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Post-it Notes! What’s the point? Post-it Notes:
 * == Are an opportunity for you to show your thinking---ever hear the phrase, “Show your work”? The same applies to reading! ==
 * == Demonstrate higher and critical level thinking—SMART THINKING! You can see your ideas grow into something better than they started out! ==
 * == Enables you reflect and get “lost in the text”. ==

When to Post-It: Notice When To Post-It… - When you encounter a “big” moment, something that makes you say, “A-ha” or “Wow, I finally realize.” -When you envision a significant part of the story… -When you empathize with the way a character acts, feels, or thinks. -When you can walk in the character’s shoes. -When a minor or secondary character gives you another perspective or insight into the story… Consider how this secondary character impacts the story… -When you feel the need to “react” to a part of the story---Wow, that part makes me think… -When you want to predict what you think will happen or how you think a character’s action will unfold or the chain reaction of how one event may cause other events.

__** Types of Post-It Notes: **__ __** Envisionment **__ How to create an envisionment and push your thinking… __** Check out my example of an Envisionment Post-It with a new understanding: **__
 * 1) Envision the story unfolding in your mind…
 * 2) What am I learning about the characters and/or the plot of the story—What am I thinking…
 * 3) Put it into words and push your thinking…



__** Lift A Line and Push Your Thinking Post it **__ Directions: 1. Choose a significant line of text from your independent reading book, and copy that line on to a post-it note with quotations around your line.

2. Analyze that line, and to the best of your ability, push yourself to use phrases that demonstrate you are interpreting your line in relationship to the context of an idea in the story.

3. Re-read to ensure what you wrote is intellectual and demonstrates your thinking--Make your thinking visible!

Check out my example of a "Lift A Line"

__ Creating Character Theories: __ [|Creating Character Theories Jing Video] Creating a Character Theory Post-It Directions: