Materials & School Pen/Pencil Resources Teacher Notebook Student Strategy RAFT/Magazine Activity Introduction Review Opening 10 Minutes Do Now/Bell Ringer – Previous Students generate a list of regular/not famous historical figures from the Revolutionary War. Lessons New Material Middle 25 minutes - Actual Lesson Students learn what a RAFT strategy is and ideas for role, brainstorm as a class audience, format, and topic related to the Revolutionary War. Students choose partners. General discussion of available research resources. Guided The teacher will of role, audience, format, and topic and approve students’ selection asks each pair of students to give a brief description of what they will write about. Practice Closure to Allow students time to ask any remaining questions about the assignment. Encourage students to be creative. Remind them research starts tomorrow. Lesson Assignment Students will be introduced to the idea of creating a magazine with the stories they create using RAFT. for Tomorrow *see student and teacher calendars
Materials & Resources School Pen/Pencil Teacher Notebook Student Strategy RAFT/Magazine Activity Introduction Review Previous Lessons Opening 10 Minutes – Do Now/Bell Ringer Students generate a list of regular/not famous historical figures from the Revolutionary War. New Material Middle 25 minutes - Actual Lesson Students learn what a RAFT strategy is and brainstorm as a class ideas for role, audience, format, and topic related to the Revolutionary War. Students choose partners. General discussion of available research resources. Guided Practice The teacher will approve students’ selection of role, audience, format, and topic and asks each pair of students to give a brief description of what they will write about. Closure to Lesson Allow students time to ask any remaining questions about the assignment. Encourage students to be creative. Remind them research starts tomorrow. Assignment for Tomorrow Students will be introduced to the idea of creating a magazine with the stories they create using RAFT. *see student and teacher calendars