#17 Peers’ Response to #17 Peers’ Response to WritingWriting

Ode to a Post-it NoteOde to a Post-it Note

Patty Schmid Patty Schmid

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Diana BaldenspergerDiana Baldensperger

VocabularyVocabulary

Students use Post-its to mark new or Students use Post-its to mark new or interesting vocabularyinteresting vocabulary

Students can tag text while reading, and then Students can tag text while reading, and then come back later and find definitions and define come back later and find definitions and define in their own words.in their own words.

Peer ResponsePeer Response

Post-its mark Peter Elbow’s reflective Post-its mark Peter Elbow’s reflective feedback technique—which is “Telling”feedback technique—which is “Telling”

““Telling” requires responders to describe their Telling” requires responders to describe their reactions as they readreactions as they read

The draft will be passed through several The draft will be passed through several readers and will provide feedback to the authorreaders and will provide feedback to the author

This is a peer-edit techniqueThis is a peer-edit technique

Active Reader StrategiesActive Reader Strategies

Post-its provide a tool to help create proficient Post-its provide a tool to help create proficient readers who interact with textreaders who interact with text PredictingPredicting EvaluatingEvaluating QuestioningQuestioning ClarifiyingClarifiying ConnectingConnecting

This helps assess students’ mastery of This helps assess students’ mastery of metacognitive strategiesmetacognitive strategies

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