Small Group Teacher led (skills focused lessons, guided reading/writing, shared reading/writing) I do (teacher models) We do (guided practice) Coach students with similar needs Student led (reciprocal teaching, literature circles, stations) They do (they collaborate) You do (independent practice) Differentiated content, process, products Group Closure Wrap Up what you’ve learned. Gradual Release of Responsibility Example Behaviors Teacher Student I do it Modeled Instruction Provides direct instruction Establishes goals and purpose Models the expectation Think aloud Actively listens Takes notes Asks for clarification
L.7.2 Demonstrate the command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. L.3 Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening. (Includes a.) These standards are constant and should be taught throughout each quarter. and apply grammar - L.7.1-3 Distinguish among specific types of phrases (i.e., noun, verb, adjective, prepositional, appositive , verbal phrases--infinitive, participial, and gerund, and absolute. L7.1a Demonstrate correct usage of phrases--verb phrases and prepositional phrases--as a singular component to a sentence. L7.1a Spell correctly words with barely audible syllables such as different, average, restaurant. L7.1b Recognize and use a variety of sentence patterns L3 Identify and use language to address audience L3 Express precisely and concisely L3. The Third Wish Skills: Adjectives – compound and coordinate Integrated Language Arts pg. 334 Reading Application Writing Application Prentice Hall Writing Coach Zoo Skill: Adverbs Integrated Language Arts pg. 360 Reading Application Writing Application Prentice Hall Writing Two Kinds Skill: The Principle Parts of Verbs Integrated Language Arts pg. 278 Reading Application Writing Application Prentice Hall Writing Coach Elements of Language- Holt Publishing Adjectives – compound and coordinate Adverbs Verbs- action, linking, helping, verb phrases Sentence parts- subject and predicate Writing sentences Wordiness and Conciseness of Language” “Improving Sentence Style” pgs. 468-469. “Varying Sentence Structure” pgs. 471-472
Writing to Texts 7-9 Reading Selection(s) How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho by Jon Katz (1070 lexile; informational) “Once Unhip Instrument Is Now Cool” (Lexile 1110; informational) “Smartphones? Tablets? Laptops? Some Prefer Old Machines" (1120 lexile; informational) “The Minecraft Miracle: Teachers Tell Students to Go Play a Video Game” (1090 lexile; informational) Big Question: Where do you fit in? Informational RI.7.2 Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text. R.I.7.3 Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). RI.7.5 Analyze the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas. Informational Evidence Statements Provides a statement of central idea(s) of a text.(RI7.2) Provides an analysis of the development of central idea(s) over the course of the text.(RI7.2) Provides an objective summary of a text.(RI7.2) Provides an analysis of the interactions between individuals, events, and/or in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events or how individuals influence ideas or events).(RI7.3) Provides an analysis of the structure an author uses to organize a text, including how the major sections contribute to the whole and to the development of the ideas.(RI7.5) Reading Selections Extended text – Informational Elements of Nonfiction/Analyzing Structure and Relationships in Literary Nonfiction/Determining Central Ideas in Nonfiction Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho by Jon Katz (1070 lexile) See Geeks Unit Skill Focus: fact/opinion, main idea and supporting details, author’s purpose for writing, central idea, make inferences and draw conclusions Text Dependent Questions What comparison does Katz make between computers and cars?(key details) Jesse says, “The Net is my safety. It’s my community. It’s not a substitute for life for me. It is life." How does this play