https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh Made with a curious mind en-us 2018-12-16 18:42:29 UTC 2025-10-30 12:01:24 UTC hello@padlet.com maximillian_battison https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315257385 (6th grade) Having students take notes for 10% of the reading + being of high quality was a big challenge. Students needed a lot of coaching about what they could take notes on when they were reading. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315257385 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315258019 Beautiful differentiation with Deep study of character because we focus on a teaching point and then students read a book at their level! Partnerships really helped students to push one another . . . the partnerships that started at the beginning of the year are still going strong now 4 months later!]]> 2018-12-17 17:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315258019 adam_lee2 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315258589 Students were way more vocal about their reading during the workshop, in their collaborations, and on their thinking pages!]]> 2018-12-17 17:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315258589 adam_lee2 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259038 Found it difficult with student work outside of workshop time. Some would be diligent and consistent, while with others ,I had no idea what sort of work was being done at home. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:21:54 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259038 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259204 The students were exposed to/experienced much more nuanced thinking about characters and they were willing to try it, to think about it.]]> 2018-12-17 17:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259204 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259502 Perhaps because it is a struggle for me, and I'm therefore not modeling it perfectly, but encouraging students to track their reading, looking for patterns, etc. has been a challenge especially with those students who are also not as motivated as readers. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:22:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259502 maximillian_battison https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259695 Sometimes students were propelled by the deeper thinking about their characters - but many students were bogged down by having to both read and take notes - and it became overwhelming. Some partnerships were able to push each other to stay on track with their reading - others got frustrated with each other and their book choices (even though they had a pretty free range of options)]]> 2018-12-17 17:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259695 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259849 Students take longer than 10% of the time to do any QUALITY writing. It takes them awhile, but the longer they get the less they are reading.]]> 2018-12-17 17:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259849 adam_lee2 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259987 I found the overall energy in my classroom advance throughout the workshop time. Students were more engaged with my library due to book turnover. They also were able to explore, for some, highlight their creative sides through the thinking pages. Also, the mentor text, First French Kiss, was a big hit and definitely helped the buy-in for mini-lessons. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315259987 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260251 Not so much... some students were willing to try the longer periods of reading at home and the writing. But most were not able to do it unless they were in class.]]> 2018-12-17 17:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260251 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260454 My students' ability to read for sustained amounts of time has absolutely improved. My students are also understanding that when they're done with a book, they're not done, they just need another book. Many students have reported reading more this year than ever before. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260454 maximillian_battison https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260686 Giving students choices for the books helped a lot (both Deep Study of Character and non fiction unit) ]]> 2018-12-17 17:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260686 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260986 Before school, in between classes, they are talking about books even when they are NOT given directions to talk. They are suggesting books to one another, using library hall passes to check out books more purposely than in the past. (They aren't going to the library just to get out of class!)]]> 2018-12-17 17:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315260986 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261054 It's hard to know if their habits changed because of the unit or because they were given more time to read. Some students raced along and others stalled.]]> 2018-12-17 17:25:59 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261054 adam_lee2 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261143 Definitely we hit an obstruction between character traits and setting. Even for me, the transition was a bit of a stubble initially. Student work was consistent during CT, but I found that students' struggled with capturing setting and its impact on their thinking pages. ]]> 2018-12-17 17:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261143 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261475 Students have learned that writing about reading requires a combination of their own ideas AND evidence, and thus, the level of their thinking/writing about reading has greatly improved after DSC. I definitely see students understanding that responding to reading is more than a summary. 

]]> 2018-12-17 17:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315261475 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262132 Most student graphs are showing an increase in volume (pages read!)]]> 2018-12-17 17:28:05 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262132 maximillian_battison https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262390 I started to use modified prompts of "yesterdays" homework as a starter for that days reading lesson]]> 2018-12-17 17:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262390 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262589 They were willing to do the work, to try the journal work, as long as they were given the time in class. And much of this was new to them.]]> 2018-12-17 17:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262589 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262938 We need 90 min protected reading and writing time. We also need some plan for insuring this work is continued 6-8 (at a min). Who teaches what/when? Are we going to move from "suggested" to required with the reading units?

]]> 2018-12-17 17:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315262938 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315264056 It is hard to see it in their writing, but I see it in their thinking and in our discussions . . . listening to them talk to one another the level of their conversations is higher.]]> 2018-12-17 17:32:25 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315264056 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315264350 It actually works. My students are definitely reading more and viewing themselves as readers. Choice and regularly talking to students as readers and academics is truly effective. 

]]> 2018-12-17 17:33:01 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315264350 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315267493 I think adopting this curriculum would keep us on the same page across the district. Teachers in our school want more and more of the units . . . they are THAT good!]]> 2018-12-17 17:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315267493 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315274680 Students needed more time to do the journal work. But that cut into the reading time.]]> 2018-12-17 17:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315274680 https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315278669 Students moved at such different rates through books. That made conversations difficult to work through - they thought they had to always be on the same page. We worked through it...]]> 2018-12-17 18:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/katherine_smith8/amwi03juaifh/wish/315278669