Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Begin Mini-project 2 30-45 min: Continue peer Begin projects: Poster, Review rubric and project Finish up projects and present Show rubric editing and teacher PowerPoint, or article written requirements Review focus question conferencing. Once students from the perspective of a have completed these they cricket. Word day: Students will 10 min: Review journal for Lucky experiment Students will discuss will write their final copy of Poster/PowerPoint finish rough draft. their experience in a small group lucky experiment Go over requirements: When finished, they will do author, pictures with peer editing and teacher 10 min: On note catcher: captions, 4 or more reasons conference and work on final Students will state a claim for 30-45 min: Groups of 3-4 Chinese believe in crickets, copy and project the focus question (write on Review annotating and text section for each member’s green strip) coding lucky experiment. Work on projects and get Each group will receive 2 Article: Must have title, ready to present as a group 30-45 min: Using their journals articles on Chinese beliefs author, 4 or more reasons and the text, students will find evidence to prove or disprove Groups will read and text Chinese believe in crickets their claim. (Write each on code and lucky experiment (may be yellow strips) typed) On note catcher groups will 20 min: Students will write a find at least 4 reasons the conclusion statement for claim. Groups will working on Chinese believe in crickets. (Write on red strip) Rearrange project. Each member must strips and add transition words. Add to essential question T- participate. Chart 20 min: Students will write Add to essential question T- rough drafts and begin peer Chart editing and teacher conferencing Materials: Materials: Red, yellow, green strips Materials: Materials: Materials: Project 2 note catcher Note catcher Poster paper Chinese articles
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Begin Mini-project 2 Show rubric Review focus question 10 min: Review journal for Lucky experiment Students will discuss their experience in a small group 10 min: On note catcher: Students will state a claim for the focus question (write on green strip) 30-45 min: Using their journals and the text, students will find evidence to prove or disprove their claim. (Write each on yellow strips) 20 min: Students will write a conclusion statement for claim. (Write on red strip) Rearrange strips and add transition words. 20 min: Students will write rough drafts and begin peer editing and teacher conferencing Materials: Red, yellow, green strips Project 2 note catcher 30-45 min: Continue peer editing and teacher conferencing. Once students have completed these they will write their final copy of lucky experiment 30-45 min: Groups of 3-4 Review annotating and text coding Each group will receive 2 articles on Chinese beliefs Groups will read and text code On note catcher groups will find at least 4 reasons the Chinese believe in crickets. Add to essential question T- Chart Materials: Note catcher Chinese articles Begin projects: Poster, PowerPoint, or article written from the perspective of a cricket. Poster/PowerPoint Go over requirements: author, pictures with captions, 4 or more reasons Chinese believe in crickets, section for each member’s lucky experiment. Article: Must have title, author, 4 or more reasons Chinese believe in crickets and lucky experiment (may be typed) Groups will working on project. Each member must participate. Add to essential question T- Chart Materials: Poster paper Review rubric and project requirements Word day: Students will finish rough draft. When finished, they will do peer editing and teacher conference and work on final copy and project Work on projects and get ready to present as a group Materials: Finish up projects and present Materials:
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