BridgetRieth EDR680Summer2013

LessonPlan

OpportunitiestoWriteforAuthenticAudiences
Writingforarealaudience(notjusttheteacher)isoneofthebestwaystoget qualitywriting. R.Routman WritingEssentials Thepurposeofprovidingauthenticwritingexperiencesthroughouttheyearisto developawarenessofaudienceandpurpose,toteachwritingincontext,toexciteand motivatestudents.Thesewritingopportunities,asagroup,alignwiththeWritingCommon CoreStandardsasfollows:

ProductionandDistributionofWriting

CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.4Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,producewritinginwhichthe developmentandorganizationareappropriatetotaskandpurpose.(Gradespecificexpectationsfor writingtypesaredefinedinstandards13above.) CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.5Withguidanceandsupportfrompeersandadults,developand strengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,andediting.(Editingforconventionsshould demonstratecommandofLanguagestandards13uptoandincludinggrade3here.) CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.6Withguidanceandsupportfromadults,usetechnologytoproduceand publishwriting(usingkeyboardingskills)aswellastointeractandcollaboratewithothers.

RangeofWriting

CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.10Writeroutinelyoverextendedtimeframes(timeforresearch,reflection, andrevision)andshortertimeframes(asinglesittingoradayortwo)forarangeof disciplinespecifictasks,purposes,andaudiences.

Opportunity1:Lettertoselftobepresentedbackattheendoftheyear WhatOnthefirstdayofschool,studentswritealettertothemselves,tobegivenbacktothem onthelastdayofschool.Studentstellabitaboutthemselves,talkabouttheirsummeractivities, sharewhattheyareexcitedaboutorarewonderingaboutinthirdgradeandanyconcernsthey haveastheystartanewschoolyear.

Audience:Self(reflectivetoolasevidenceofgrowthandchange),andparents ObjectivesThisassignmentworkstowardmeetingseveraldifferentgoals.Itisanintroductory piece,tointroducethestudenttomeastheteacherandtoclassmates.AsIpurposelyprovidea minimalamountofmodelingandguidanceduringthisassignment,thisservesasasampleto showwhateachstudentiscapableofindependentlyuponentering3rdgrade.Itlaunchesusas writersearlyondayone,settingthetonethatwritingwillbesomethingwedotogetherfrequently. Asareflective/comparativepiece,thisletterwillbepulledoutthroughoutthecourseoftheyear tohelptrackgrowthandshowareasofimprovement. Immerse/ExploreIwillbeginbypullingoutaletterIwrotetomyselfthepreviousyear, commentingonthethingsIdforgottenandthechangesInotice.Iexplainthewritingandhow studentswillbetheirownaudience,thengiveabasicwhattoincludewhichstaysasavisual whileweworkonourownletters. Workshopplan(sharing,revision)MINIMAL,quickroughdraft,minimallyguidedfinaldraft Assessingseeobjectivessection

Opportunity2:Publishedbookreviews WhatThroughouttheyear,studentswillbeinvitedtowriteandsharereviewsofbookstheyare readingbothinandoutofclass.Reviewsmaytakeseveraldifferentformsandbepublishedin variousplacesviahardcopypublicationintheclassroomandschoollibrary,aswellasdigital publishingavenuessuchastheclass/schoolwebsitesandlargerarenasitessuchasKidBook Reviews,ReaderReviewKids,andTheSpaghettiBookClub. Audience:Otherstudentreadersinourschool,communityandbeyond. ObjectivesBookreviewsaremeanttobealiteratureresponseoptionaswellasatooltobuild literatecommunitiesofstudentswhotalkaboutbooks,offeringrecommendationstoone another. Immerse/ExploreStudentswillexaminevariousbookreviewsamples,writtenbybothstudents andadults.Sourceswillbebookreviewwebsites(seeabove),publicationsdistributedbylocal bookstoresandlibraries,theChildrensChoiceawardlists,studentsamplesfromprevious years.Introductorylessonswillshowstudentshowtofindandreadthistypeofwriting.Wewill locateandreadreviewsofbooksthatwehavereadtogether.Studentswillthenbeaskedto explorereviewsofbookstheyhavereadontheirown.Wewillusetheseexperiencestogather andcraftanunderstandingofwhatabookreviewdoesanddoesnotcontain,howitmight sound,etc.

Workshopplan(sharing,revision)Iwillmodelreviewsmultipletimesthroughouttheyear,adding onthethelevelofsophisticationwitheachiteration.Thefirstreviewwillcontainjustasummary. Thenextreviewwillbeasummaryandanopinion.Nextarecommendationwillbeadded. Finally,acomparisontoanothertextcanbecomepartofthewelldevelopedreview.Studentswill writereviewsinpairsorindependentlyasready,pieceswillbetreatedasongoingwritingwithin theworkshopformat,subjecttoconferencing,writingpartnermeetingsandexpectationsfor revising,editingandfinalpublishinginoneofthementionedformats.Reviewswillbeshared withinwritercelebrations,thenpublishedintheappropriatevenue. AssessingReviewswillbewrittenandassessedthroughouttheyear,sothatImaytrackand celebratestudentsongoinggrowthinunderstandingofcontent,format,styleandconventions. Workshopplan(sharing,revision)Whenwritingforpartnerclasses,eachworkwillbedeveloped withinthecontextofourwritersworkshoptoagreaterorlesserextent,dependingonthepiece. Opportunity3:Dialogue/sharedinformationwithSkypebuddies WhatOurclasshasathirdgradeSkypebuddyclassinTexas,ledbyafriend/colleagueofmine fromundergradGVSCdays.Whilesharedscienceworkwasagoodstart,andcancontinueto beapartoftheworkweshare,wecandomuchmore.ThisyearIdliketoleadtheclassesina Skypesessioninwhichstudentsareabletoposeasetofquestionsabouttheareas/schoolsin whichtheylive.Thequestionswillberecorded,andthenstudentscanchooseawrittenformat toshareinfo,perhapsavisitorsguidebook,pamphlet,setofmaps,website...whateverthey decideisagoodwaytogatheranddisplaytheanswerstotheclassquestions.Theproduct wouldthenbeshared,andafollowupskypesessionwouldprovidefeedback. Audience:ThirdgradeclassfromTexas ObjectivesThisactivitycanservetobuildarelationshipbetweenthe2classes,share information,buildunderstandingofstudentsinanotherplaceaswellasmeetingtheCommon CoreWritingStandards: CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.2Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconvey ideasandinformationclearly. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.7Conductshortresearchprojectsthatbuildknowledgeaboutatopic. CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.8Recallinformationfromexperiencesorgatherinformationfromprint anddigitalsourcestakebriefnotesonsourcesandsortevidenceintoprovidedcategories.

Immerse/ExploreWhenconsideringtheproductofchoice,studentscanexaminevarious informativetextsgearedtowardplacethatmightserveasgoodformatssuchastravelguides andwebsites,localmapsandbrochures.

Workshopplan(sharing,revision)Studentswillgatherinformationsandwritesectionsinpairs, pieceswillbetreatedasongoingwritingwithintheworkshopformat,subjecttoconferencing, writingpartnermeetingsandexpectationsforrevising,editingandfinalpublishinginthechosen format. AssessingForthisproject,Iwillbelookingforwriterstoshowalevelofawarenessand commitmenttoworkingtowardthepublicsharing,guidingtowardadesireforpolished presentation.Thecooperativeexperienceofpairedresearchandwritingwillbeanimportantpart ofthisexperience,andIwillbeassessingstudentsabilitiestogrowintocollaborations.Inthe sharingstages(i.e.theearlySkypeinterviewsandthelaterSkypefeedbacksessions),Iwillbe teaching,promoting,andformativelyassessingstudentsabilitiesincivicdialogueandidea exchange,watchingforrespectful,thoughtfulconversations.

