Kailey Wessel's End of Year PDP
*Indicator 4.1 critical thinking and problem solving*
End of Year Narrative
Readers' Response Journals
These journals are used to keep record of different ways that the students have applied various skills to their reading books.
Responding to a Prompt
Character Differences and Changes
This journal prompt was, "Tell me how Opal changed, as a person, from the beginning of the book to the end of the book."
Prompt Packet
The students have this pink packet that is full of questions. They have been instructed to pick, at least, one question each day to answer about their independent reading book. They write the question and their answer in their Reading Response Journal and color in the question on the packet so that they know not to use it again.
Sequencing/Story Elements
Story Mountain
Students drew story mountains using the books they were reading.
Story Mountain
They added events that happened leading up to the climax, top of the mountain, and events that happened leading to the resolution.
Story Elements
Students were given this resource to help identify different parts of their own books.
Applying the Skill
This student identified the different pieces of her story (problems, the main character, setting) using the resource given.
More Sequencing/Retelling
Sequencing Boomark
The students were guided through making a paper airplane step-by-step. After making the airplanes, they had to put the steps in order on a bookmark.
Sequencing Quiz
I read a book to the students called, "Go to Sleep, Groundhog!" and they were given this quiz for independent time. The questions are based off of the types of sequencing questions that are on the Running Record forms.
Sequencing Sheet
This sheet was given to students after a sequencing lesson. They were instructed to go throughout their independent reading book and answer the questions.
Who? (were the characters)
What? (did they want/what happened)
When? (did the story take place)
Why? (did they want it)
How? (did it happen)
Who? (were the characters)
What? (did they want/what happened)
When? (did the story take place)
Why? (did they want it)
How? (did it happen)
Formulating Questions
Questions About a Text
Students read a passage about a ship sailing across the Atlantic Ocean together in a small reading group, then were asked to form questions they had about the passage.
Questions About a Text
They each were instructed to find six different questions they had about the passage. These questions ranged from, "What is petroleum?" to "What is the difference between sea time and regular time?" to "Is John Johnson a famous sailor?"
We met after they created their questions and tried to find the answers by looking back in the text.
We met after they created their questions and tried to find the answers by looking back in the text.