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A Close Reading Lesson for Stronger Reading Comprehension

July 31, 2024 Jessica Rogers

close reading lesson. Child reading carefully

Starting the school year with a focus on kindness and the power of words sets the stage for a compassionate and thoughtful classroom environment. In my recent lesson with a fifth-grade class, we delved into the story “Feathers” through a close reading, weaving in lessons on vocabulary, comprehension, and the profound impact of our words. […]

Filed Under: Author's Purpose, Blog, Close Reading, Critical Thinking, Lesson Planning, Main Idea, Making Connections, Personal Narrative, Plot, Vocabulary

Writers’ Workshop: Show Don’t Tell

April 1, 2021 Jessica Rogers

Every elementary Writers’ Workshop teacher has a go-to “Show, Don’t Tell” lesson in which students learn how to show or illustrate what is happening, instead of merely stating it. But do we ever have enough? Do the students ever master this highly important writing skill?? Exactly! So here is another lesson to add to your […]

Filed Under: Blog, Characterization, Descriptive Writing, Mini-Lessons, Personal Narrative, Strategies/Craft, Vocabulary, Writers' Workshop

Writers’ Workshop: Organizing Ideas for Personal Narrative Drafts

September 11, 2019 Jessica Rogers

Using a read aloud mentor text to teach students how to write a personal narrative

We are getting Writers’ Workshop kicked off school-wide – K-12!

Filed Under: Blog, Instructional Coaching, Mini-Lessons, Personal Narrative, Retell, Writers' Notebook, Writers' Workshop

Modeling Generating Ideas with Heart Maps in Elementary

September 4, 2019 Jessica Rogers

Have students generate a heart map to generate ideas that they will want to write about in a writers workshop

We are getting Writers’ Workshop kicked off school-wide – K-12!

Filed Under: Blog, Mini-Lessons, Personal Narrative, Writers' Notebook, Writers' Workshop

Personal Narratives in Middle School

May 13, 2014 Jessica Rogers

  ** Contact us if you would like Rogers Education Consulting to bring an engaging, hands-on, and evidence-based Writers’ Workshop session to your campus ** Last week I was so excited to work with middle school students in a Writers’ Workshop.  I love that when I first tell the students that I am teaching a writing […]

Filed Under: Blog, Personal Narrative, Writers' Workshop

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