“Annotations serve as a record of our thinking while reading. But every time we go back to the text we should update our annotations. It's not a one-time thing.” –Dr. Doug Fisher
On Day 10, Dr. Fisher explains the benefits of engaging students in another close reading experience to build their skills with a focus on reading for general understanding, annotation, and repeated reading.
Engage students in another close reading experience with complex text.
For the first read, ask students to read for flow to get the general understanding of what the text is mainly about.
For the second read, have them annotate the text to practice repeated reading. Consider using the annotation techniques presented in the video:
After your lesson, consider using the Learning Log to reflect on how your students annotated their text.
This log can be used to capture new learnings as you develop close reading techniques.
