Close Reading with Google Classroom Integration

Close Reading

Over the past week, I had the opportunity to visit Mrs. Hochstedler's room and continue our work on close reading. Instead of a nursery rhyme, we used the book, Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. This particular texts is great to use for so many different comprehension skills. The first day of this lesson focused in depth on characters, setting, and sequencing with the integration of using Google Classroom. We spent time showing students how to join the class, where to access items posted by the teacher, and how to turn in the assignment. The students were given a Google Slide where they had the opportunity to type and move pictures to sequence the story!

Here is the original teacher doc:

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Here is a student document after we completed the task:

On day two, we reviewed phase one, but turned our focus on phase 2 and phase 3. Since our focus was on reading comprehension and underlining words that we didn't know the meaning of, I was the reading voice for the students. As I read, students underlined words that they didn't know the meaning of. After we finished, a student would say a word, and then myself or a friend would clarify the meaning of the word.

Student Sample 1:

Student Sample 2:

 Our final stage of close reading focused on two questions, "Why do you think the animals helped the witch?" and "What happened next after the witch made the truly magnificent broom?" Answers to question 1 included: The animals were kind. The animals thought the witch was a good witch and wanted to help her. The answers to the second question included: "The witch dropped her cauldron and another animal helped pick it up." and "The animals continued to save the witch from the dragon."

Slide for Phase 1: Room on the Broom Phase 1 (Please just make a copy if this is something you would like to use in your classroom)

Copy for Close Read: