important feeling while you were writing Active Read sample 2 aloud and say, “I am going to reread my revised story. Listen carefully and think Engagement about HOW I shared the “heart of my story”. What did I include to let you know why this Small Moment was so important to me?” Discuss in partnerships Share and add to the anchor chart Help students to understand that writers often share the “heart of their stories” by simply telling their readers why it was so important. Also, through the use of details they can share the “heart of the story”. “Today we learned something that all authors should do: Before writers draft, they need to think about the heart of their messages and include it in their plans.” Link “Today I am going to give you special “Heart of the Message” paper just like I used. It is important that before writers begin drafting they think about the heart of their stories and what strong feelings they want to show.” Mid-Workshop Select a routine or ritual to review with your class, See Routines and Rituals: Building a Teaching Point Community of Independent Writers section Other option: Review capitalization of beginning of sentences and using ending punctuation correctly. Independent Writing and Conferring Read two teacher written pieces, and have students determine which one contains the “heart of the story” and which one doesn’t Share Another option: Revisit text that were read during immersion and discuss the “Heart of the Message” See Resource Materials Packet for other share options Lesson Plan - Session 12, Continued This chart should be co-constructed with students based on how they would describe things, mentor text read, and immersion activities completed. SAMPLE ANCHOR CHART
important feeling while you were writing Active Engagement Read sample 2 aloud and say, “I am going to reread my revised story. Listen carefully and think about HOW I shared the “heart of my story”. What did I include to let you know why this Small Moment was so important to me?” Discuss in partnerships Share and add to the anchor chart Help students to understand that writers often share the “heart of their stories” by simply telling their readers why it was so important. Also, through the use of details they can share the “heart of the story”. “Today we learned something that all authors should do: Before writers draft, they need to think about the heart of their messages and include it in their plans.” Link “Today I am going to give you special “Heart of the Message” paper just like I used. It is important that before writers begin drafting they think about the heart of their stories and what strong feelings they want to show.” Mid-Workshop Teaching Point Select a routine or ritual to review with your class, See Routines and Rituals: Building a Community of Independent Writers section Other option: Review capitalization of beginning of sentences and using ending punctuation correctly. Independent Writing and Conferring Share Read two teacher written pieces, and have students determine which one contains the “heart of the story” and which one doesn’t Another option: Revisit text that were read during immersion and discuss the “Heart of the Message” See Resource Materials Packet for other share options Lesson Plan - Session 12, Continued This chart should be co-constructed with students based on how they would describe things, mentor text read, and immersion activities completed. SAMPLE ANCHOR CHART
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