Monday, December 27, 2010

What Do You Notice? What Do You Wonder?

It is important for us to understand what we read. One strategy we can use is thinking "I Notice" and "I Wonder." The things you notice help you gain meaning of what you are wondering. The things you wonder give you a purpose for reading on or give you a clue to go back and reread for meaning.

Read a book, or a section from the book. Respond to the next by writing what you notice and what you wonder.

Example:
Text: The Wednesday Wars
I notice that Holling Hoodhood, the main character is on a camping trip with his teacher, classmates, and principal. Even though miserable things are happening (lost silverware, downpour in the middle of the night, and pesky mosquitoes) it seems as tough Holling and his classmates and teacher are having a really good time. I also realize that the principal is miserable. She is staying holed up in her tents (the only tent) for most of the activities.
I wonder how Holling and the students are finding joy with all the miserable things that are happening on the trip. I'm wondering if the fun part isn't about the weather or ease of the trip, but is instead about being able to spend time together.

22 comments:

  1. Text: Percy Jackson
    I notice that Percy is talking to Zeus and his father,Posiden. I also notice that Percy just ended a fight with the GOD of war,Ares and Percy was the first Demi-god to fight and live against the GOD of war. Percy is trying to get Zeus to beleve him that he did not steal his Master Bolt(someone stole the GIANT ligtning bolt).
    I wounder if Zeus will beleve Percy and I wounder if Percy will catch the real thief.

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  2. Text: Tales of a fourth grade nothing
    I notice thatPeter does not like his little brother, Fudge. I also notice that Peter's Dad ones a company called Juicy-o. I also notice that Juicy-o has someone that love the juicy so much that they came to Peter's house to stay for 3 night. I wonder if Peter will like Fudge in the end of this book?

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  3. title:Nancy Drew Mystery of the Brass-Bound trunk
    chapter 1 two N.D.'s 2 paragraph reads...
    "As the call to leave the Winschoten faded away in the distance,there was a hum of excitement on the ocean-going vessel."
    THINGS I WONDER...
    *I wonder why the athor said it was a hum
    THINGS I NOTIC...
    * that the athor did good detial I can see it now.

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  4. Title: Harry Potter

    Lord Voltamort was walking to find a just right wand to kill the young wizard in training and she love to learn about Mugles. The wand that Lord Voltamort found was Malfou Dads wand. He held the wand up and said EVEVABRACADABRA! The young girl falls from the net. Lord Voltamort tells his pet snake to slither on to the table to eat her.

    I wonder how many years the girl was at Hogworts. I also wonder what the girls name was.

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  5. Harry Potter herd other students wispring beind his back aboat him screming at porfessor umbridge. porfessor umbridge didn`t belive that sedric digare got murderd by lord voldamort wich Harry had told porfessor umbridge.

    I wonder what the other students were acshale saying about Harry.

    I notisdeharry was tring realy hard to spred the truth about sadric digare.

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  6. Title: Geronimo Stilton A Cheese Colored Camper.
    Text from book: I had barely left the cabin when SLAM the door shut behind me. Cheese Niblets! I had been tricked again. I screamed for them to let me back in, but no one answered. I was all alone. In the deep dark woods.

    I wonder: I wonder if Geronimo's will let him back in the cabin.

    I notice: I that Geronimo is out in the woods alone.

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  7. Title:Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix.
    Text from the book:"I did the patronus charm to grt rid of the dementors,"he said, forcing himself to remain calm."It's the only thing
    that work against them.

    I wonder how mad Harry is in the inside.

    I noticed that Harry is using magic when he is not aloud to.

    I also wonder what would have happend if harry did not used the patronus charm against the dementors.

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  8. Title:READY Freddy The penguin problem
    I notice that Freddy and his 2 friends are making a penguin nest. I also notice that Freddy and his friends are acting like penguins.I wonder how the nest is going to turn out and what they will do next.

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  9. Title:lightning thief
    I noitce that percy had a friend named grover witch is a sater that protects percy from creatrus and hati. A creatre tries to kill percy and they protect him and the creatru runs I wonder if she died by the sun light.

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  10. Title: I Am A Bunny
    Auther:Richard Scarry
    Example:I notice that Nicolas the bunny lives in a hollow tree. I also notice that in Spring Nicolas the bunny likes to pick flowers.I notice thatin Summer Nicolas the bunny will lie there and listen to the insects. I notice that in Fall Nicolas the bunny will sit and watch the colorfull leaves fall from the trees. I notice that in winter Nicolas the bunny will watch the snow falling from the sky then Nicolas the bunny will curl up in his hollow tree and dream about spring.

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  11. Text: The Trumpet of the Swan
    Section: Chapter 18 (paragraphs 1-6)
    I notice that Serena, a swan, is a valuble, new arrival on Bird Lake. Two keepers are quietly and slowly sneaking up behind Serena. Louis, a swan that's in love with Serena, is waiting for the right time to attack the two keepers so they don't clip Serena's wings.
    I wonder when it is the right time for Louis to attack and if he will be successful to save Serena.

