Stephen KocisChristopher MooreLeslie Whitlow

BUILDING LITERACY TEAM

(BLT…YUM)

KocisWorld HistoryEconomicsPolitical Systems/ Government

MooreUS HistoryGeographyPsychologySociology

RESOURCE PERSONNEL

Teachers will add one element to build authentic literacy per week

Examples include: primary sources, current events, textbook, etc.

Build students’ literacy skills throughout the year, with foci scaffolding off the previous 9 weeks

2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

1st semesterFirst 9 weeks-

Annotation/Cornell notes (we’ll go over these in a minute)

Second 9 weeks- writing, using students’ acquired note taking skills

2nd semesterThird nine weeks- discussion

Fourth nine weeks- thinking maps

BLT FOCI- YEARLY LAYOUT

Underline the major points. Circle keywords or phrases that are confusing or

unknown to you. Use a question mark (?) for questions that you have

during the reading. Be sure to write your question. Use an exclamation mark (!) for things that surprise you,

and briefly note what it was that caught your attention. Draw an arrow ( ↵ ) when you make a connection to

something inside the text, or to an idea or experience outside the text. Briefly note your connections.

Mark EX when the author provides an example. Numerate (1,2,3...) arguments, important ideas, or key

details and write words or phrases that restate them.

FIRST NINE WEEKS- ANNOTATION (WAY 1)

Red - connections - stop - here what do I really see happening. I have to think here, what is the connection.

Yellow- Vocabulary-caution- do I really understand what the meaning is with the words and phrases? Do I need clarification?

Green - Author's Point of view and Purpose - go - I understand what he/she is saying and why

Blue- Structure of the Language - I am swimming in the words - metaphor, simile, rhetorical techniques, etc. How is the author using language to get his message across.

FIRST NINE WEEKS- ANNOTATION (WAY 2)

FIRST NINE WEEKS- CORNELL NOTESFor More Info:

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/s3/?id=21

KocisWorld HistoryEconomicsPolitical Systems/ Government

MooreUS HistoryGeographyPsychologySociology

RESOURCE PERSONNEL

ANNOTATION/NOTE TAKING SHOULD BE EMBEDDED INTO YOUR LESSONS, NOT STAND-ALONE SKILLS TAUGHT AND NEVER CONNECTED BACK TO OTHER WORK

IN THE 2ND NINE WEEKS WE WILL USE THESE NOTE TAKING SKILLS AND GUIDE STUDENTS TO WRITE USING THESE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES

1ST THREE WEEKS- WORK ON THE NOTES; LAST SIX WEEKS OF THE QUARTER, BRING STUDENT WORK EXAMPLES TO CURRICULUM MEETINGS TO DISCUSS WITH TEAM

MORE TO COME- 07AUG FACULTY MEETING- McDaniel and Singh

FINAL THOUGHTS