Week of April 14, 2008
Welcome back! I hope you had a safe, fun, and restful Spring Break vacation. This week, we are going to first review our classroom expectations and the short stories that we read before the break. Then, we will continue in our Literary Essay unit. So, writers keep reading, speaking, observing, and living like writers.
Monday, April 14
1. Bell Work~ What was the best/worst thing that you experienced over Spring Break?
2. Today, we will review the classroom expectations and short stories that we have read so far by playing the game “Tip-Tip-Tell”. Students will create questions on index cards. Then move around the room to music. When the music stops, they will stop and pair up with a partner, take turns asking their question and answering their partners question. If the answer is not known right away a tip id given. If the answer still is not known after the first tip, then another tip is given. Still not known, then the answer is told and the cards are traded. Everyone begins all over again and class continues until 5 minutes are left.
3. Students will fill out a self-reflection sheet.
Tuesday, April 15th
1. Bell Work~ Do you like the “Tip-Tip-Tell” strategy for reviewing material? Why or why not?
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Elaborating on Written Ideas Using Conversational Prompts”
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry or two using three to five conversational prompts
4. Share Time~ Share one of your entries with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Bringing More of the Test to Reading Response
Wednesday, April 16th
1. Bell Work~ Which short story that we have read do you like the best? Explain why.
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Developing Provocative Ideas,” Part 1
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry answering the question: “What is this story really about?”
4. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Finding Elusive Meaning in Texts
Thursday, April 17th
1. Bell Work~ What did you identify as the main idea of the story you wrote your entry on yesterday? How do you know this?
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Developing Provocative Ideas,” Part 2
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry answering the question: “How does this story insect with my life?”
4. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Learning From Characters
Friday, April 18th
1. Bell Work~ What similarities &/or differences do you have with a character from one of our short stories?
2. Quiet Writing~ Writers will identify using conversational prompts the similarities and differences they notice between themselves and the characters in the short stories we have been studying.
3. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner, then with the class.
4. Wrap Up
Welcome back! I hope you had a safe, fun, and restful Spring Break vacation. This week, we are going to first review our classroom expectations and the short stories that we read before the break. Then, we will continue in our Literary Essay unit. So, writers keep reading, speaking, observing, and living like writers.
Monday, April 14
1. Bell Work~ What was the best/worst thing that you experienced over Spring Break?
2. Today, we will review the classroom expectations and short stories that we have read so far by playing the game “Tip-Tip-Tell”. Students will create questions on index cards. Then move around the room to music. When the music stops, they will stop and pair up with a partner, take turns asking their question and answering their partners question. If the answer is not known right away a tip id given. If the answer still is not known after the first tip, then another tip is given. Still not known, then the answer is told and the cards are traded. Everyone begins all over again and class continues until 5 minutes are left.
3. Students will fill out a self-reflection sheet.
Tuesday, April 15th
1. Bell Work~ Do you like the “Tip-Tip-Tell” strategy for reviewing material? Why or why not?
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Elaborating on Written Ideas Using Conversational Prompts”
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry or two using three to five conversational prompts
4. Share Time~ Share one of your entries with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Bringing More of the Test to Reading Response
Wednesday, April 16th
1. Bell Work~ Which short story that we have read do you like the best? Explain why.
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Developing Provocative Ideas,” Part 1
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry answering the question: “What is this story really about?”
4. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Finding Elusive Meaning in Texts
Thursday, April 17th
1. Bell Work~ What did you identify as the main idea of the story you wrote your entry on yesterday? How do you know this?
2. Mini-Lesson~ “Developing Provocative Ideas,” Part 2
3. Quiet Writing~ Write an entry answering the question: “How does this story insect with my life?”
4. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner
5. Wrap Up
Homework~ Learning From Characters
Friday, April 18th
1. Bell Work~ What similarities &/or differences do you have with a character from one of our short stories?
2. Quiet Writing~ Writers will identify using conversational prompts the similarities and differences they notice between themselves and the characters in the short stories we have been studying.
3. Share Time~ Read and discuss your entry with your partner, then with the class.
4. Wrap Up
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