Thursday, January 13, 2011

TEXT CODES... No, not that kind of texting!

Hola mis alumnos!

      Today is Thursday, January 13, 2011.  You have heard me say before that good readers INTERACT WITH TEXT.  Good readers interact with text just like having a conversation with the author.  As we interact with text, we need to leave tracks of thinking.  This makes our thinking visible.  It brings it to real life. 

       Think about the tracks animals leave in the snow or the mud.  You can't see the animal.  You can't even touch the animal, but you know it has been there from the tracks it's left.  Readers need to leave tracks so that other readers and teachers can see the thinking.  Thoughts are invisible unless you leave tracks that they have been there. 

      Here is how we are going to start to leave tracks...

L          Q or ?         !        

That's it.  Have fun! 

Wait, I haven't told you what those tracks mean.  Silly Mr. C! 
L   new learning(At times this will be the answer to our questions.)
Q or ?  questions we have(These are the things that go on our Q and A forms.)
!  exciting or surprising information(These are very similar to the L, but they could be just random facts that surprised us.)

Tracks like these hold our thinking so we can come back later to see it.  If you are reading an article that is yours you can write these TEXT CODES right on it.  If you are reading a book that isn't yours feel free to use a post-it.  Have fun interacting with text and leaving tracks. 

Sincerely,
C
P.S. I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
Do your best and forget the rest!

     

78 comments:

Kennedy Unger said...

?

I wonder if Greg will be right & his uncle Gary is going to be married a 5th time?

Sai said...

-Hi

!

In the demigod files Kronos tries to rise again after a crusing defeat int eh last olympian.{While reading the demigod files}

gummy bear ranger/garrett said...

? Q

Why do Will and Horace drink so much coffee?

Katie Hanagan said...

?
How would a giant owl look like a moth through a window?


-Katie Hanagan

Aedon said...

?
Should war be a thing for countries to do to each other?
I do not know.
L

Ryan the cannible said...

To Mr.C

?
Why do you think hobbits are called halflings?
L
I think it's because they're small to men, or half the size of the race of men.

Leonidas said...

?
I wonder who the kids are that took my main charactor Cosmo in and are helping him heal?

MEMEASMEME(MCKENNA) said...

L i learned...
Leo can summon fire
Piper can charm-speak
Jason can make lightning zap people!!!!!!
?
if you can choose one power out of these three what would u choose?????
these 3:
lightning,fire or makeing magical make-up.
MEMEASMEME(mckenna)

Sadie OConnor said...

?

How would she drink juice if she was lost. And if she did have juice why didnt she drink it earlier?

L

I learned that Julies dad went to war and she had to live with her mean aunt Kathy.

CeJa (CJ) said...

Q
Why should Harry leave Hogwarts?

MEMEASMEME(MCKENNA) said...

L i learned...
Leo can summon fire
Piper can charm-speak
Jason can make lightning zap people!!!!!!
?
if you can choose one power out of these three what would u choose?????
these 3:
lightning,fire or makeing magical make-up.
MEMEASMEME(mckenna)

jazmyn brown =) said...

yo,mr.c,

i am reading witches by rhoald dahl
and my Q or ?is ......

i wonder why the witches hate the kids so mutch because all they talk about is getting rid and eating all the kids but they didnt even do any thing?

L=i didnt find my answer in the text yet.

Sydney said...

Q
Does Angel have a chip in her arm like Max did in her arm?(While reading)
Q
Does the flock have experation dates like the erasers do?(While Reading)

-Sydney

The B (Bjorn) said...

Hey Mr. C,

L

The computer is a british invention.

Noah the awsome gamer said...

?
I wonder whats in the bag that his dad is allways really secret about.

Unknown said...

Q
Why does the witch want to free the demon who will destroy the preserve?
L
She is trying to gain control of him in exchange for freeing him.

Jumpy Jonathon said...

L

Marcus doesn't like foul shots

!

The coach doesn't like people looking at the stats of other people

Hotshot(Marin) said...

