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Coteaching Reading Comprehension Strategies in Elementary School Libraries: Maximizing Your Impact
Chapter 9: Synthesizing:
Advanced Lesson
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This lesson was field tested
by fifth-grade teacher Rochelle Thomson, art instructor Tracy Ross,
and Judi Moreillon, serving in the role of teacher-librarian. Throughout
the unit of instruction, there were at least two educators present.
This provided students with more individualized instruction. This
was particularly important during writing and artwork conferences
and at the culmination of the unit, when students shared their poems
in small groups. The lower student-to-teacher ratio helped students
be successful.
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Additional
Resources for the Jazz Bibliography |
Jazz by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher
Myers (Holiday House, 2006) These poems capture the rhythm, the
history, and the heart of jazz. The illustrations capture the
angles, light, and shadows of jazz musicians playing in many venues.
Readers can use the introduction and glossary of terms in their
inquiry projects.
Before John Was a Jazz Giant by Carole Boston Weatherford,
illustrated by Sean Qualls (Henry Holt, 2008) In this simple story
with an inviting repeating line, Ms. Weatherford shares young
John Coltrane's musical influences. Sean Qualls' illustrations
capture the movement of music and the richness of African American
culture..
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Examples
of Student Paintings and Poems |
Here are some samples of fifth-grade
students' paintings and poems. It is often helpful to share
other students' work with young painters and writers.
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Selecting
Student Products |
Depending on the time available to teach this unit of instruction,
educators can engage students with the children's literature and
then choose to include jazz musician research or go directly to
composing poems after students have painted their artwork. Some
students may conduct research on their own and bring their learning
back to the class. Making connections to National Poetry Month
(in April) or jazz musicians in the news can strengthen students
text-to-text and text-to-world experiences.
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Internet
Pathfinder: Jazz |
Fifth-grade students illustrated this pathfinder with paintings
in the style of Picasso's "Three Musicians."
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AASL Standards
for the 21st-Century Learner:
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Read, view, and listen for information presented
in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to
make inferences and gather meaning. (1.1.6)
- Continue an inquiry-based research process
by applying critical-thinking skills (analysis, synthesis, evaluation,
organization) to information and knowledge in order to construct new
understandings, draw conclusions, and create new knowledge.
(2.1.1)
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Organize knowledge so it is useful. (2.1.2)
- Assess the quality and effectiveness of the learning product.
(3.4.2)
- Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning. (4.1.8)
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