The website she is talking about is: http://ifaketext.com/. I was trying to think of new ways to engage my students during Lit Stations. I like them to respond to their reading during Independent Reading Time but I want it to be a quick response and something that gets them excited. I started wondering if there was a fake texting site so I went searching on Google and, lo and behold, I found this site. It's really easy to use and the kids enjoyed "texting" their written responses to me. The kids loved it so much that I created a product called Text Me! Reading Response Sheets. Here is a quick picture-if you want to see the skills included, click on any image to go to my TpT store.
I would love to give one of these babies away for FREE!
I am currently working on a nonfiction version of Text Me!Reading Response Sheets for nonfiction. Leave me a nonfiction question that you would like to see included in my new product. If I haven't already used that question, I will send you this product for FREE! I will give this away to the first three questions I haven't used!
I love your Text Me Activities! I know the kiddos will! A non-fiction question: What are some facts that you learned about the topic? Can you write your opinion of the topic? (Can you tell my kiddos had trouble learning fact/opinion?)
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Identify the text structure of the book/passage. (Chronological, Sequence, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution, or Compare/Contrast)
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What text features (i.e. charts, graphs, diagrams, vocabulary in bold print, etc.) did the author include in the book?
Oops, forgot to provide my email address: blakelyhj@troup.org
DeleteI've really enjoyed your blog! :)
Congrats Hilary and HollieB! I will be sending you my Text Me! product soon. Thank you so much for responding!! I love your questions!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Thank you so much, Elizabeth! :)
DeleteWhat text features helped you the most? What text features could the author included to make the text easier to understand?
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DeleteAnother one...taking from Reading Workshop lessons...would you categorize this as a disaster text or achievement text? Explain your thinking.
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