#Contrast and contradiction signpost how to#

The idea that wrong no longer exist and that discussion around reading in Room 157 is about sharing ideas is hard to overcome. I could see the newest member of Room 157 wanted to share but they were hesitant. As I mentioned earlier the inspiration to return to the start was because of visible frustration with the unknown some had having never experienced Notice and Note (I would like to visit with their past teachers), today as we finished the beautiful story of each kindness my students all wrote. I told the class I wanted them thinking about Aha moments but also Contrast and Contradiction. I followed up with Each Kindness and this was one of my favourite moments of the week. It was easy, fun and everyone could accomplish the task. Nogginbody Gets a Hammer is hilarious I had a room of 15 year olds reading along and the Aha Moment is so easy to identify and after we paused and reflected on the theme. We covered Aha moments, Tough Questions and Again and Again with different picture books.

#Contrast and contradiction signpost how to#

A great example of the signpost and how to follow through with the anchor question. The Contrast and Contradictions were clear and my students were able to use them to predict what was going to happen next. It is a fantastically creepy chapter that had my students engaged and before I walked back to my desk the book was in a students hand to continue reading. For Contrast and Contradiction I used the first chapter of Nightbooks by J.A White. We are moving through the signposts faster in my 8th and 9th grade classes as it is more a review. To spice it up a bit but also to stretch my own thinking and learning. I am venturing into some new territory using other texts this year with my 8s and 9s.

The 7s have generally been following the brilliance of the text book and examples of how to teach the signposts. The next day I decided to review with all my classes.

In the excitement that I had 20+ students from last year and all the awesome we were going to showcase as we looked at texts I jumped the gun. In a moment of completed error I had neglected to work through some review/introduction with those less familiar. That is when I noticed another student, new to the class, was pretty confused. I was reading our read aloud Patron Saints of Nothing and students in class where jumping right in to things, writing in their journals as I asked what they were hearing as I read kids where mentioning the Contrast and Contradictions they were seeing in the family dynamic and writing about it. This week I was so excited to jump right in to Notice and Note. I have been incredibly blessed as an educator to have many of my student for 3 years now. I am a fan of the conversations and realizations my students have as they are reading with purpose. It is no secret to anyone that reads my blog, I am a huge fan of Notice and Note.