METACOGNITION: Thinking about thinking!
Metacognition is an awareness of one's own learning. It entails understanding the goals of the learning process, figuring out the best strategies for learning, and assessing whether the learning goals are being met.
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Metacognition is an awareness of one's own learning. It entails understanding the goals of the learning process, figuring out the best strategies for learning, and assessing whether the learning goals are being met.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_sfNC5WPUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CVssaGGPDM
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Thinking about thinking withThe Thinker from the movie Night at the Museum....... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_v6oceppSg
This video will teach you how to make inferences in reading and support them with textual evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to30AJm2epQ
Take a stab at making inferences after reading these short passages.
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Check out these inference riddles. How many guesses do you need to solve the riddle?
http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html
http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html
Be an inference and prediction detective! http://www.pspb.org/blueribbon/games/detective/DetectiveGame.html
Learn to think like writers do! In this language arts movie on theme, Tim and Moby discuss the universal ideas that hide within all good tales. You’ll discover just what motifs are, and how they use symbols to reinforce the message an author is trying to deliver! Then you’ll pick up details on the importance of plot, setting, dialogue, and characterization in how we understand the world of a story. Meanwhile, Moby Wan will walk you through a place far, far away to reveal how themes give stories a deeper and universal meaning. So if you want to learn what writers are really saying, click on the button and get ready for a little light motif! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RecVd-6g-IY
Finding the theme can sometimes be tricky. Watch as this Powtoon points out the differences between the theme and the plot. Enjoy! https://www.google.com/search?q=finding+the+theme&rlz=1CAFQZI_enUS818&oq=finding+the+them&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j69i57j69i60j0l3.7810j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=0
Read these short passages and see if you can spot the theme. The website even keeps score for you and helps you when you guess incorrectly. Good luck! https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-5/determine-the-themes-of-short-stories
Sing along as Flocabulary entertains you and informs you about finding the theme in literature.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nbESQnrmeQ&t=32s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nbESQnrmeQ&t=32s
This is a great resource for learning more about cause and effect. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOGw6gDokI
Flocabulary has made a fantastic rap about Text Structure. Enjoy!
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This is a great quick clip for understanding problem and solution. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-PnCBQ60PA
Watch as this quick animation shows you how to compare and contrast with a short passage.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPoxKFQlIgA