![]() The students do all the work in my class-reading their books and writing their letters. I'm jumping in to using them at my new school in China this year! I've adapted some of the things that I do and have created a combined reader's and writer's notebook.Įach week or every other week, the students write me a letter and I write them a full letter back. Hi there! I LOVE your thinking stems and I plan to use them! I've been using the reader's notebook with 6-8th grade ESL students in Texas for 2 years now. It's actually all working pretty well so far, but I just have this gnawing feeling that I'm missing something. So, I'm throwing it out there to you! ![]() The rest of their notebook is filled with notes from our mini-lessons, their independent writing about their reading, and their weekly reading response letter to me. I guess I'm going to have to just do it this weekend. The problem is I can't find one that fits exactly what I want and I've been too lazy busy to just sit down and make my own. While the kids know what I'm looking for, I want a rubric in their notebook. That's one of the things I've not yet figured out to my satisfaction. One is for a rubric that I have yet to put in their notebook. I used them as a springboard when I modeled writing a reading response letter not just once, but twice for my friends. I will do more modeling of this as time goes on and I expect more from their letters.Īfter these pages, I still have two blank pages. These thinking stems are good for helping my friends who have difficulty coming up with something to write. I believe they are from the Calhoun School District, but again not sure. This link should take you to a Word document you can print out. ![]() Update! (7/22/12) Special thanks to Marilyn who emailed me the link she found for these Thinking Stems. ![]()
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