Copies+&+Notes

// Below is a list of sheets students need for recording information about books they have read, and books they wish to read, as well as notes we have reviewed in class. Each document has a Word link, and then a link to the Google Doc, for those who do not have access to Microsoft Word. //

__ General Reading Workshop Information __ [|Guidelines/BillofRights]
 * Guidelines for Reading Workshop and The Reader's Bill of Rights-expectations in the classroom

[|GenreReadingRequirements]
 * Genre Reading Requirements-Requirements for students regarding genres, only books that are completed go on here, a final draft of books read

[|Book Count Rubric]
 * Book Count Rubric- A rubric that explains how book counts will be graded

[|ChronologicalReadingList]
 * Chronological Reading List-A running list of books read, all books that the student has started go on here, even if they are abandoned, a rough draft of books read

[|BookstoRead]
 * Books to Read List-A list of books that a student plans to read in the future, based on any criteria, including book talks

[|Parent Letter]
 * Beginning of the Year Parent Letter

[|VocabTable]
 * Vocabulary Table-A table used to record daily vocabulary

[|ReadingTrimesterEvaluation]
 * Reading Trimester Evaluation-A rubric, filled out by reading teachers and students each trimester in middle school, outlining the goals for reading workshop

__ Metacognition or Thinking About Thinking __ [|Proficient Reader Strategies]
 * Proficient Reader Strategies-A list of the strategies that proficient readers use and their definitions.

[|Genre Definitions]
 * Genre Definitions-A list of the genres used for the Genre Requirements List

[|Fix-Ups]
 * Notes on how to recognize problems with reading comprehension and how to 'fix-up' those problems

[|Billy Collins Poems] [|"Mending Wall"]
 * Poems used in class for practicing Fix-Ups

__ Reading Letters __
 * Letters labeled and discussed in class or small groups

[|Dear Readers Letter]

[|Hunger Games Letter]

[|Red Pyramid Letter]

[|The Lost Lake Letter]

[|Fever 1793 Letter]

// Other lessons that might help when writing reading letters //

[|Letter Rubric] [|LetterChecklist]
 * Reading Letter Rubric-How letters are graded
 * Reading Letter Checklist-A list of requirements for reading letters

[|Reading is Thinking]
 * Sentence starters for adding thinking to letters.

[|So What?]
 * Synthesis activity to help students make the books they read their own.

[|Sticky Notes to Track Thinking]
 * How to keep track of your thinking for reading letters and conferences.

[|Summaries for Books That Don't 'Fit']
 * How to write summaries for nonfiction books and anthologies.

__ Connections __ [|Connection Types]
 * Connection Types

[|Connections Chart]
 * Connections Chart-Used to map connections made during text

[|Connection Letter]
 * Connection Letters- Reading letter that uses connections strategy well

[|Connections Rubric]
 * Connections Rubric-Grading scale for connections assessment (using connections chart above)

__ Determine Importance __
 * We used a pamphlet provided by South Slope, and published by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for much of the reading with this unit. It is called "Keeping Kids Safer on the Internet". Here is a link to the text: []

Determining Importance Notes [|Determining Importance Notes]

Determining Importance Note Sheet

Determining Importance Reading Letter Example [|Determine Importance Letter]

Determining Importance Rubric-Grading scale used for determining importance (using determining importance note sheet above) [|Determining Importance Scale]