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Team 19 July 22, 2011 **Core Questions** || # Time actually spent reading is extremely low for many of our students End of Book Project Options (3-4 x/year) (Google Forms) Portfolio entry || **Celebration** || # End of book presentation – 4x/year – options **Modifications &** **Accommodations** || # Volume of response and project guidance based on individual students || =Here is the link that will access the Wiki and all of the model responses:= http://roche323.wikispaces.com/Reading+Responses+that+Rock
 * Reading Response Unit** Carey Borrowman, Joe Roche (jroche AT bostonrenaissance.org)
 * **Objective** || Students will increase the amount of time spent independently reading and improve comprehension as evidenced through varied expression of core reading strategies ||
 * **Standards** || CCR 10 - Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently ||
 * **Justification**
 * 1) How do we incorporate technology into a reading response program to encourage more independent reading and expression of core reading strategies? ||
 * **Grades** || Upper Elementary ||
 * **Assessment** || Weekly Rubric – Reading Journal and Responses (Google Forms)
 * **Materials** || Journals, laptops, model responses, rubrics, ||
 * **Technology Tools** || Xtranormal, Wiki, Voicethread, Animoto,iMovie, G oogle Forms, Prezi, Flipcam ||
 * **Introduction** || # Explain/model Reading Response Unit
 * 1) Demonstrate response process & options ||
 * **Sequencing** || # Read 30 minutes every day (7x/week) - home
 * 1) Journal Entry – Bullet Point Notes Only (3x/week) - home
 * 2) Title, page numbers read, date
 * 3) Summary
 * 4) Response – option of which ones to use – only use each strategy 1x/wk (Predict, Visualize, Connect, Clarify, Question, Evaluate)
 * 5) Detailed Response – options – class – weekly center work (1x/week)
 * 6) Wiki Post – written
 * 7) Voicethread – oral and/or video
 * 8) Animoto – visually & symbolically
 * 9) Prezi - visual path of narrative elements
 * 10) Xtranormal - animated
 * 11) Student Discussion– class weekly center work(1x/week)
 * 12) Wiki – written respond to another student’s post
 * 13) Book Talk - weekly – 5 or 6 students (each student-1x/month) ||
 * **Mini-Lessons** || # How to choose a book
 * 1) How to summarize
 * 2) How to Respond – journal – rubric review
 * 3) How to conduct a book talk
 * 4) How to post to Wiki – written response
 * 5) How to respond orally – Voicethread
 * 6) How to respond visually – Animoto
 * 7) How to respond visually - imovie, Flipcam
 * 8) How to respond with animation - Xtranormal
 * 9) How to represent elements via a visual path - Prezi
 * 10) How to discuss with another student - Wiki ||
 * **Culmination**
 * 1) Xtranormal book teaser
 * 2) Animoto – visual
 * 3) Create imovie – oral retelling
 * 4) End of year celebration ||
 * **Parent Involvement** || # Invite to end of book celebrations and book talks
 * 1) Guided instructions how to discuss books at home with kids
 * 2) Incentive program (?) – co-reading, earn a book (book club) ||
 * **Differentiation,**
 * **Extensions** || # Student tech leaders - model in and out of class ||