writing 2 and lesson planning

1. Writing 2 & Lesson Planning
8P24
Week 8
2016-2017

2. Professional Learning Conversations
• PLC: Professional Reading
– Gradually releasing responsibility to students
writing persuasive text

3. Just for Fun!!
• Visit the site www.fodey.com
• Create a newspaper article that summarizes
today’s reading in 65 words or less.
• Give the newspaper a name and the article a
title
• Generate the newspaper and download the
link

4. Lesson Planning
• Understanding empathy
• Empathy is the value-of-the-month for all
grades in this school
• Lesson took place in a grade 3 classroom

5. Gradual Release Model
• Whole class review and learning
• Small group application of learning
• Whole class debriefing and sharing

6. Whole group
• Review of previous day’s discussion of
empathy: creation of a class web
• Viewing of YouTube video on empathy
• Deconstruction of video clip: How did it teach
us what empathy is?
– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_1Rt1R4xb
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8. Modelling of Task

9. Deconstruction of Model
• Success Criteria:
– Introduction
– Explain the definition of empathy
– Show examples

10. Application Task
• Learning goals:
– I can teach others the meaning of empathy
through a short video
• Success criteria (based on analysis of video
clip)
– Introduction
– Definition in one sentence
– Examples of empathy through
• Words, actions, ideas

12. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-totems.html

13. A totem is a spirit being, sacred object,
or symbol of a tribe or clan, family, or
individual. Native American tradition
provides that each individual is connected
with nine different animals that will
accompany each person through life, acting
as guides.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/
na-totems.html

15. What’s the Pattern?
Sometimes I feel like a
bear,
strong and confident.
I stand tall and growl
and protect those around
me.
Sometimes I feel like a
raven
dark and mysterious.
I am both messenger and
secret keeper
and help bring light from
darkness.

16. Pattern
• Line 1:
• Line 2:
• Line 3:
• Line 4:

17. Elephant: Totem Meaning
• Strength
• Power
• Affection
• Loyalty
• Royalty
• Wisdom

18. Shared Writing
• Line 1: Sometimes I feel like an elephant.
(simile)
• Line 2: ______ and ________. (features/traits)
• Line 3: I ________________ (action)
• Line 4: and ______________ (action)

19. Totem Animals and Their Meanings
• Wolf loyal
• Deer loving
• Beaver determined
• Butterfly vulnerable
• Moose strong
• Owl wise
• Rabbit creative
• Turtle patient

20. Pic Collage

21. Your task:
• Your group will choose one totem animal and
create a poem based on the model from
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox.”
• Conduct research as needed to find out about
your animal
• When your poem is complete, use Pic Collage
to display it.

22. Lesson Plan Assignment
• Instructional version of Lesson Plan Template
on Sakai
• Assessment Tool and Assignment Description
• Due date – class time week 10