SSR Sticky Note Assignment

Instructions: On the first day of reading The Revealers, each student should pick a name out of a hat: Richie, Elliot, Russell or Catalina. The character they choose will be their focus character for the character sticky notes. Every day during the two weeks, students should fill out 2 character sticky notes and 2 personal connection sticky notes, for a total of 4 sticky notes.

What is a character sticky note? Character sticky notes will later be compiled and used to create an Inside/Outside Chart on the student's focus character. A character sticky note marks a place in the novel that describes one of the following things about a student's focus character:
a)What the character feels
b)Important things that the character says [What is important depends on the reader - the student is forced to decide which quotes are important]
c) What the character eats
d) What the character hears
e) Where the character goes
f) What the character thinks
g) What the character loves/likes/enjoys
h) What the character sees
i) What the character wears
j) What the character touches


What is a personal connection sticky note? A personal connection sticky note is a student response to something in the book that they make a personal connection with. For example, someone might put a sticky note on the bridge incident in the book and write "This reminded me of the time when bullies tried to steal my backpack and I tried to fight back against them."




Focus Questions for SSR

Use these questions to help readers focus their SSR. Having a purpose for reading builds comprehension. One technique is to write each question on a piece of paper and then have each student draw one question and answer it in their journal with an example from the passage read during SSR for that day. These questions could also be used as a guide for students who don't know what to write on their sticky notes.


Personal Connections Questions:
How are your feelings and the feelings of a character in the book alike? How are they different?

What feelings did you have as you read the story? Find some places that made you feel this way. Share and discuss these.

Select and read to the group [or write down the page # in your journal of] a passage that you found meaningful. Explain why.

How did the story change your thinking? Or can you show how it validated or affirmed your thinking?


Character Questions:
Are there words a character spoke and/or actions a character took helped you learn what kind of a person he or she was? Mark 2 examples in each day�s section.

Did any characters change? Mark an event, person or decision that changed that character.

Discuss [or record in your journal] what you think the character learned about himself, her family, or friends.

Describe a conflict between two characters. How was it resolved? What did you learn about each character?

Name one or two minor characters. Show how each affected the main character.

Were there problems characters couldn�t solve? Identify one or two and explain why you think they weren�t resolved.

Discuss some points that the author is making about family, friends, feelings, nature, life experiences, or an historical period. Use details from the story that back up a point you�re making.

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