and reading early will complete a Student Groupings: Independent Reading self-analysis of their reading journals, Journals will using the rubric provided (See be graded Appendix 4). As they review the using a rubric; rubric, they will make changes and this will be additions as needed. assessed by the teacher, as well as by students in order to give feedback for areas that need improvement. DOK Level: 2 & 3 Lesson 5: and Self and Peer- Academic: Students will get into their assigned Stargirl Wringer Literature Circle (Literature Circle Assessment groups to participate in their first Collaborate Composing to Draft Literature Circle Discussions Discussions texts) Rubrics Contribute In order to assist and support students (SL 6.1, 6.4) Engage Student Groupings: with the discussion, students will Elaborate Small Groups have accountable talk-stem sheets Enhance (See Appendix 5), as well an opening Articulate question provided by the teacher. Each group will also be assigned a Describe leader to help make sure the Respond discussion moves forward and the Infer each person participates. Analyze An option to help facilitate the Examine participation of every student is to Probe give students talking chips. These Acquire constitute the number of times each student must participate, and they Search must use by the end of the discussion. Compile This will also help make sure there is Cite equal opportunity among Synthesize participants. If all talking chips have Reference been used, students will redistribute them and continue.
Student Groupings: Independent Reading Journals will be graded using a rubric; this will be assessed by the teacher, as well as by students in order to give feedback for areas that need improvement. and reading early will complete a self-analysis of their reading journals, using the rubric provided (See Appendix 4). As they review the rubric, they will make changes and additions as needed. Lesson 5: Literature Circle Discussions Stargirl and Wringer (Literature Circle texts) DOK Level: 2 & 3 Composing to Draft Student Groupings: Small Groups Self and Peer- Assessment Rubrics (SL 6.1, 6.4) Academic: Collaborate Contribute Engage Elaborate Enhance Articulate Describe Respond Infer Analyze Examine Probe Acquire Search Compile Cite Synthesize Reference Students will get into their assigned groups to participate in their first Literature Circle Discussions In order to assist and support students with the discussion, students will have accountable talk-stem sheets (See Appendix 5), as well an opening question provided by the teacher. Each group will also be assigned a leader to help make sure the discussion moves forward and the each person participates. An option to help facilitate the participation of every student is to give students talking chips. These constitute the number of times each student must participate, and they must use by the end of the discussion. This will also help make sure there is equal opportunity among participants. If all talking chips have been used, students will redistribute them and continue.
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