District 3 Magnet Curriculum Writing Institute 2012

Stage Three SampleWeekly Planner

Daily Lesson GuideMonth at a Glance

Look at your stage one skills and content (you will find them on Rubicon/Scope and Sequence/CCSS)

Decide the order in which you wish to teach them

Step One: Sequence Skills/Content

Reading SkillsFact vs. OpinionPAWS – Preview a text, activate prior knowledge, wonderings, set a

speedMain idea and argumentSupporting DetailsAudienceTone/Voice/MoodPoint of ViewCause and Eff ectTransition words

Writing

Summary – Non fi ctionFormal and Informal LanguageNote Taking StrategiesResearchParaphrasingThesis Statement and LeadPoint of ViewBusiness Letter Format

Skills/Content

Step Two: Weekly Planner

Week

Skills/ Content Activities Culminating Project Work

1 Visual AnalysisGoal SettingFact vs. Opinion

Complete a visual analysis of mystery picture.Goal Setting based on pre-assessment.Reading of a persuasive text followed by completion of a graphic organizer.

Students asked for clarifications regarding the final project.Students brainstormed potential project ideas.

2 PAWS Preview a text Activate prior knowledgeWonderingsSpeed of readingMain idea and argument

Read non-fiction texts about Flushing Community and RKO Keith’s theater.

Students determined their final building type for the project, started planning and gathering resources.

3 Point of ViewCause and EffectResearchTransition WordsNon fiction summary

Read persuasive texts to determine POV.Read non-fiction to determine cause and effect.Write a persuasive piece using transition words.Write a non fiction summary.

Students completed the outline for their persuasive letter using a graphic organizer.

Step Three: Daily Lesson Guide

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayContent FocusLaunch

Hook: Visual Analysis of RKO Keith

Work Analysis of photograph and predictions, group discussion

Daily Assessment: Visual analysis work/question sheet handout

Content FocusLaunch Continued

Hook: Introduction of the driving question---student discussion

Work Introduction of project, rubrics, forming groups, brainstorming

Daily Assessment:Thinking Map

Content FocusPre Assessment

Hook:

Work

Daily Assessment:

Content FocusGoal Setting

Hook:

Work Analysis of pre-assessment and goal setting.

Daily Assessment:Worksheet with individual goals

Content Focus Fact vs Opinion

Hook:Read Aloud (Persuasive text RKO)

Work Collaborative effort to find language in read aloud to prove facts or opinion

Daily Assessment: Fact Sheet – Graphic Organizer

Step Four: Month at a Glance

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Project Launch(Visual

Analysis)

Project Launch (Project

Introduction)

Pre-assessment

Goal Setting based on pre-assessment

Fact and Opinion

Pre-viewing a text

Activate prior

knowledge

Writing down wonders

Setting a reading speed

Main idea and argument

Supporting details

Audience Formal/ Informal language

Tone/Voice/Mood

Assessment

Point of View Cause and Effect

Research Transition Words

Summarizing Non-Fiction

Note Taking Skills

Paraphrasing

Thesis Statement and Lead

Drafting Business Letter Format

Peer Review Editing and Revision

Rehearsal Presentation Reflection