Save the Last Word for Me

Getting the most out of class discussion after a reading assignment can be puzzling!

Los Angeles Times Well-off nations' kids not the best-off In UNICEF report, United States and Britain rank at the bottom among 21 wealthy nations February 15, 2007|By Maggie Farley, Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times

Give instructions for reading As you read article you will… 1.Underline important, surprising, interesting, or thought provoking. 2.Jot down a sentence or two that explains why you chose that bit to underline. 3.Mark at least four passages you think would be important or fun to discuss in your group.

Give instructions for reading Monitor reading M.B.W.A.

Give instructions for reading Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A.

Give instructions for reading Set up sharing Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A.

Give instructions for reading Set up sharing Coach discussion Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A.

Give instructions for reading Adjust the sharing procedure Set up sharing Coach discussion Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A.

Give instructions for reading Adjust the sharing procedure Set up sharing Coach discussion Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A. Monitor groups

Give instructions for reading Adjust the sharing procedure Set up sharing Coach discussion Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A. Monitor groups Share with the whole class How did this activity work for you? Did anything get confusing? How can we make it easier next time?

Give instructions for reading Adjust the sharing procedure Set up sharing Coach discussion Form groups Monitor reading M.B.W.A. Brainstorm a response topic list Monitor groups Share with the whole class

Why the passage was important? What surprised you about the passage? What you pictured when you read that part? Connect the passage with something else in the article. Add on to what someone else has said. Ask a question: What does this passage make you wonder about? Connect the passage to a personal experience. Connect the passage to another text, movie, television show, song, etc.

The final puzzle piece: using what we’ve learned. Now we’ll all use our textbooks to locate a lesson that we will be teaching the first of term of this year. Finally, we will share our ideas with a partner then then some with the whole group.