“Inspirational tasks allow students to answer this question: what does the text inspire you to do? It moves them to action. It moves them to deep levels of understanding as they use what they’ve learned from a close reading lesson to produce something new, to share their thinking with a broader audience.” –Dr. Doug Fisher
On Day 28, Dr. Fisher takes us to the final phase of a close reading lesson, focusing on inspirational tasks that inspire students to take action. This video demo lesson pulls everything together from all phases of a close reading lesson and showcases how students demonstrate their understanding of complex text.
Review your reflections from the previous session’s video lesson. Then, analyze this session’s video demo lesson. Use the questions in the Viewing Guide for a Close Reading Lesson to unpack the close reading techniques used in the lesson.
Consider viewing and discussing this video demo lesson with colleagues. The questions in the viewing guide can also be used in a professional learning community to promote an inquiry-based approach to reflecting on instructional practices.
After viewing and reflecting on the instructional practices used in the lesson, consider using the Learning Log to reflect on what you learned.
This guide can be used to unpack the close reading techniques used in the video demo lesson. The questions in this guide can also be used in a professional learning community to promote an inquiry-based approach to reflect on instructional practices.
This log can be used to capture new learnings as you develop close reading techniques.
