Accountable Talk

This year, in particular, the students were having a hard time staying on topic when discussing literature. A couple of anchor charts and  repeated conversations have helped.  Here are two charts that I refer to right before we have literature discussions to keep students on track.

Mini Lessons

I loved this shutterfly post on anchor charts! Not only does it give you some great tips, but as you view them you can see how some of the charts evolved over time. Thanks again to Christine K. for a wonderful recommendation. :)

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