Evidence of Character Traits - Albert Einstein
I have been exploring the Comprehension Modules in Chapter 7 of Jan Richardson's updated 2016 version of The Next Step Forward in Guided Reading . This week, I've been using Module 14 (pg. 271) "Evidence of Character Traits" with my students. I like this particular strategy because it asks the student to find text evidence while also introducing them to new vocabulary. I created recording sheets to use in our notebooks where we could record our traits and evidence. After teaching this lesson, I revised the recording sheets so there is one for when a text has multiple characters, and one for when a text has a single character with many traits. Since I used this strategy for a biography, we ended up just writing "Albert Einstein" down the left column, and I felt it was wasted space. This strategy worked really well to structure our reading of a biography! Here's how I taught this comprehension strategy: Step 1: Analyze Text Read the te...