Mon. Sept. 16 Carousel intro

Today, you were to hand in your jourals so I can check to see that you did the "before" reading strategies for your independent novel. We then did the carousel activity as presented below.

NOTES FROM CLASS

Today, as per blogger and my instructions on Friday, you were to have read three articles.  For the next five minutes, I want you to look at the “before” and “during” activities for these articles you completed. I also want you to review them (as indicated in the Blog).

I want you to put all of your books/pens away. I want you to number off at each table (1). The number ones will not move; the rest will.

I want the rest to join other tables separate from the others they were at the first table with. I also want each new table to contain both genders.

Now, you will complete a carousel activity. For this activity, each table is given a writing implement (these are not to leave the table and will be returned to me after the activity). The person who is number 1 at the table will be the runner. What will happen is the runner will come to me and get a sheet of paper with an activity to brainstorm through as a group. This means writing down as much as you can. When I call “Time”, the person in the number one position will pick up the paper and, moving clockwise, will deliver it to the next table. Each table will then read the new paper and add to it with new thoughts. This will continue until all groups have added to each paper.

 We will then discuss them as a class.

Pull out the articles so you can review as we talk.

We then reviewed the carousels to determine the effectiveness of using these as a part of discussion.

It was determined that doing some “after” activities might help. You will be given these “after” strategies tomorrow.