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Writing Workshop Lesson:

ELACC3W2 Text Types and Purposes:  Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

EQ:  How has the Morton Theatre and its owner Pink Morton developed the Athens community?

Vocab:  performing arts, segregation, vaudeville, Hot Corner, venue, heritage, construction

Opening:  Internet Search Brain Pop:  http://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/artconcepts/drama/preview.weml

Mini-Lesson:  How to research and take notes using various forms—how to make a foldable to organize notes

Work time:  Individual and partner research time (Safe Search researching engine) on the Morton Theatre/various African Americans’ influences on the Athens music scene.  Students will make Morton Theatre foldable to record the information researched on the netbooks.

Differentiation: a small group will work with collab. teacher for extended tim

Closing:  Fast Facts - Sharing what was researched in order to gain more conclusive findings

Assessment:  Foldable with research documented

ESOL Accommodations: collab.;  word banks, extended time, visual and linguistic scaffolding, Sensory support small group support.

Gifted Accommodations: details extension as needed

Part I of Daily Cafe 

ELACC3RI6:  Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text.

EQ: How do we, as the reader, understand the relationships of ideas?

Vocab: organizational patterns, connection, cause and effect, order of event, support, perspective, details, sequence, informational texts, expository,  purpose, comprehension strategies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF9Quk0QhSE – Marian at capital

Opening:  Picture walk of Pink Morton – what do you think his importance is in our community?

Focus Lesson Share Reading—nonfiction, newspaper article on the Morton Theatre (posted on the Smart Board):  http://www.mortontheatre.com/template-full-text.php?page_ID=1268413305

CAFÉ Groups: Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Writing, Work with Words, Listen to

Reading, Work on Computer

Assessment: strategy group—see mentor teacher’s schedule