Lap One
What skill does Lap One want students to achieve?
Interpret and Communicate Understanding of an Infographic in a Summary
What skill does Lap Two want students to achieve?
Synthesize Information from a Variety of Sources to Write Accurate Summaries as Well as Fair and Effective Reviews
What skill does Lap Three want students to achieve?
Synthesize Information About Your Community or Culture in a Digital Project
What are some critical thinking questions for students to ask themselves about informational texts?
Who wrote this?
Who is the intended audience?
What is the purpose of this information?
Why is the information presented and organized in this way?
What is said?
What is not said?
What president was a licensed bartender?
Abraham Lincoln
Why should students respond to infographics with quick writing?
Because infographics invite thinking
How can students read like writers when reading reviews of restaurants, movies, and books?
By noticing effective writing craft in reviews
What can students ask themselves about the pace of their digital composition and how that affects engagement and understanding?
"What will the viewer be thinking here?"
Why it is most effective to use current articles/texts on a variety of topics for your students to read?
It aligns with the interests of our students and lets students form groups based on interest in the subject
Which two U.S. states don’t observe Daylight Saving Time?
Arizona & Hawaii
When reading a new infographic, what two questions can students ask themselves?
1). What does the graph say?
2). What does the graph not say?
What is the last step for students to write accurate summaries and effective reviews?
Proofread, edit, and polish
What is the last step for students to write about community or culture in a digital movie?
Proofread, edit, and polish
What did all three laps of the study achieve?
Modeling for the students how we read and write informational texts
Showed students how we do not just consume facts but rather hold them next to our experiences and consider their validity
Which of Shakespeare’s plays is the longest?
Hamlet
Why should we encourage students to use the information presented in the infographics to spark thinking about their own ideas?
Making connections leads to deeper connections
Why is it important for students to study and summarize everyday informational texts?
Example: Studying and summarizing Ted Talks, podcasts, etc.
It shows students that summarizing can be done in different ways
How can reading like writers help students with their digital composition?
Change them as readers. This is important in informational writing
Who invented scissors?
Leonardo da Vinci
When reading a new infographic, why is the second question students should ask themselves key?
We want students to understand what is not said if often as important as what is said
It's important for students to use appropriate word choice for the domain when writing accurate summaries and effective reviews because...?
Maximize impact on the audience
What are the four habits of mind?
The habit of observation
The habit of generalization
The habit of evidence
The habit of considering alternatives
Which country consumes the most chocolate per capita?
Switzerland