Thursday, February 27th plans for Foxfire

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:  Video hook:  Who was Pink Morton?  http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/pink_morton

Mini-Lesson:  Bio Cube Planning Sheet – PDF document; How do we assist peers in researching?

Work Time: Pink Morton Bio Cube:  http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/cube-30057.html (interactive - requires Flash on Netbooks and Chrome books)

Closing:  Sharing of the Bio Cubes created

Assessment:  Bio Cube

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

Gifted Accommodations: details extension as needed

Homework:  Morton Theatre Interview Questions (created by Ms. Orem)/interaction between adults and students (student engagement)

 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

Opening:  Review strategies from the CAFÉ Menu Board/Play Ella Fitzgerald song to intrigue students

Focus Lesson: shared reading—nonfiction; Ella Fitzgerald:  http://www.readinga-z.com/books/leveled-books/book/?id=1001

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

Reading, Work on Computer