“We always look at students’ annotations as evidence of their thinking during close reading.” –Dr. Doug Fisher
On Day 16, Dr. Fisher revisits the importance of analyzing inspirational tasks and annotations to look at evidence of students’ thinking during the close reading process and provides suggestions for using annotations to inform teaching points.
“Consider the difference between errors and mistakes.” Dr. Fisher says. “With mistakes, when pointed out, the learner knows what to do next. Mistakes don’t require a lot of instruction. With errors, when pointed out, the student has no idea what to do next. Errors require a lot of instruction. Mistakes need to be noticed, but errors need to be taught.”
Analyze students’ work on their inspirational tasks and annotations. As you analyze, look for patterns of errors and determine what needs to be taught. Then, map out your teaching points.
Consider using the Learning Log to reflect on the process of analyzing inspirational tasks and annotations to inform teaching points.
This log can be used to capture new learnings as you develop close reading techniques.