??

Hi-ho-cherrio, Mr.C,

This is a sentence that I was reading that generated a question or ?.

Rob sat on his bed and started to work on carving the tiger. He had a good piece of maple, and his knife was sharp, and in his mand he could see the tiger clearly. But something different came out of the wood. It wasn't a tiger at all. It was a person with a sharp nose and small eyes and skinny legs. It wasn't until he started working on the dress that Rob realized he was carving Sistine.

My question was how does someone think that they are carving a tiger but are actually carving a girl.

Chloe the French Toast Omlet with Bacon said...

Hi Mr.C

?: How would he know if nothing would attack them?

L: I learned that he knew that nothing would attack because somebody was guarding them.

!: I found it surprising that he didn't tell them that somebody was guarding them.

sam said...

L

I learned that you can make butter from goat milk.

Soph-Poke (Sophie) AKA Ping-Pong said...

Hello people,

?: What does Mr. Poe mean by saying "My infant spirit would awake?"

-----------------------------------

!:Snuffle is a vampire!

-Soph-Poke (Sophie)AKA Ping-Pong

ddeejjaa vvuu said...

l


cassie's dad got sprayed by a skunk in the face!

Joey D. said...

Joe Dietrich
January 14th, 2011 5L-G3

The Snow Day From The Black Lagoon

?

I wonder why some people like winter, but some don't?

AricSalamiSanwich said...

L

Mr. and Mrs. Owens are now "Nobody" Owens parents and Silas is his guardian.

My book is A Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

P.s. "Wax on right hand. Wax off left hand."

P.p.s. Book clubs book clubs when are we going to do book clubs? HA HA!

Mason said...

Yo mr.C its mason

L: Nate made the Million Dollar Throw

Janaka The Horse Lover said...

Hey Mr C!!!!!

I have 2 questions.

Q. I wonder how many horse shows there are in the world every year?

Q. I wonder if Paige & Sasha will become friends again?

From ~Janaka~

totoryan said...

!
Jeff Kennie mad a website that me and my brothetr use to play it was poptropica.

Mary Maressa said...

hey c.

Q or ?:
what is yieleded mean?

Alexis said...

Hey Mr.C

I found one Q but I haven't found the answer wel here it goes...
Why would Zinkoff a boy in my book ask how many days of school are left on the first day of school??

-Alexis

LORDTECHYNOLAN said...

Hey what's up C

Q
Why do thugs always have to be so dum at times?

Q
Why do thugs always carry tommy guns, why can't they carry a AK47

Patrick said...

?
How long were Michael and Carlos in the foster home with the twins.

PURPLE PEANUTS!!!!!!!!! said...

Q the charictor Elinor said "and she was always as cheeky as you too!" what does cheeky mean?

The Beta Partner of Saje and the Wolf of the Pack said...

Hey, Mr.C Here's my question, I will be using the question signs.
Q? My question is.... " Why, does Bella block Edward Cullen's Mind Reading ability?
Sincerely, Bree
(P.S) I hear and I forgot
I See and I remember
I do and I understand
Do Your Best and forget the Rest!!! :)

willie wanka said...

How would you feel if you asked someone importent questions and he wouldent tell you the specific details in his answers

maggie said...

Hi Mr. C

Q or ?:
why does all candy sarts out of the same 3 indgreetents surgar honey and corn startch?
(while reading)

! :
There are over 3,000 different candies in the world!
(online)

Q or ?:
Why are there no tours in the candy factories in this book anymore?

cool gamer king (brady) said...

L: Set the egytian god tries to enslave the world by draining the othe gods power. Q: How can he do it?

P.S.HEY Mcfly you chicken

superly superless Sawyer said...

L !

I can't believe Fudge (a Hogwarts teacher) would let Harry go back to Hogwarts, because he used magic outside of school, and he wasn't supposed to!

meatel dragon nolan said...

