tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post9132946483963304276..comments2023-09-28T04:33:28.740-04:00Comments on Room 213: FIVE WAYS TO KEEP YOUR STUDENTS OFF SPARKSNOTESRoom 213http://www.blogger.com/profile/04994184250569494671noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-37296385326888026432018-05-11T14:50:40.229-04:002018-05-11T14:50:40.229-04:00A friend actually gives them the Spark Notes for t...A friend actually gives them the Spark Notes for these "what Spark Notes missed" quizzes. No faking it here.emaestrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116834139710902984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-3339505309594719752016-11-16T15:20:21.759-05:002016-11-16T15:20:21.759-05:00I love that analogy! I'm going to use it with ...I love that analogy! I'm going to use it with my students too.Room 213https://www.blogger.com/profile/04994184250569494671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-45456320079602560512016-11-15T21:13:05.633-05:002016-11-15T21:13:05.633-05:00I tell my students that Spark Notes and the like a...I tell my students that Spark Notes and the like are vitamins, not the meal. Just like we can't pop vitamins each day and skip eating the meals, we can't read Spark Notes without reading the text. We'll miss important "nutrients". They really like this analogy and seem to understand what my expectations are. Jill Feltenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16418235987998273782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-71696528321002346022016-10-23T05:31:46.902-04:002016-10-23T05:31:46.902-04:00I like that. Then they have to illustrate that the...I like that. Then they have to illustrate that they actually did read and think about it.Room 213https://www.blogger.com/profile/04994184250569494671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-18863577426375498392016-07-19T18:19:19.748-04:002016-07-19T18:19:19.748-04:00I regularly do "what spark notes missed"...I regularly do "what spark notes missed" quizzes. They HAVE to read the Spark Notes summary. I think it gives them great background info, and then they have to stretch their brains and figure out what the sparknotes writers missed. >:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277097032288924764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-27514716895116386722016-05-22T06:38:05.836-04:002016-05-22T06:38:05.836-04:00This article is so helpful! I love your ideas abou...This article is so helpful! I love your ideas about changing up the prompts we give! I'll definitely be using this strategy next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00189064080840533409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-8617182964715334382016-05-21T06:40:54.281-04:002016-05-21T06:40:54.281-04:00With grade 6, when I find the students struggling ...With grade 6, when I find the students struggling with a novel, or for ESL students, I tell them to read the chapter summaries on Sparksnotes either before or after, but then I also ask them to cite evidence from the novel to support any answer or writing they do. I also try as much as possible to do all writing in class.gently mad in cairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980122606197331256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-15834778166995046002016-05-08T11:18:56.222-04:002016-05-08T11:18:56.222-04:00I find that requiring a lot of textual evidence he...I find that requiring a lot of textual evidence helps a bit because they still have to locate it. I also will specify an audience and design such as "parents" and "magazine article" so they can't just find a standard essay and pull from that. Ms. Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507893233426739958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-23345349810134342032016-03-20T01:32:10.923-04:002016-03-20T01:32:10.923-04:00Yes, that's always a bonus!Yes, that's always a bonus!Room 213https://www.blogger.com/profile/04994184250569494671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-3793742651352020682016-03-15T20:51:29.839-04:002016-03-15T20:51:29.839-04:00I, too, have come to some of these same conclusion...I, too, have come to some of these same conclusions over the years. I love that you said you changed your questions and then google them. There's the ticket right there. Plus those more original prompts make for much more interesting reading when it comes time to grade! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834252976501017123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8147741456737476069.post-53436597339465403222016-02-18T08:00:58.169-05:002016-02-18T08:00:58.169-05:00How do you deal with students using online analysi...How do you deal with students using online analysis sites? I'd love to hear!Room 213https://www.blogger.com/profile/04994184250569494671noreply@blogger.com