This week we looked at thinking and how this plays an important role in reading. The following image in my opinion is a good represenation of the importance of it.
We looked at different types of thinking and needing to make sure you include these in your different questions or activities.
Analysing texts and using figurative language to help understand the text is important.
Example below
With your extended discussion, this could be a provocation. Here is an example. The children could take on different roles in the group, such as builder, critical and initator when having this discussion. 
Allow an oportunity for your learners to make different choices as authors or creators. For example, As the author, I want you to rewrite one of the scenes in the story so either ‘the woman’ or Pania gets to bungy jump.
Kia ora Nicola
ReplyDeleteWelcome back to the RPI for Term 3 and thank you for sharing your reflections of Day 7: Thinking!
I agree that the opening image of the book, represented as an underwater-iceberg, captures the importance of reading “below the surface”. I hope you found today had useful tools, activities and approaches for engaging students in higher order thinking about text, and across texts.
As you point out, provocation can certainly be a powerful way of ‘contending’ about different positions and perspectives by reading critically. I look forward to hearing how students engage with your provocation on the unfair treatment of migrants (e.g. Chinese gold miners).
All the very best for the rest of the term and your practice implementations.
Nga mihi
Naomi
For the RPI Facilitation Team
Hi Nic, thanks for sharing these great ideas! I like how you’ve linked thinking to reading and shown how important it is to include different types of thinking in our questions and activities. The example of using figurative language and teasing out evidence with students is really helpful. I also love the idea of using extended discussion with roles like builder or initiator to help learners think more deeply. Giving students a chance to take on the author’s role and make creative choices is such a fun and powerful way to build understanding! Great work Nic, Essie.
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