A green zone partner is someone who helps you.
In writing workshop the children read one of their teaching books to a partner. Their partner asked questions about their teaching book; What? Where?
These questions helped the writers to add more information or detail to their work.
As children answered the questions they quickly added more labels, arrows, and expression to their illustrations. They were expected to be able to read their own writing, answer questions about their writing, and use these questions to strengthen their work.
In reading workshop partners used a small copy of our partnership poster to guide their work together. If they sat side-by-side with one book in the middle they used a check to show that they did that step, if they shared a wow page in their favorite storybook or added a pinch of their own thinking they used a check. When our middle school reading buddies joined us they asked children to repeat what tool they were using; a checklist.
Partners help us to make our reading (and writing) stronger.
Checklists help us to organize what we need to do.
Being in the green zone helps all of us to be ready to learn!
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