeared clear of debris.6.Internal clues: afixes, prefixes, suffixes (http://www.unit5.org/villhauer/index.htm)
The periphery of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories.
6-Types of Context Clues
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NAME ______________________ TEXT ______________________ PAGES _______ DATE _______
WordNever Heard
Heard or Seen
Connotation How I define this word I use this
word!
periphery
gallimaufry
noxious
precocious
decorum
nefarious
erudition
How Well Do I Know These Words? Thinking about words before learning them makes connections that will help me remember.
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How do Context Clues Help Build Word Meaning? Thinking about my thinking about words.
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1. The periphery of the river was littered with container trash from the nearby factories while the water that rushed downstream was clear.
2. The family history was a gallimaufry of personalities: liars and thieves, business tycoons and entrepreneurs, musicians and actors.
3. The river was full of noxious materials such as cleaning agents from factories and pesticides from the nearby farms.
4. This third grade was full of precocious children, youngsters who were advanced beyond their years.
5. Unlike dressing for a Halloween party or other holiday costume soiree, when attending an office party you should behave with professional decorum.
6. Some may not approve of the governor’s unethical behavior, but to describe him as nefarious is to go a bit far.
7. Although her father was the college president, most credit her advancement at the university to erudition; all acknowledge that ignorance does not go far in higher education.
Teacher Created Context SentencesHow does context help build word meaning?
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