Students learned to navigate the Starfall.com website, find a book, read it, do an attached game and watch a video.

Students have read the book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. After completing a text-rendering protocol, they had a guided discussion on the true meaning of the text. Students were guided by key discussion phrases to help facilitate their conversation.

The class read the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. After completing the book, they looked for a sentence, phrase, and word that represented the true meaning, the big idea of the book. The students then sat in a circle and stated these words in a round. This was followed by a discussion.

This video is continued footage of the classroom discussion on the big ideas of the book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. The students guided this discussion and worked on explaining and supporting their thinking. The discussion was the final step in a text rendering protocol.

Watch and take notes in your lab notebook.

Nancy

Science Online Textbook Video about DNA and genetics

Students performing a character reading from their favorite book.

Students performing a character reading from their favorite book.

Students performing a character reading from their favorite book.

4CE students performed character readings from their favorite book.

4CE students performed character readings from their favorite book.