Big+Ideas



Below is information about using "Big Ideas" as a way to create engagement for readers.

Here is a book mark to use to allow students to hold onto their thinking. By guiding or directing students to capture their thinking before the share at the end of reading workshop, you can allow to have purposeful, directed discussions. (could also be used to allow book clubs to discuss their reading)

Click here to access the book. (Run back to back-turn one page over to create a folded bookmark)

Click below to see Nancy Boyles' continuum of comprehension thinking.

Here is a sample plan for teaching students how to go from responding to writing about reading.