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Does your book inspire many questions, or do you as a reader like to
ask questions? Then, choose the question web.
While there are many strategies to understanding books, my
favorite strategy is to use sticky notes to record questions; connections;
predictions; inferences; and insights about the characters, setting and
plot.
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To record questions about vocabulary, events, or
anything I find confusing, I put a big ?
on a sticky note and jot down my
question. At the end of the story, I organize my notes by
putting an A on
all of the questions I can now answer. I put the rest of my
questions on a question web and through
discussion or further research I try to answer as many as I can.
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Do you like to make connections with the characters or events?
Is the subject one that you know well? If so, choose the connection
organizer.
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To record connections, I put a big C
on a sticky note and then
record the connection. I then code the type of connection it is.
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If it's a connection
to something that happened to me, I put a T-S for text to self
connection.
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If it's a connection
to something I read about, I put a T-T for text to text
connection.
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If I do not have a
connection, or am confused, then, I put a T-?. I then know
that I need to ask or do more research.
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At the end of the
story, I organize my sticky notes on the connection
organizer.
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Do you like the characters and the plot? Is your
story an exciting one? Then, you may want to use the What's
Happening organizer.
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To record important
ideas about characters, setting and plot, I put a big !
on a sticky note and then record
my thoughts. At the end of the story, I organize my sticky notes
on a What's Happening organizer.
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| Want another type of organizer? Click below for many different
types.
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