Welcome to the Fourth Grade MAISA Integrated Session 1 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela
2 5 minutes
1. Go to kahoot.it kahoot.it 2. Pin # 3. Eyes up on the screen 3
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) 4 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:
Architecture of a Mini-lesson 5 *mIni-lesson check-list
A Year in the Life… 6 ?? Text sort
Analysis of Character Unit Bends in the Road 7
Reel ‘em in… 8 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 10 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 find That 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
Step inside the character’s flip flops (shoes) Cheerleader vs. Girl Next Door 11
Text it! 12
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??? 13
Exit Slip 14 Room #266076
Welcome to the Fourth Grade MAISA Integrated Session 15 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela
Take Another Dip in the Pool Teachers share with administrators 16
Flashdraft Flashdrafting 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… 17
Background on Theme Links between Reading and Writing LiteraryEssay 18 AnalyzingCharacters
Read “Stray” by Cynthia Rylant 19
Literary Essay Lesson & Activity 20
Break 21
Depths of Knowledge 22 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.
Analysis of a Picture Book Choose 1 of your favorite picture books that you brought. Choose 1 of your favorite picture books that you brought. Read and Enjoy. Read and Enjoy. Identify: -Main character’s problem Identify: -Main character’s problem -Dialogue, actions, descriptions, what other people think what other people think -Character traits -How did the character change over time -Theme 23
Beach Ball Share 24