TeachingEngage NY Module 3: Peter Pan

Common Core Questioning throughInteractive Notebooks

Meredith Starks Bellaire Elementary

Addie Kelley MAT, Elm Grove Elementary

Common Core questioning requires students to actually read a text and goes deeper than the 5Ws

So what is text-dependent questioning?

Text-Dependent Questions

Answered through close reading of a complex text

Evidence comes from the text not outside sources

Require understanding beyond basic facts

Invitation for students to think deeply about a text and compare it with their own perspectives and experiences.

Focus on the text itself to build a strong foundation of knowledge

Use explicit and implicit information from the text to support reasoning.

Focus on difficult portions of text in order to enhance reading proficiency

Non-ExampleIf you were present at the

signing of the Declaration of Independence, what would you do?

ExampleWhat are the reasons

listed in the preamble for supporting the author’s argument to separate from Great Britain?

How do I use this with my students?

Not a rigid hierarchy

Notice frequency of levels of questions

Students must be TAUGHT how to respond deeply, citing evidence from the text.

General Understandings

Overall view of text

Global questions

Understanding of what the author “really” said

Gist

Core understandings

Central ideas

Key Details

5W

Nuances in meaning

Determine importance

Main idea and supporting details

Vocabulary and Text Structure

Specific words and phrases

Text structure

Literal and inferential meanings

Denotation and connotation

Figurative language

Text organization

Semantics and syntax

Author’s Purpose

PIE

POV

Distinguishing own POV apart from the author

Inferences

Not just guessing or “reading between the lines”

Students probe arguments in persuasive text

Students probe each fact in informational text

Students probe each detail in literary text

Observe how each part builds into a whole text

Opinions, arguments, and intertextual connections

Generate discussion and personal connections

Should still be built on text dependency

Analyze claims, evidence and counterclaims

Consider logic and perspectives other than their own

Why ask text-dependent questions?

To teach kids to:

Ask text-dependent questions of themselves

Think critically

Analyze

Construct well-reasoned arguments with evidence

Planning Text Dependent Questions

Use the language

of the standards

Modifying “Text-Dependent” Questions from Peter Pan

Original How did Peter get inside the Darling children’s room? Use

evidence from the text to support your thinking.

PARCC Framework How does Peter’s visit to the nursery fit into the sequence of

events in Chapter 2? Use evidence from the text to support your thinking.

(continued)

Original How did the stars help Peter at the end of the chapter? Use

evidence from the text to support your thinking.

PARCC Framework How do the stars’ actions contribute to the story? Use

evidence from the text to support your thinking.

How do I scaffold rigorous text-dependent questions

for my kids?

Interactive Notebooks!

What are Interactive Notebooks?

A note taking process that allows students to record information in a personal and meaningful way.

A way for students use teacher supplied notes to draw whatever illustration makes sense to them.

A way for students to personalize their work.

A way for students to organize and keep up with their learning.

Interactive vs. Regular Notebooks

InteractiveCreative,

independent thinkers and learners

Students express their own ideas in addition to teacher instruction

Synthesis

Evaluation

Regular Students

record notes from a teacher

Worksheets

Knowledge

Comprehension

This Process…

Can be challengingTakes a bit of patience and planningRequires modeling, modeling, modelingMust consistently be reinforcedTakes time to learn both for the teacher

and for the students to develop their own style

The Payoff…

Is a way for students to organize their work

Uses reading strategies within a content area, such as science or social studies

Helps students keep up with useful information throughout a unit of study

…And Finally

Students make their own meaningful connections

It encourages pride in student workIt encourages cooperative learningIt appeals to multiple intelligencesThe kids love it and learn so much!

What Students Need…The notebook-loose leaf paper in a three

pronged folder, spiral notebook, or composition book

Pencils, regular and coloredLiquid glue or a glue stickScissorsRulerTeacher supplied notesGrading expectations

Table of Contents

This is the student’s organizing page.

Is an outline of their notebook and can be filled in as they go or completed at the end of the unit. It is easier to fill in as you go!

Make sure students leave enough room, especially for big units

Vocabulary

Word Wall PagesLiterary Word Wall

Peter Pan

Wendy

Tinker Bell

Captain Hook

Supporting Characters

“Landmark” Vocabulary Pages

New vocabulary words in context

Original Engage NY Vocabulary

new word

original sentence from text working definition, context

clues, and inferences

linguistic structure

words with similar word parts; i.e. jealousy

synonyms

student illustration to SHOW MEANING

student sentence to SHOW MEANING

antonyms

“Landmark” Vocabulary

Daily Chapter Work

Record lesson objectives in language of the standards

Can write directly into notebooks during QuickWrites

Can create foldables and glue into notebooks.

Collect Reading Response activities and exit tickets in notebook.

More examples of Interactive Notebook entries

Using FoldablesOriginal Engage NY Work Page Foldable Recording Form

Students working together in their Interactive Notebooks

It’s that simple!!!Interactive notebooks provide the perfect scaffold

for rigorous text-dependent questions!