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Class Slice of Life Noticings Chart

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on March 1, 2010 at 10:34:15 pm
 

From our whole group slice of life mini-lessons and from our independent reading immersion and close study of chosen slice of life texts we've created this noticings chart of this genre.

 

Class Slice of Life Noticings Chart

 

Cathy Rode's Noticings

  • Had a part of the story not crafted by the author such as:  plot, detailed character features
  • was realistic
  • not very long in length for the most part
  • had repetition; figurative language;
  • Varies in tone, mood
  • humorous stories about everyday life
  • reminded me of the "hummmmm" moments

 

Bonnie Cumbo's Noticings:

  •  written in first person point of view
  • Often written based on a memory
  • writing about something realistic in someone's life
  • you can usually connect with the writer on some level
  • figurative language used often
  • the writing brings out the writer's and reader's emotions
  • often written in a "timeline" format taking you through the events of a day or a lifetime
  • story is very practical and down to earth
  • great details used, ex. specific names, or activities
  • often written about family or a pet
  • gives you a glimpse of someone's life
  • fun to read

 

Crystal Weathers Noticings

  •  personnal narratives
  • short fiction wriitngs
  • can replace your name and the story could be yours
  • based on social issues
  • realistic soundng dialogue

 

Amber McDonald's Noticings Chart

For Slice of Life I did a noticings chart on the book Roller Coaster. I already turned it in, but here are some things I noticed...

*Told in 1st Person

*Everyday experience

*Has a surprise ending

*Sometimes contains humor

*In this book she stretch out words to add feeling "a-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l" and used a lot of ellipsis

 

Sarah Stephanoff's Noticings Chart

My Father the Dog by Elizabeth Bluemle

- Great lead! - "My father pretends to be human but I know he is really a dog. Consider the evidence:"

- every day noticing - little girl notices that her dad and dog are very similar

- illustrations - show dad and dog doing same things "My father can lie around for hours." (shows dog and dad sleeping)

- humor!!! - "He has been known to use a tree for a quick pit stop."

- good ending, wraps it up but keeps parallel "My father is loyal and thinks we're the best family in the world...which is good, 'cause mom says we can keep him."

- first person point-of-view

 

Kelly Compton's Noticings Chart

Noticings Chart for The Stars will Still Shine by Cynthia Rylant

Rylant uses the simple wonders and beauties of the world such as the stars in the sky, the sounds we hear (church bells ringing), things we see (kittens sleeping, stars, cows having calves, flowers blooming), things we taste (peaches, pies, adn ice cream), things we feel (cozy warm homes, rain) and touch (loved ones). She uses the 5 senses to to describe all the wonders of the world and how we can find confort in it, in simple child-like terms. This would be a great book to use at the beginning of the year to let the students see how this book goes through the changes of the seasons and how we also do as people . They could write about the beauties they see around them.

 

Joan Green's Noticings Chart

The mentor text that I used was Dave Barry's article entitled, "A leap in cow control." Things that I noticed were:

Lots of humor

Written as if he is casually talking to someone

Begins with a real-life news story or a real problem

Lots of voice

Voice is developed through questioning and funny comments.

His ending cycles back to the beginning.

 

Lindsay Blanton's Noticings Chart

My mentor text - Teaching Day by Day by Donald Graves

This mentor text is like a Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul type of book. It is filled with many inspirational stories about teaching. We all to grab a story like that.

Noticings:

1st person

you can put yourself in their shoes

stories for you to relate to

lessons/leaves you thinking

quotes are found a lot of the time to be inspirational and heartfelt

 

Martha's Noticings Chart for my mentor text "It's TIme for Kickoff", Southern Living Magazine,September 2005

1. Alliteration- "Fellowship with friends and family...", "no strangers at a Southern ...", "Friend's father...friendly..."

2.hyperbole-"brought enough food to feed both teams","newcomers felt they had known us for years"

3. Metaphor- "The bees in the kitchen were more interested in each other than the game."

4. Listings that draw in the reader-"malls empty out, cars jam the highways, and tens of thousands of people fill nearby stadiums-all in honor of college football.

5. Everyday details that most can relate to immediately--football, tailgating,Southern hospitality, fellowship with friends.

 

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