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Small Group Learning Targets

Meet with teacher

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Whole Class Objective

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Connect

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Teach

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Active Engagement

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Debrief Questions

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Teacher ______________Date ______________Math/Reading/Writing/Science

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Teacher ______________ Math/Reading/Writing/Science

Student(s)

Level

Goals

Strategies

Conference Dates

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Teacher ______________ Narrative Writing

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Writing Goal

Students in small groups

Notes

Use timely transitions

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Develop a theme or message for my reader

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Write a beginning that introduces the characters and/or establishes the setting

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Clearly sequence events to build to a problem or challenge

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Write in first person/third person consistently

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Make my writing vivid-sensory details

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Make my writing vivid-dialogue

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Write an ending that resolves the problem

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Revise my writing to make it stronger, interesting, unique

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Teacher ______________ Writing Unit________

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Writing Goal

Students in small groups

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Teacher ______________ Math/Reading/Writing/Science

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Strategy Lesson Planning Sheet

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Teaching Point/Objective:

Connection:

  • Quickly state purpose for group

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Teach:

  • Explicitly & briefly demonstrate
  • Use own writing or mentor text
  • Can be participatory

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Active Engagement:

  • Heart of the lesson
  • Students trying out in their own writing
  • Teacher coaching

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Link:

  • Link to ongoing work and other pieces

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Student Notes/Next Steps

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Connection:

Quickly state purpose for group

Today we’re going to work on...

Teach:

Show examples or model how to write something to meet your goal

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Use own writing or mentor text

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Explain your thinking

Let me show you how to...

Active Engagement:

Students try what you showed in their own writing

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Help them out as they work or give them time and then share as a group.

Your turn!

Link:

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Give reminders about how to do this in ALL their writing

Remember...

Goal/Target (I can…):

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Teacher ______________ Math/Reading/Writing/Science

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Mini-Lesson Structure

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Teacher ______________ Math/Reading/Writing/Science

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Strategy Lesson Planning Sheet

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Teaching Point/Objective:

Connection:

  • Quickly state purpose for group

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Teach:

  • Explicitly & briefly demonstrate
  • Use own writing or mentor text
  • Can be participatory

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Active Engagement:

  • Heart of the lesson
  • Students trying out in their own writing
  • Teacher coaching

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Link:

  • Link to ongoing work and other pieces

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Student Notes/Next Steps

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Teacher ______________ Week of__________ Math/Reading/Writing/Science

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Use this organizer to plan your small group activity for your peers. Be sure to think through each part so that when you meet, you are ready to support and teach!

STUDENT TEACHER: PLANNING SHEET

Getting Started

Student Teacher’s Name __________________________________

I signed up to lead a session about _________________________________________.

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I can teach this because __________________________________________________

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Make a Plan

Use the template on the back (or create your own) to plan for your small group. Use the questions below to help you.

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Questions to consider:

  • What materials will you need?

Try-Out Sheet Books Notecards/Paper

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  • Will you model...

using examples from books you’ve read as a class or

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will you show your own examples?

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  • Do you want students to look at...

examples and say what they notice or

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will you model?

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  • How will you make your small group work...

Interesting? Memorable? An effective use of time?

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Tape in your notebook.

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Writing Try-Out

Name_________________

Teacher’s Name______________

The author wrote (example from a book):

My try:

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Tape in your notebook.