Opportunity4:Writingto/forotherclasses WhatDuringthecourseoftheschoolyearwewillmaintainpartnershipswithseveralother classes.Wealwayspartnerwithayoungergrade,ourBretonBuddies,andoftenwriteforand withthem.Thisyearwewillexpandonthosepossibilities,creatingteachingtextstosharewith ourfriends.Wewillalsopartnerwithaclassatthehighschoollevel.Workingwithonefortheart teachersandherDigitalPhotographystudents,Iplantohave3rdgraderscomposepoetrytogo withimagescapturedbytheDPclass,lookingtocreateawebpublishedand/orbookanthology ofthefinishedwork. Audience:Youngerandolderstudentsandfamilies,largerschoolcommunity. ObjectivesTheBretonBuddypartnershipisalwaysdesignedtoaddasocialcontexttoour learning,andinourcase,toallow3rdgraderstoactasrolemodels,practicingleadershipskills anddevelopingacompassionaterelationshipwithayoungerstudent.TheDigitalPhotography partnershipisintendedtopromotecrossdisciplinecollaborationandelevatestudentinvestment inthewritingwork. Immerse/ExploreThisphasewillbedependentontheprojectwork,whichwillvaryoverthe courseoftheyear. Workshopplan(sharing,revision)Poetrypieceswillbetreatedasongoingwritingwithinthe workshopformatduringapoetryunit,subjecttoconferencing,writingpartnermeetingsand expectationsforrevising,editingandfinalpublishing.BretonBuddytextswillmeetasimilar journey. AssessingThepoetrypieceswillbeassessedformallyaccordingtoourpoetryunitcriteria, focusingmostlyonfigurativelanguage.WritingforourBretonBuddieswillbesubjecttomore informalobservationandassessment,lookingforconcernforqualityandprideofworkmanship.

Opportunity5:Opinionlettersauthors,localauthorities WhatAspersuasivewritingpractice,studentswillbeaskedtoidentifyanissuethattheycare aboutpertainingtoalocalconcernorissue,suchassuggestionstotherec.departmentforafter schoolprogramming,sharedconcerntolocalauthoritiesforsafetyissuesaffectingchildren (bikehelmets?crosswalkplacement?),requeststochangealocalbusinesspractice(bringback Supermanicecream),andothersimilarissuesastheyarise.Similarly,studentswillbeaskedto writetoanauthoroftheirchoicetoaskquestionsandofferopinionsaboutoneoftheirbooks. Audience:Localbusinessfiguresandauthorities,authors ObjectivesThistypeofwritingteachespersuasiveandargumentativeformats,whichalso addressesCommonCoreWritingStandard: CCSS.ELALiteracy.W.3.1Writeopinionpiecesontopicsortexts,supportingapointofview withreasons. Immerse/ExploreStudentswillexaminepersuasive/argumentativewritingfromsourcessuch asScholasticNews,thelocalnewspaperandlocalpublicopinionforums,aswellaslistento bookssuchasIWannaIguanaandIWannaNewRoomtogatheranunderstandingofhowthis texttypemightlook.Otherconversationsthatwillneedtohappenpriortoselectingtopicswill centeronlocalissues,perhapslookingatlocalnewspapersandnewsblogsforinspiration. Workshopplan(sharing,revision)Opinionpieceswillbetreatedasongoingwritingwithinthe workshopformat,subjecttoconferencing,writingpartnermeetingsandexpectationsfor revising,editingandfinalpublishing,i.e.theletterwillbesharedwithitsintendedtarget audience. AssessingAsthesewillbecarefullycraftedandprocessed,finishedpieceswillbeassessed informallythroughoutdevelopmentofthepiece,andsummativelyforaformalgradeattheend usingdistrictgradelevelpersuasivewritingguidelines.

Opportunity6:Blogstoshareliteratureresponse WhatUsinganonlinebloggingtoolattachedtoourclasswebsite,ourclasswillmaintainablog commentarytorespondtothecurrentclassreadaloud. Audience:Classmatesandotherclassesinthedistrict(andpossiblybeyond)thatarereadingor havereadthesametext. ObjectivesThistoolismeanttoencourageliteratureresponseandanalysis,openingpublic dialoguearoundbooks.

Immerse/ExploreIwillshareexamplesofblogexchangestomodelliterarycommentaryand dialogueaswellasbloggingformatandetiquette. Workshopplan(sharing,revision)/AssessingAsongoingconversation,thiswritingwillnotbe exposedtoextensiveprocessing,butastheblogcompounds,wewillreviewanddiscussits developmentandquality,celebratingclear,concisecommunication,insightfulcommentary,and successfulexchangeofideas.