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 * Ryan, Yasheng and Tionna**

Hey Guys! Our PBI question is:

How can we get students to summarize text in a condensed yet thorough manner?

Some ideas that I had for helping the students get a good understanding of the chapter and then be able to relate it back in a condensed yet thorough manner.

-Maybe some guiding questions? Its like a treasure hunt when you read a book. Looking for the Who’s, the What’s and the Why’s. Ask the students to tell you first Who is in the chapter, make a list on the board. Next is what did that person do? Finally why did they do what they did? This interactive way limits what they are saying, but it also gives them an idea of what you are looking for.

(Maybe we can all use a different color for our text, just so we know who is saying what)

Challenges: Sept 26 -Remembering what Tionna read. -Focusing on main points (they remembered beginning but not the end) - Tionna is having to repeat the material again

Addressing Challenges -Using a flow chart and post it notes for them to keep track of information

Implementing one tool at a time

Sepember 26-30: is Flow Chart

Reflections: Hey! Using a flow chart to jot down the major details in the story worked! The students were able to identify the major events and remember what I read. They were more engaged as well. We did this in a whole group setting mainly. But this week I am going to have them do it individual for Chapter 4. The only issue I am having now is that some of the students are only copying down details from the flow chart to make their summary. Example below:



Next Steps:
 * 1) I emailed the VoiceThread. I think you will notice an improvement in their summaries.
 * 2) I am going to work on the flow chart some more the following week because the students do not have a good grasp of it.
 * 3) Let's set-up a time for you all to come and observe.

October 3-7: "Treasure Hunt" Look for Who, What and Why The treasure hunt idea really helped my students develop a main idea. We continued using the flow chart to identify the three major details from the chapter. The students are really starting to get usee to using the flow chart. Some were able to give very good summaries, while others are still struggling with this because they cannot identify the major details.

Also, for Chapter 6 I have decided to let them draw a picture of how Dovey felt throughout the chapter. Dovey is really upset because Parnell and Caroline are starting to get "close". Just to recap, Parnell is one of the richest guys in Indian Creek, NC. But, he is really arrogant and mean. Dovey DOES NOT like Parnell. While Caroline (Dovey's older sister) is one of the prettiest girls in Indian Creek. She wants to go to teacher's college in Asheville, NC. Parnell has decided that he wants to marry her and offers her all the money in the world, and a chance to send Amos (Dovey and Caroline's deaf brother) to a Deaf and Blind School. This is not a good thing because Dovey LOVES her brother. This is why Dovey is devoted to ruining the chances of Parnell marrying Caroline. In Chapter 6, Caroline and Parnell are starting to get a little close. This means trouble for Dovey.

Next Steps:
 * I emailed the VoiceThread for Chapter 6
 * I will continue using the Tresure Hunt style questioning and flow chart for next week.
 * I will incorporate the use of sticky notes next week in which students can either write down keywords that represent what happened in Chapter 7 or details from Chapter 7.

October 10-14: Sticky notes Sticky notes is going really well in my class! The students are really starting to retain the information that is read to them. I also notice that the students are starting to use their sticky notes so that they can add details to their summaries. I took a class survey on Friday and the majority of the class stated that the use of sticky notes is helping them to form their summaries because they are able to recall what was in the chapter. Ryan thank you for engaging in Skype with us! The students enjoyed sharing their experience with you.

Below you will found the summaries. We did not get a chance to do VoiceThread because there were a lot of things going on Friday. I did take pictures of the summaries you will found them below:





Next Steps:
 * Continue using sticky notes with the other chapters
 * Next week I will instruct the students to read newspaper articles and see if they can develop summaries with other text using the strategies i have taught them over the weeks

Ryan got to "see" the Class: I was able to Skype with the class and talk to a few of the students about using the sticky notes and the flow chart. They said that it was helping them to remember more about the book and to pick out the important bits. They seemed enthusiastic about it, and when I asked them to talk about the book they were both knowledgeable and excited. It was a very fun experience to be able to spend some time "in" the classroom, if only through Skype.

October 17-21: Use newspaper article for summary to see if application can be seen outside of Dovey Coe.

H ello girls! I just finished grading the newspaper article's summary and I noticed some good things and some areas that need improvement. The kids are able to locate information to use in their summaries. But, they are not able to put it in their own words. I notice that a lot of the students do not know how to tell the main idea effectively. So, this week I will do another article and reteach the did skills of determining the main idea and writing details in their own words. I will also continue with Dovey Coe, so look out for this week's VoiceThread for chapter 9.

October 24-27: Reteach Main Idea and Details using a newspaper article

Hey! This week was full of reteaching. I begun by giving the students back their articles from last week, because the majority of the class did not do well on the summary. Most were not giving the main idea. And a lot of the students were simply copying sentences from the passage as their details. I had the student who did a great job on their summary read ther's aloud. We then discuss the strenghts of those individual's summary. I discussed how to identify the main idea and putting the details in their own words. I reminded them to ask these guiding questions to develop their main idea: Who? Did what? And why? In regards to the details, I showed them how to put information from the text in their own words. I then gave them another article about loneliness and had them write a summary for it. All but seven of my students did an amazing job on their summary! I was so proud of them! The seven who did not do so good, simply forget to include the supporting details. Or, they totally did not understand what the article was about (two students did not comprehend the article). I think this project has successfully helped the students acheive the goal of writing precise summaries. Good job team!

Fantastic! I'm so excited! I'm sad that I only got to skype the once, but you have an excellent teaching style and our ideas would have been useless if not for you. Looks like storyboarding is the next step, as well as the paper which I'm gonna start piecing together this weekend. I know we didn't get any video clips of the kids, but you did get some pictures that we can easily make into an imovie with an explanatory voiceover. Because you divided up the teaching style by weeks I feel like the video is going to be pretty simple to put together.

Oct. 25 Yashen Skype with the class In this class, Tionna reteach how to get the main idea of the newspaper article. Tionna used asking guiding questions and discussing to help students get the main idea. There are some students doing great on the summary homework and I think that's very impressing. They are 10 years old and write the summary well. I think Tionna really did a good job.The step of the practice of newspaper article summary would help students transfer their newly acquired skill from Dovey Coe. Practicing on a variety of related tasks will enhance and quicken the learning process which I just learned on the psychology class. Also, Tionna provide immediate constructive feedback and encouragement in the class.They will do better next time.

Next Steps: -Work on storyboards -Tionna will continue to use sticky notes and flowcharts in the classroom -Students will independently choose a method they would like to use to guide them in writing summaries.

1. What is your target age group? 2. What NCSCOS learning objectives will your PBI address?
 * 9-10 year olds

__**Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.**__ 3. What is your timeline for implementing and completing your PBI? Each week Tionna will teach a new strategy that her students will use to help them retain information from the chapter read and develop a summary.
 * **2.03**Read a variety of texts, including:
 * fiction (legends, novels, folklore, science fiction)
 * **2.04** Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the
 * main idea and supporting details
 * **2.06** Summarize major points from fiction and nonfiction text(s) to clarify and retain information and ideas

__FOCUS__ Sepember 26-30: Flow Chart October 3-7: "Treasure Hunt" Look for Who, What and Why October 10-14: Sticky notes October 17-21: Use newspaper article for summary to see if application can be seen outside of Dovey Coe.

-Each week Tionna will write a reflection about the implementation of the strategies and post student samples. -Each week/chapter of the book will have a Voicethread where students can comment vocally or via text. This shows improvement as the weeks progress.

4. What materials and resources do you need to be successful? Book: Dovey Coe, VoiceThread, materials for different lessons, digital camera, and computer

Here are some more pictures I will upload more.