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  12. By Breanna

    Cam Jansen and the Snowy Day Mystery
    Cam is up to one of her mysteries again!
    It's a snowy day. There are 3 computers missing!
    Cam sees a mystery she wants to solve!
    She remembers her bus had to wait for a car
    to leave the back of the school. She remembered the license plate number was BMY241. I wondered if what Cam saw in the beginning of the story will help Cam solve the mystery of the missing computers.
    In the end of the story, Dr. Prell reported it to the police and they found the computers.

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  13. Title: Mary Kate and Ashley winning London
    Author: Elizabeth J. Kruger
    Example: When is this going to end? Riley mumbled as she watched Chloe give her speech. She slumped in her seat at the back of the auditorium and yawned. Model UN is just not very exciting, she thought. Social studies was her least favorite subject in school.

    What I noticed: that Riley was very bored while sitting in the auditorium.

    I wonder: if the speech was going to be over soon? And I wonder if the speech had just started?

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  14. Title:The Karate Mouse
    The phone was ringing with laughs.I thought it was going to be a relaxing day in my cheddar scented bath. When I tried to get out of the bath,I slipped on the edge of the tub,I went flying into the sink,and since I had soap on my head,I went flying into the door! OUCH!!!!!!!!

    I notice:that the mouse is trying to relax

    I wonder:Who is calling the mouse?

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  15. Title: Chester's Back
    Author:Melanie Watt

    Example: Melanie Watt asked Chester what he wanted because he kept on messing up the story with his red marker. So Chester wanted a "long,long,long limousine,giant billboards with pictures of his face all over the city. He demand jellybeans, oh only the red ones,Chester's name spelled in lights,oh and when I step onto the big red carpet I won't everyone to how much of a big star I am,"
    Melanie Watts said, "is that it?"
    hum... "NO I want a bell so I can ring it when I ring it you will give me what I want...like my servant,"
    Fine Chester!
    OH make that sir Chester.
    OK sir Chester!!!!!

    when Chester or sir Chester arrived at the red carpet he was a big star litterer he was dressed up as a big star!!!


    I wounder how the people reacted to the seeing of Chester the "BIG STAR?" I wounder if people took pitchers of the big star Chester?

    I notice Chester wants a lot of stuff expeditiously red jellybeans!! I notice Chester didn't react well with the costume because he hist.

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  16. I NOTICE that rodick best up his brother and I wnoder wow he does. That manny his like a bad boy and broce this brothes ps2.

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  17. Title: The Holly Joliday
    Author: Megan McDonald

    Example:I notice that Stink (Judy Moody's Brother)runs outside looked at the mailman and said to him "How is Porkchop?" The mailman tured around he had a long white beard and a ponytail on the back of his head. It was not the mailman that usualy comes. Stink thought it was Jack Frost!


    I also noticed that Stink got two packages for his family.


    I wonder if the Moody family ever opens the packages and looks for what is inside them.


    The next thing I wonder is who the packages are originally from.


    The last thing I wonder is who the man really is with the white beard and the ponytail on the back of his head. I agree with Stink I think the man is Jack Frost!!!

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  18. Text: Percy Jackson

    I notice that Percy, Grover,and Annabeth are on a quest and they are trying to find Daedalus work shop. I wonder why they are trying to find his work shop. I notice that Nico Di Angelo is in the Labyrinth. I wonder if Percy and his friends are going to find him. I wonder what they are going to go through to find Nico and Daedalus's work shop.

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  19. Name: Judy Blume Tales of A Fouth Grade Nothing
    Text: I know Peter doesn't like his bother Farley Drexel Hatcher( Fuge(Fugie) ) but then the Yarby 's come and they have to sleep together. After Peter heared that news he asks if he could sleep on the sofa or chair but his mom said NO!

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  20. Text: Freckle Juice
    I think that Sharon is mean because she sold Andrew the fake freckle resipie for $.50. I wonder if his classmates made fun of him and teased him about the blue marker feckles. I think his teacher miss kelly was nice that she told Anderw that she had a secret freckle recipe to clean off. I also think Miss Kelly was nice to tell Andrew he looked nice without freckles. It was also nice she told Nicky he looked nice with freckles.

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  21. Title: The Littles
    I noticed that all of the Littles are very very small. They live in small spaces between walls. I wonder if people can really be that small?

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  22. title: The sand castle contest A boy named matthew went to the beach and joind a sand castle contest. To win a tub of ice cream he liked to build sand so he entered and he built a house. With a sand tv, vegtebles, chairs, frige, milk cartons, and water bottles,. His house was so good that the juges did not beilve it was a sand house. Then he went outside and kicked it down on the juges then everybody came running and got them out and matthew won the contest.
    I wonder if he will join next year or how long he is staying. Or how long it will take them to eat the tub of ice cream. I'm wondering if it will take them more the 5 months.

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