Analysis through Hyperdocs


Starting a new year and getting back into the swing of school means I was cruising through my drive in an effort to clean up the tomb. The benefits of doing this, is stumbling across documents you've forgotten and that were shared with you. This is a chance to breath new life into them. 

 My former colleague, Nadine Bailey was the first one to introduce me to Hyperdocs as a tool to deepen comprehension and analyze text. Hyperdocs were developed by Lisa Highfill, Kelly Hilton and Sarah Landis and they discuss them through the lens of being a change agent, teachers can use this versatile tool for almost any subject and more importantly have their students make connections using different media, through videos, pictures, etc. I strongly encourage you to check out their site https://hyperdocs.co .

 For guided reading, hyperdocs are a fantastic tool to deepen comprehension and analysis skills since students are working with the text in a meaningful way. One of the struggles that grade level or homeroom teachers have is to have meaningful independent work that students can produce while they are working with their guided reading group. Hyperdocs for reading can have the ghostly whisperings of Harvey Daniel's old school literature circle roles. Students could work on them in groups, pairs or individually. 

  

Confessions of an Imaginary Friend
Novel Template

My esteemed colleague Nadine then adapted a hyperdoc for nonfiction based on Reading Nonfiction: notice & notes stances, signposts and strategies that could be used with Newela articles. One the greatest benefits of Newsela is since you can adjust the reading level you can use them for guided reading or literature circles.

Newsela examples 
How Now, Digital Cow


The new year is a great time to reflect, so sweep up those drives and pay tribute to your colleagues who you have a collaborated with and who have inspired you. I miss you Nadine Bailey! 


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