LEARNING WALK: CLOSE READING

Classroom Being Observed:

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Teacher(s) Observing:

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Group Norms: !
1.We are here for our collective learning, not to evaluate one another, the teachers or the students.!
2. We will avoid engaging in conversation or otherwise disrupting the classroom environment with our
presence.!
3. We will encourage one another to be as explicit as possible about the evidence behind our statements.!

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Focus of the Learning Walk: Text Dependent Questions!
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INDICATOR
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Questions and tasks address the text by attending to its

particular structure(s), concepts, ideas, and details.

Questions and tasks require students to use evidence

from the text to demonstrate understanding and to
support their ideas about the text. These ideas are
expressed through both written and oral responses.

Questions and tasks attend to the words, phrases and

sentences within the text.

Questions are sequenced to build knowledge by guiding

students to delve deeper into the text and graphics.

Feedback:!

THINGS WE OBSERVED

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QUESTIONS WE HAVE

THINGS WE LEARNED

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Other Observed Area: Text Selection!
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A majority of the lesson is
spent reading, speaking, or
writing about text(s).
The text(s) are at or above the
complexity level expected for
the grade and time in the
school year.
The text(s) exhibit exceptional
craft and thought and/or
provide useful information.

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