Read it! Loved it! English. Figurative Language. Literacy. ELA. Language Arts Teacher. English Language Arts. English. Spice Up Your Poetry with Figurative Language. Word clouds. Writing%20Process%20Bulletin%20Board. Unit%20of%20Study%20Planning%20Chart. Writing Exercises. Language Arts. Writer's Workshop. Reading is Thinking! This is the culminating poster word-smithed by 2nd and 3rd grade reading groups at the end of the 3rd quarter. I made it into a poster but they were the contributors. After spending the entire quarter teaching them the importance to "leave tracks in their thinking" (Harvey & Goudvis, 2008) they really started to pay attention to that little voice in their head that makes all the thinking chatter during oral and silent reading.
During my mini-lessons, I would model the use of a Text/My Thinking T-chart and create anchor charts for them to refer back to. I initially began the discussion by introducing them to the whole idea of "Stop, Think & Jot"...an anchor chart I found on Pinterest, a great place to get ideas, old and new to refine and/or make better). During guided reading, I would also reinforce this strategy while they were reading informational text about Soils. MrMrsCase - Reading Response Journal (RRJ)