[MOSAIC] Questioning in Texts

[Patricia Duszlak]

Hello,
What are Debbie Miller's anchor charts/ Where would I locate them? Thanjs!
Pat d.

On 3/25/07, Kukonis at aol.com <Kukonis at aol.com> wrote:
> Melanie,
> I teach first grade too .... One of the easiest ways to generate questions
> is to just say I wonder ....there is even a children's book by that name that
> does an excellent job of modeling that very statement..... Do not disregard
> the  need for continued modeling and then gradual release..... If you use Debbie
>  Miller's anchor charts then it is easier to go through the strands of
> questioning.... first question words as you mentioned based in authentic
> wondering.... perhaps now is the time to do research writing in writing workshop  as
> you used mentor texts in guided reading..... then conventions of nonfiction
> that help navigate a student to find answers in the text... then the type of
> answers (right there in the text, out of your background knowledge, working with
> the author to make inferences, and on to other research resources...) and
> finally choosing one burning question (one that is thick enough to support many
> answers) and form book clubs to hone in on all ideas related to the
> question....... I love questioning because it segues into inferencing, determing
> importance, and book clubs beautifully. After the research, kids can write  a
> topic report or a group summary of ideas  and  all then you are working on
> synthesizing in the way that you present your  information.
>
> My only other suggestion is to keep the questioning based in the life of  the
> child first then move on to mentor texts..... It has been my experience that
> kids in first grade are naturally insatiable curiosity  seekers!
>
>
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