| Aspect 1 - Syntax |
| Learning Goals |
Instructional Strategies |
Instructional Actions |
Student Activities |
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1. Reading & analysis of short stories with fluency and understanding
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selection of short stories |
Add AR Quizzes, online pre-quizzes |
class read & silent read & self-read (homework) |
| mini-lesson lecture with power point |
PowerPoint presentation |
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| creative problem solving |
Tell Tale Heart Murder investigation setup - detective notebooks |
Investigation of murder and working through clues in the story to solve |
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| 2. Writing and editing of short stories on appropriate level (writing process) |
genre prompt - suspense & forshadowing |
exposure to uses in current texts studied |
reading to write & writing to read (carries over from #1 above) |
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editing drafts |
highlight text and add comments to drafts in MS Word or hardcopy (word is often via email.) |
writing process steps from initial draft to final copy - personal anecdote |
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dialectical journal - suspense, forshadowing |
mini-lesson powerpoint (see above) |
writing and notes in dialectical journal. |
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writing in the round |
initial paragraph set up on PC's in PC lab. different story each PC |
students round robin to each computer and carry on the story - paying attention to forshadowing and suspense, character development and story plot line. |
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| Aspect 2 - The Social System |
| Over the course of the lesson, students will work individually, in pairs, in groups of three, in jigsaw groups, and as a whole class (round robin style). The students are given the opportunity to choose their partners. This far in the year the students know what is expected of them and choose their partners so that they complete the tasks at hand. |
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| Aspect 3 - the role of the instructor |
| Teacher-centered: Present new material, identify passages that exemplify new terms/concepts
Interactive (Dual -centered): Questioning in reading, interjecting and checking for understanding
Learner - centered: Facilitator - referee - editor. Set up of projects and equipment for student use. Monitor to maintain class on task.
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| Aspect 4 - The support System |
| Detective clue books, online quizzes, AR Quizzes (newly created), PowerPoint PC w/ TV, PC Lab with MS Word |
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