8th grade English teachers have been inspired by teacher-researchers Kelly Gallagher and Dave Stuart, Jr. to implement Article of the Week in our classrooms. In my class, students will use this practice with a nonfiction article about every other week. Students read the article as a class, with a small group or partner, or individually, and annotate the text using text codes and margin notes that show their thinking. Then, students work through a series of questions that move from remembering and understanding to higher-level thinking skills: applying, analyzing, and evaluating.
More information about Articles of the Week can be found at the following resources:
Legendary language arts teacher Kelly Gallagher's website
History teacher and education blogger Dave Stuart Jr.'s website
Vale Middle School teacher Angela Lattin's presentation
Vale Middle School article archive
Mrs. Vela's article archive
Gereau Center Articles of the Week are adapted from the following sources: