Post on 13-Jan-2016
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Welcome to theFourth Grade
MAISA Integrated Session
Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela
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A Day in the Life…Reading Workshop
Mini lesson (Introduction, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Recap)
Independent Practice (Conferring/Strategy Groups)
Mid-Workshop Interruption (Demonstration)
Share (Lesson Closure)
Writing Workshop
Mini lesson (Introduction, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Recap)
Independent Practice (Conferring/Strategy Groups)
Mid-Workshop Interruption (Demonstration)
Share (Lesson Closure)
Read Aloud with Accountable Talk
Lucy Calkins video:
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Architecture of aMini-lesson
http://vimeo.com/89014992
*mIni-lesson check-list
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A Year in the Life…
http://gomaisa-public.rubiconatlas.org/Atlas/Public/View/Default
?? Text sort
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Analysis of Character Unit
Bends in the Road
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Reel ‘em in…
http://viewpure.com/VuNIsY6JdUw
In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by having productive ideas to make others feel involved.
-Rupert Murdoch
Activity: “You Belong to Me”
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Close Reading of Lyrics
She wears high heels,I wear sneakers.She's cheer captain,And I'm on the bleachers.Dreaming about the day when you wake up and findThat what you're looking for has been here the whole time.
You Belong to Me
Lift a line Notice:• Dialogue• Actions• Description• What others think
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Step inside the character’s
flip flops (shoes)
Cheerleader vs. Girl Next Door
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Text it!
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Bringing it to Fourth Grade
Mother Knows Best (Tangled)
Do You Want to Build a Snowman (Frozen)
Reindeers are Better than People (Frozen)
You Got a Friend in Me (Toy Story)
Any other ideas???
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Welcome to theFourth Grade
MAISA Integrated Session
Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world.
-Nelson Mandela
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Take Another Dip in the Pool
Teachers share with administrators
http://viewpure.com/VuNIsY6JdUw
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FlashdraftFlashdrafting an Opinion
I take the position that…
One reason is…
One example from the text…
Also…
In addition…
Another reason is…
One example from the text…
Also…
In addition…
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Background on ThemeLinks between Reading and
Writing
Literary
Essay
Analyzing
Characters
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Read “Stray”by Cynthia Rylant
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Literary Essay Lesson & Activity
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Break
http://viewpure.com/qREKP9oijWI
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Depths of Knowledge
Where do most of the Character Analysis/Literary Essay Unit Activities fit into this chart?
80% of Common Core Skills are at levels 3 & 4.
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Analysis of a Picture Book
Choose 1 of your favorite picture books that you brought.
Read and Enjoy.
Identify: -Main character’s problem
-Dialogue, actions, descriptions,
what other people think
-Character traits
-How did the character change over time
-Theme http://goo.gl/sj13rM
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Beach Ball Share