Q
mr.c and who ever else!!!! If your dad was stollen by a giant giant(no pun in tended)and was about to be killed. or save your bestfriends think what jesus do.

michealangelo(Grayson) said...

was up C ooo sorry Mr.C

Q or ?
Why would April say to a professor. (that April thinks the professor is hiding something)and April says I'm pade to be suspicous.

PS:love this book

dominator {dominic} said...

Q Why didn't Mark call Lee to see if he was okay?

P.S. YOU ROCK MR.C

Dragon lover Lily said...

L?
What is a cay?(while reading)

!
The cay in (The Music of Dolphins)is inbettween Florda and Cuba.

Andrew (5-M Rules!) said...

Hi!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! !
! Is Voldemort really going to !
! kill Snape?!!! (While Reading P.!
! 663 Of Harry Potter and the !Deathly Hollows)
! !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andrew

your favorite (aspen) said...

hey sup Mr.C, here are my text codes...
Q: why doesn't she just quit?
Q: why would they do that to her?
!: I never thought she would get mad at brandon!
!: she did 33 tatoos in one school day, thats a lot of tatoos!
L: some friends don't turn out the way you thought.

Sparta Prepare FOR GLORY (Eddie) said...

? what would you do if you were the smartest crimanal master mind in the world?

L I would join the Geo-bee and win first place. (Mason Knuth)

x-dog amanda said...

hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi Mr. this guy!!!!

L
There's a compass behined the wall.

Q
How would you feel if you found 99 cupboards?

ps miss me high hit me low!!

Olophant (Jake Hausen) said...

Hey Mr.C!
In The Falcon Bow (That I borrowed from the library.)
Q Is Kungo a dog or a boy?

and from The Ghost of Popcorn Hill
L The sheepdog the boys have been following is a ghost!!!

Jake

P.S. I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.
DO YOUR BEST AND FORGET THE REST!

SAJE THE WOLF GIRL said...

hey mista CCCCC!
saje here, i like reading. here's my Q&A
Q why did grace walk to sams house?
SHE WALKED TO SAMS HOUSE!!!
A she missed him and wanted to see his first gutier gig.(dont kow how to spell gutar)
! sam went IN A BATH TUB.
!HIS PARENTS TRIED TO KILL HIM ...IN A BATHTUB!!

jello jayden said...

hi mr.c this is jayden

Q.will charlene ever find her dog in the woods?

Q.if she does where will she find him?

L.charlene did find her dog

L.she found him with a friend of hers from school

elise said...

dear everybody

Q
is fire on pinecones enough to get the wolfs away?

!
Gandalf is not going on the jurny anymore

twin cyber dragon (zach) said...

l
one thing learnd and have is that krum ask hermione to stay with him in bulgaria

juan said...

hi

Q
why is Jackson spying on the NREDS

Lord Rooney the Great said...

Q. Why doesn't Toshak (a guy who doesn't like his leader, Erak, so he captures him) just kill Erak?



PS Jordan is my strategist, you nad Joe are Rangers, Garrett is a Ranger's apprentice, Noah is my chef, Aedon is my automatic crossbow operator, and Ryan is my Lawyer.

Starhunter said...

Dear Mr.C
?
My questin is Why was Flametail lying to Littlecloud?
L
Flametail was lying to him because he didn't want him to know that he wasn't going to the moon pool!
From,
John L.

gavin said...

?why does franklin have a lightning bolt?

gabriel said...

hi mr.c my book is Enciclapidia brown

L Enciclapidia brown can crack any mystery.

jaeda said...

hello

Q: is Errol hidding on the grounds Fablehaven?

Q: will a godlin let a prizner out of its cell?

L: the Fablehaven dungin has over 200 prizners. (their creachers)

peacey tessa said...

? what did dessa dand's mother die from?
L i learnd that her mother died of realy bad frost bite.

Jalen Haren said...

HI Mr.C
!: Ron has off and on slug attac.
?Q:Why do people like to stay up late?
L:Harry potter can hear a voice the no one less can hear.
My Book is Harry potter
From Jalen

jojo [joey] said...

