Common Core requires students to find proof of their answers and opinions within the text. We've been doing something like this for many years. However, the biggest difference is that now kids must cite evidence correctly from the text. This is brand new territory for us. This fact hit me as soon as I first started working with the new Common Core standards. I knew our students would be able to find proof in the text, but I also knew they had never been taught how to cite evidence directly from the text, nor the guidelines for paraphrasing their proof. So, I came up with some simple steps for our kids to follow to do just that.
These steps were copied and placed in the students interactive journals. Our amazing, 5th grade teacher, Ms. Christian is the most diligent and thoughtful interactive journal-keeper I have ever seen. She had her kids paste them on the right side of the journal, and as each step is explained, students interpret what they heard and take notes around the copied page.
After, students were shown examples of direct quotes. These direct quotes were purposely written incorrectly. Students are asked to work in collaborative groups to determine what was wrong with the example shown. Then, a representative from each group shares their findings and it is marked directly on the interactive whiteboard. Students had a great time playing this little "game." The best part was that they didn't realize they were reinforcing the newly learned material.
The answers were revealed on the next slide. After working in small groups for a few examples, students were asked to work on their own to follow the same steps they used in the groups. They directly quoted an example from one of the slides and wrote it on the left side of the journal. Then, each child exchanged journals to review each other's work and determine if anything was wrong with the quote. They provided great feedback and were able to correct their own work once the journals were returned.
Paraphrasing was taught on another day. The teachers followed the same procedures. First, they added a photocopied sheet with the definition and guidelines for paraphrasing and students took notes. Then, they looked at real-life examples to determine what was wrong with the paraphrasing, and finally, students were given the opportunity to work on their own and peer edit each other's work.
This PowerPoint is a wonderful resource! It simplifies direct quoting and paraphrasing of the text for our elementary-aged students so that they are able to cite evidence from any text. It includes kid-friendly definitions, step-by-step instructions that may be printed out or used as an anchor chart, and several real-life examples. And, if you leave a comment on this blog along with your email, I will send you a mini-copy of it.
As always, you may purchase the entire resource in my TPT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Common-Core-Citing-Evidence-for-Kids-712847
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