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A.
Focus question: What does the
Blue Tongue Lizard eat?
B.
I photocopied 3 different sources of information on the Blue
Tongue Lizard.
C.
Students each have a copy of the three sources and highlight only
key words related to the lizard’s diet.
D.
Key words and phrases are copied from the texts in students’
pads – I get my students to write in a 6 cm margin.
E.
Remove the 3 sources- students need to rely on the key word to
trigger their memory recall of what they have read. Key words are
written into sentences. Students revise and edit work to produce a well
written paragraph about the Diet of the Blue Tongued Lizard.
Follow
this process with another Focus Question. Teachers may need to model
this strategy several times. It is an excellent reading activity and
could be done in Language time as well as S& E or Science.
Please
note: some students may need to know what constitutes a good key word
e.g., nouns, verbs (sometimes adjectives).
Malena
Cahill - Teacher (South Bunbury PS) |
