EnglishLanguage Arts Model Lesson Training

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English/Language ArtsModel Lesson Training

• Grade 11
• Day 2

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Welcome
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Literature Circles

• Integrating Reading, Writing, Listening, and
  Speaking

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What are literature circles?

• Student-led discussion groups of three to six
  children who select and read a common text

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Students...

• Read a wide variety of genres
• Prepare for discussions by keeping a response
  log, jotting ideas on Post-it notes, or filling
  out role sheets
• Meet regularly

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Try Out a Literature Circle

• Read The Indian and the Hundred Cows silently.
  You may wish to make notes for discussion.
• Hold an open-ended discussion with four or five
  others.
• Share a sample of your conversation.

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Reflect on your discussion

• What were the social skills used to make this
  discussion work?
• What were the thinking skills used to comprehend
  and talk about the story?
• How did you learn these skills?

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Discussion

• What were your general impressions of the
  literature circles?
• What social and thinking skills were evident?

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Literature Circles in Your Classroom

• Has anyone here already tried some form of
  literature circles? What is going well? What
  needs work?
• What problems do you foresee coming up among your
  own students? How can they be resolved?

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Focus Lessons

• Literature Circle Procedures
• Reading Strategies
• Writing and Response Strategies

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Literature Circle Procedures

• How to choose a book
• How to start discussion quickly
• How to listen attentively
• How to keep the conversation going
• The role of a discussion group member
• What to write in your response journal

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Literature Circle Procedures

• What to do when you dont understand
• What to do when your group finishes
• How to mediate conflicts
• How to spice up a lagging discussion
• How to tie extension projects

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Possible Roles

• Discussion leader develops questions, talking
  points keeps discussion on track
• Literary leader locates passages beautiful in
  craftsmanship to read aloud
• Illustrator creates a visual representation of
  the passage (sketch, diagram, flow chart, etc.)

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Possible Roles

• Connector makes connections between text and
  outside world, other texts, and self
• Summarizer prepares a brief summary
• Vocabulary enricher selects a few special words
  from the passage (unknown, frequently used, etc.)
• Investigator locates background information on a
  topic related to the book

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The Literature Circles
A powerful structure to integrate reading,
writing, listening, and speaking through
collaborative learning
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Professional Resources

• Energize your teaching
• Add to your repertoire of skills

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When Kids Cant Read What Teachers Can Do

• Decide on a reading plan for your table.
• Read the assigned text.
• Create a discussion presentation based on your
  reading.

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Unit 2

• Belief and Freedom

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Major Tasks

• Reading Arthur Millers The Crucible
• Students will use a series of handouts to analyze
  literature.
• Completing a research paper on Colonial America
• Opportunity to cover more material from Unit 2.

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Remember, you are free to tailor the lessons to
your needs, as long as you follow the objectives.
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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 1
• Timeline
• Overview of unit
• Vocabulary structural analysis
• Mood and characterization
• Literature Circles

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 2
• Vocabulary development
• Dialect
• Elements of drama
• Literature Circles

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 3
• Vocabulary development
• Foreshadowing
• Literature Circles
• Choosing and narrowing a topic
• Emphasize to students topics on handout are
  starting points.

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 4
• Foil
• Literature Circles
• Primary and secondary sources
• Gathering and recording information

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 5
• Creating guiding questions
• Evaluating sources
• Researching in library

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 6
• Purpose, audience, and tone
• Researching in library

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lessons 7-10
• Grammar/Vocabulary mini lessons
• Literature Circles
• Writing workshop

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 11
• Viewing and representing/textual evidence
• Viewing a clip from the film version of The
  Crucible and comparing it to the text.
• Grammar/writing workshop

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Looking at the Lessons

• Lesson 12
• Unit exam
• Presenting excerpts from research papers

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Assessment Opportunities

• Literature Circle packet
• Selected activities
• Research paper
• Unit exam