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Craft and Structure Part 1 | Level D = 38% A = 42%| Estimated Time 5 hrs
Mini-Lesson Targeted Skill:
Mini-Lesson Targeted Skill:
Engage learners in a targeted content-driven presentation based on a specific lesson, skill of study. Provide a brief explanation of the skill relevance through modeling and demonstrations. Be prepared to remediate and or reteach when necessary.
(15-20 minutes).
The learner will be able to identify transitions and text structure details to draw inferences and conclusions about an author’s purpose for writing a text through digital literacy.
Instructional Materials
Instructional Materials
Student HyperDoc
Click image above to Download here and upload into Google classroom to assign activities for absent students
Video 1
Video 1
Video 2
Video 2
When watching videos, Student’s will use the Cornell Notetaking method to take notes and use during activity(ies). Click HERE to see how.
(A CommonLit account is required to access this article).
2 Part Activity(ies):
2 Part Activity(ies):
2-Part Activity:
“Author’s Purpose Scavenger Hunt”
Google Slides
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
Independent Practice
Independent Practice
Facilitate learning groups to engage in problem-based learning to reinforce mini lesson. Students self-explore.
(20-30 minutes)
Step 1: The learners will be paired and read “More Facebook Friends, Fewer Real Ones, Says Cornell Study” or “Want to Get into College? Learn to Fail”. Learners will work together to annotate the text using the Cornell notetaking method and discuss the purpose of the passage read.
Guided Practice
Guided Practice
Engage with small groups to guide lines of thinking.
(20-30 minutes)
Learner groups will work together to complete the Author’s Purpose Scavenger Hunt
Lesson Flip /Pull-Outs
Lesson Flip /Pull-Outs
Work with the learner to demonstrate mastery utilizing instructor-selected tools through presentation and/or pull-outs.
(20-25 minutes)
Learners will present Google Slides and demonstrate why each excerpt or image was chosen and how they determined the Author’s Purpose.
Note: Alternative online articles can also be used as a tool to show mastery of the targeted skills presented during the mini-lesson.
Personal Skill Development
Personal Skill Development
Provide an opportunity for students to utilize online learning tools to facilitate individualized instruction.
(20-30 minutes)
Essential Education TABE Academy Assign the Impact of a Word
Scoreboost Online: Thinking Skills: Interpret Diagrams, Cartoons, and Maps
Career and Soft Skill Development:
Probe | Learner Reflection
Probe | Learner Reflection
Provide an opportunity for students to review, ask additional questions, reflect on changes to their thinking, and identify new skills they have developed.
(15-20 minutes)
Instructor Reflection
Instructor Reflection
Review the learner artifacts and exit tickets from each group. Develop a plan of remediation, reteach and or review.
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