--Please pick up each of the following sheets from the front table and wait quietly for further directions:
- "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph!" notes page
- "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph!--Template..." example page
--Please SEE ME before leaving class today:
- Abigail F.
- Rebecca L.
- Dakota S.
--You should leave class today...
- able to define the following:
- topic sentence(s)
- detail(s), piece(s) of evidence, example(s), direct quotation(s)
- tieback(s)
- all-encompassing concluding sentence(s)
- knowing how to convert a rough outline to a formal outline and having practiced doing so and, as such, with strategies for...
- writing (a) topic sentence(s)
- introducing detail(s), etc. with appropriate grammar
- writing tieback(s)
- writing all-encompassing concluding sentence(s)
- having reviewed how to parenthetically reference direct quotations
- with tips written down in your notes intended to help you avoid some of the common mistakes made in the past on this particular writing assignment
- with your formal outline ("A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph!--Template...") entirely completed/improved.
--You might leave class today...
- further along in your free reading book than you currently are.
Instructional Activity -- Crafting a Purpose-Driven, Tightly-Written Paragraph/Converting a Rough Outline to a Formal Outline
--purposeful oral reading of "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph!" notes page
--"think-aloud" conducted for example page (application of notes page)- call attention to tips written on the front board
--share-out via a drawing of cards
- example paragraph shared and added to
--Take out your homework (formal outline for the "End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment" writing piece using the "A Paragraph's a Paragraph's a Paragraph--Template..." sheet).
Application Activity/Flex Block -- Converting Your Rough Outline to a Formal Outline/Improving Your Formal Outline/Free Reading
--work quietly and independently finishing/improving your formal outline for 10-15 minutes, keeping track of issues you are encountering, questions that you have, etc.
--When you finish, engage in free reading.
Closure -- Q & A
--address issues, questions, etc. via a drawing of cards until class ends
- additional tips, etc. written on the front board
HW (Class Preparation)
--The "End-of-Mini-Unit Assessment" for "St. Lucy's..." will take place in class NEXT time (Wednesday, 12/20), and you are free to use your formal outline and any additional planning that you bring with you to the test site.
--Read at least 10 pages of your free reading book between now and next class. ALWAYS BRING YOUR FREE READING BOOK TO CLASS!
- "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go" (Dr. Seuss, "I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!").
