Activity 1
2-Column Note Taking
After reading pages 7, 8, and 14-31 from SREB, record your responses to the given
prompts in the response column.
Prompt
Pg. 7 -The achievement gap
will continue to grow if less is
expected of some students
while more is required of
others.
Pg. 7- Expect students to
produce a short paper (one to
three pages) for grading each
week.
Pg. 8 -Middle grades English
teachers are responsible for
engaging all students – not
just the honors students – in
reading a range of materials
beyond the great works of
literature.
Pg. 8 - Middle grades teachers
need to avoid diluting the
reading curriculum for
struggling readers by limiting
them to short pieces,
selections at lower grade
levels or selections with
limited vocabulary.
Language –
1. Develop vocabulary
appropriate to reading, writing
and speaking proficiency.
Reading Comprehension 2. Summarize, paraphrase, and
categorize information.
3. Compare and contrast
information, ideas, and
structures to clarify meaning
of various materials.
4. Make inferences and
predictions.
5. Connect what is read to
personal experience and the
world beyond the classroom.
6. Identify and interpret
literary structures, elements,
devices and themes.
Response