Q:why do puppys need to be traned why dont they know not to do bad stuff when you get them?????

Ryan Curley said...

?
Where does this story take place.

L
Australia

bryce the packer fan said...

Hi mr.c this is bryce

!
snapes worst memeory was when he was under a curse and he revealed his skinny white legs and underwear.(found it when reading the chapter snapes worst memory)
PS the packers are going to win schuyler!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bryce

Anonymous said...

hi from Bluehead
?why did Graystrip leave Thunderclan?



! because he could not leave his kits!


Windclan rules Starhunter Windclan will pown Thunderclan!!!!!

Bluehede has left

Herod 48 (Bryce H) said...

Dear Cristi,
garrrl
Q. Why doesn't Mrs.Weasly want
? Fred and George to run a joke shop but she want's them to work at the Ministry of Magic like their dad?

Anonymous said...

FALCONS FAN AKA JOSH
? Why is Ron always scared of everything?

L Slytherins are the favorites to win the quidditch cup boo.


THE END FOR NOW?

Abbi said...

? How did the dad get the scar on his leg?

L He got it from Good Charlie a dog that he had when he was younger.
From
Abbi Byrne

Evan <---- that's my name said...

im reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Q: how can rita skeeter hear everything that goes on in Harry, Ron, and Hermione's life?

Q: is Voldemort getting more powerfull?

edgar gi jo comeing bake said...

Q. why did jake git lost in the loaker room

zo-zo said...

zoe

Q: is the le gevadan legend from Mexico?

Q: what is a pesent?

thanks for listining!


P.S: i'm sad because tyler stoll my new nick name it was going to be doughnut lover! :C

doughnut lover said...

doughnut lover [tyler]

L platypuses have a poisonous spur on its leg and it can parilize a persons leg or kill a dog.

L an anaconda can eat a hippo.

p.s. i did not steel zoes nikname!

buck tooth (bridget) said...

Hi Mr.C
Q:If deer just swallow the food how do they chow it?
L!:deer find a good spot to lay down and make the food come back up and finsh chowing it up after they swallow it moves in a different chamber and finsh digesting it.
L!:Bucks weigh about 175 pounds and 6 feet long does weigh about 122pounds and 4 feet
thanks for showing me that L! bye

secter 7 (dominick) said...

Q. WHY DO THEY (THE BULLY) MESS WITH LEVEN EVERY DAY FOR NO REASON...?

snow the wolf[lexie] said...

? why did lusa leave the zoo if she was so happy there?

? why didn't lusa just walk away from the marks on the tree?

cool katie is awsome said...

Q: why do you kinds are afriaed of the dark?
Q: why do you think when people don't wont to sometthing but when people start tesing them there do it?

voodoo child said...

!
You is Ruth-Rose so afraid.that is so weard becouse she is always so brave.
Q
Why would you go deeper into the boat to get away from the women.But they mite freeze to deathbecouse it is inposible to live in condishin like this.(varry snowy)
Q
why pout your life in danger to hide from some women ;looking for the gold you have. why not pout the gold in ones pocket and the one with th bage run away from the girl and she would get fuled.

Anonymous said...

? What school did Harry went go to.
L At Howarts.
? What contry does Harry live.
L In England.
? What happen to Harry's Mom and Dad.
L His Mom and Dad was killed by valdaumart.

Donovan said...

?
how did harry get his scar.
?
how did wormtail nodice frank when
the door was closed.
!
one second wormtail and his master
are waiking down the stares and the next second they capchered
frank

Donovan said...

?
how did harry get his scar.
?
how did wormtail nodice frank when
the door was closed.
!
one second wormtail and his master
are waiking down the stares and the next second they capchered
frank

chaw naw(Donavan&gabe) said...

Don't holed the book by one cover!!!
Throw the book and you will know longer participat in the book club!!!!

pey attention!!!

Lose the book buy a new one!!!!!