Articles of the Week

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:

• Scholastic Scope magazine

• The Roanoke Times

• The Franklin News-Post