We were working on the folktale "Wise Old Woman" in class, so I decided to check out a higher level folktale from the library. I chose "Two Pairs of Shoes" because it contains words that the students aren't familiar with and is a folktale from the Middle East so it contains content that would not be familiar to them. I gave each student 6 post it notes and read the book aloud. As I read, they were to write "!" or "?" on their post its and make a note explaining why. The "!" could be for something new that they learned, or an "I didn't know that" moment. The "?" was for questions that they had about story or words in the story.
They did a really good job and even compared it to other books that they had read.
A couple of days later, I passed out an article about Taylor Swift. The students wrote on the paper "!" or "?" and highlighted words or passages that they were confused about or excited to learn. They were completely engaged. They took notes in the margin beside their "!" and "?" to explain what they learned or what their question was.
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