Day 4

Title: Spokane Indian Rules and Parenthesis

Week 1/3

Day: 4/15

Standard

I can statement

Checking for Understanding

a. Introduce a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information so that each new element builds on that which precedes it to create a unified

whole; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics (e.g., figures, tables), and

multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.

a. I can format a journal entry to include relevant headings

Free Write: What are the unofficial and unwritten rules of your culture? Of this school? Of your group of friends?

Revision: Students will include parenthesis in their writing.

Lesson

Mentor Text

As a class, we will read “THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNWRITTEN (but you better follow them or you’re going to get beaten twice as hard) SPOKANE INDIAN RULES OF FISTICUFFS:. After reading, we will discuss opinions, thoughts, or disagreements regarding the mentor text.

Free Write

Students will answer the following question in their journal entries: What are the unofficial and unwritten rules of your culture? Of this school? Of your group of friends?

Parentheses Mini-Lesson

Students will be broken up into four groups. Each group will receive a sheet that explains one way of using parentheses. Their task is to come up with a way of teaching their specific use of parentheses to the class in any fashion they wish. They can create a visual on a poster, create a skit, do it on a PowerPoint, write it on the board, etc.

I will walk around the room making sure that each group understands the proper way of using parentheses.

Mini-Lesson By Students

Students will present their mini-lesson to their peers, and their peers will record their notes in their graphic organizer.

Revision

Students will include parenthesis in their writing. After revising, students will share their revisions with a peer, and I will ask for one or two volunteers to share with the class by writing their before and after sentences on the board. If it is incorrect, we will revise it together.

Silent Reading

Students will read the book they chose from the media center yesterday for 20 minutes.

Mini-Conferences

While students are reading, I will call students over to my desk and go over their goal from the Google Form they filled out. I will also ask about the book they chose and why they chose it.

To help students prepare for their final paper, I will ask the following questions: Which piece will you choose to finalize? How can I help you? What questions do you have about em dashes, parentheses, or transitional phrases? Where do you plan to use them in your writing?

“THE UNOFFICIAL AND UNWRITTEN

(but you better follow them or you’re going to get beaten twice as hard)