found poem--Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and/or lines or by altering the text by additions and/or deletions, repetition, etc.

line break--A line break in poetry is when a line within a poem ceases to extend, and a new line starts. A line break may serve to emphasize a pause or a silence, to signal a change of movement or to or highlight certain features of the poem.

repetition--Repetition is the deliberate use of the same words or phrases multiple times to achieve a sense of expectation or emphasis.

diffusing--discovering meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues, dictionaries, and thesauruses, and replacing unfamiliar words with familiar ones

Read, understand, and respond through a found poem reflective writing to essential content in an informational text (Article of the Week).

One class period.

Ongoing throughout year.

Kelly Gallagher's Article of the Week Assignment Description

"Part of the reason my students have such a hard time reading is because they bring little prior knowledge and background to the written page. They can decode the words, but the words remain meaningless without a foundation of knowledge.

To help build my students’ prior knowledge, I assign them an "Article of the Week" every Monday morning. By the end of the school year I want them to have read 35 to 40 articles about what is going on in the world. It is not enough to simply teach my students to recognize theme in a given novel; if my students are to become literate, they must broaden their reading experiences into real-world text"

http://www.kellygallagher.org/resources/articles.html Kelly Gallagher Building Deeper Readers & Writers. Mon 15 Mar. 2010.

Topical current events articles--Thinkfinity Resources for current events news articles:

¨  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/  Xpeditions. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

¨  http://www.econedlink.org/current/ EconEdLink. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

¨  http://sciencenetlinks.com/ Science NetLinks.Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

Found Poem Directions

Found Poem Directions from Read Write Think:

¨  https://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson33/found-poem-instructions.pdf ReadWriteThink. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

Modified Found Poem Directions:

Found Poem Directions.docx

Sample Found Poems:

found poem samples.docx

W=Set the purpose for the Article of the Week ongoing weekly reading/metacognition/reflective writing assignment by discussing the concept of builidng background knowledge with students.

H=choose topical current event articles that are high-interest; teacher modeling; provide scaffolding and support for students to experience success; buiild collaborative discussion

E=modeling, independent practice with teacher support, pair share, formative assessment, student models

R=metacognitive marking text, reflective writing

E=collaborative discussion, found poem reflective writing, ticket out/exit slip reflection

T=

Specific Interventions:

1. provide articles at students' instructional reading level
2. use unitedstreaming.com for prereading visual background building--show short video clip related to article prior to reading to build visual background information
3. create small reading groups and use a guided reading group format to help scaffold students' reading comprehension
4. model metacognitive reading strategies through think-aloud
5. use high-interest current events topics to appeal to students' interests
6. use 3 x 5 cards for students to write phrases from the article to manipulate physically when crafting the found poem
7. use a thesaurus tool to diffuse unknown vocabulary
8. pre-teach vocabulary from the article that might confuse students
9. use Word to create hyperlinks in the article with media resource to support students' comprehension and have them read the article using the computer/internet links

O=Distribute the Article of the Week and use an overhead transparancy to model marking the text/talking to the text to show thinking/processing the text during reading (metacognition). Jot margin notes with questions, summaries, reactions, opinions, diffused vocabulary, visualization, connections, etc. Model the first two-three paragraphs, soliciting student involvement. Then, have students practice independently with two paragraphs and share with a partner, share out whole class. Then have students complete reading metacognitively and marking the text independently while you circulate and formatively assess students.

Form students in small groups and have them discuss the article using their marking the text notes. The small groups should be able to share out to the whole class what they think the author's purpose was after discussing.

Share out from each small group and teacher charts responses on board.  

Introduce the "Found Poem" format as a choice for reflective writing assignment for the Article of the Week. Review poetic form and terminology showing models of found poems and modeling with article. Review found poem directions. Model with overhead or ReadWriteThink interactives. Circulate while students choose words and phrases and arrange to make meaning.

Closure--Students share found poems with partner/small group/whole class. Post with Article of the Week.

Ticket Out--How does a found poem help you as a reader to reflect on the big ideas from a reading selection? What other strategies helped you most to make meaning, form opinions about, and reflect upon this week's Article of the Week?

1) Set the purpose for the Article of the Week ongoing weekly reading/metacognition/reflective writing assignment by discussing the concept of building background knowledge with students.

In order to make connections and inferences to make meaning, students need to develop wide background knowledge. Further, in order to make responsible choices as citizens in a democratic society, students need to become well-practiced in reading, interpreting, and reflecting upon current events topics across all subject areas.

2) Distribute the Article of the Week and use an overhead transparancy or document camera to model marking the text/talking to the text to show thinking/processing the text during reading (metacognition). Jot margin notes with questions, summaries, reactions, opinions, diffused vocabulary, visualization, connections, etc. Model the first two-three paragraphs, soliciting student involvement. Then, have students practice independently with two paragraphs and share with a partner, share out whole class. Then have students complete reading metacognitively and marking the text independently while you circulate and formatively assess students.

3) Form students in small groups and have them discuss the article using their marking the text notes. The small groups should be able to share out to the whole class what they think the author's purpose was after discussing.

4) Share out from each small group and chart responses.

5) Introduce the "Found Poem" format as a choice for reflective writing assignment for the Article of the Week. Review poetic form and terminology showing models of found poems and modelling with article. Review found poem directions. Model with overhead or ReadWriteThink interactives. Circulate while students choose words and phrases and arrange to make meaning.

6) Closure--Students share found poems with partner/small group/whole class. Post with Article of the Week.

Ticket Out--How does a found poem help you as a reader to reflect on the big ideas from a reading selection? What other strategies helped you most to make meaning, form opinions about, and reflect upon this week's Article of the Week?

• whole class collaborative marking text w/ teacher modeling
• pair share
• marking text
• small group discussion
• found poem reflective writing
• exit slip/ticket out

Topical current events articles--Thinkfinity Resources for current events news articles:

¨  http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/  Xpeditions, an affiliate of Thinkfinity.org. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

¨  http://www.econedlink.org/current/ EconEdLink, an affiliate of Thinkfinity.org. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

¨  http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/ Science NetLinks, an affiliate of Thinkfinity.org. Mon. 05 Dec. 2011. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

Found Poem Directions from Read Write Think:

¨  https://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson33/found-poem-instructions.pdf ReadWriteThink, an affiliate of Thinkfinity.org. Mon. 15 Mar. 2010. http://www.thinkfinity.org/.

 Found Poem Directions.docx

Found Poem Samples:

found poem samples.docx

Interventions:

To differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, choose an Article of the Week at an appropriate reading level for different students.