The Notice & Note Series
In Notice & Note and Reading Nonfiction, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst have created practical resources that teachers love because they engage students in deeper, closer reading of literary and nonfiction texts. Kylene and Bob’s signposts lessons, big questions to support nonfiction readers, and the classroom know-how that drips from every page have made these books an essential tool for English/Language Arts teachers everywhere.
We all know the value of helping students define nonfiction and understand its text structures. Reading Nonfiction goes the next crucial step—helping kids challenge the claims of nonfiction authors, be challenged by them, and skillfully and rigorously make up their mind about purported truths.
Notice and Note introduces 6 “signposts” that alert readers to significant moments in a work of literature and encourages them to read closely. This helps create attentive readers who look closely at a text, interpret it responsibly and rigorously, and reflect on what it means to them.
Kylene and Bob have designed these bookmarks to be at-hand guides as students closely read nonfiction texts. One side contains the 3 Big Questions presented in Reading Nonfiction. These questions help students discern the author's intent and bias. The other side is the 5 Reading Nonfiction signposts that help readers answer the Big Questions by stopping and seeing how the author is presenting purported truths. With each signpost... more
Kylene and Bob have designed these bookmarks to be at-hand guides as students closely read literary or nonfiction texts. One side contains the 6 signposts for literary texts from Notice & Note. The other side displays the 5 signposts for nonfiction texts from Reading Nonfiction. With each signpost is helpful advice on when to STOP in a text and what questions readers can ask themselves when they spot a signpost. Available... more
In the Notice and Note Literature Log readers can practice finding the signposts on passages from popular novels, get coaching from Kylene and Bob, log their reading, and note what they notice as they read for class or on their own.
In the Notice and Note Literature Log readers can practice finding the signposts on passages from popular novels, get coaching from Kylene and Bob, log their reading, and note what they notice as they read for class or on their own.