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Understanding Plot and Setting by
Summarizing What's Most Essential
Organization and Structure by using the strategy
Say Say Say, Sketch Sketch Sketch, Write Write Write
Assessments
Audience
Support
Time-Savers
How to reuse this template
1-For reading engagement to occur, students need to understand:
What is happening in the story
Who is involved
Where the story is taking place
This allows students to visualize the story in their mind.
2-Retelling/Summarizing is often included in reading
assessments to verify comprehension.
(Serravallo, 2015)
1-For a clear piece of writing, a framework (structure) and organization are necessary.
Clear sequence
Beginning/lead
Problem-solution structure
Ending/closure
(Serravallo, 2017)
Conduct regular (formative) assessments to find out what your students already know.
You can start this unit by adapting the Conferences on Day 5.
English Language Arts Teachers
English Language Arts Teacher and a Remedial Teacher
Remedial Teachers
Support can be provided by the teacher/remedial teacher as a preview or extra practice.
Support can be offered to all students based on formative assessments/active engagement.
Support is embedded within this lesson format and can be adapted for use within your schedule.
Use the same read aloud text for reading and writing practice.
Mirror your reading and writing goals.
This template is short enough that it allows you to include other aspects of your ELA teaching, but guarantees that students are exposed to the reading and writing connection daily.
These lessons may be used in conjunction with the research-based practices included in The Inclusive Virtual Classroom.
This is designed as an online lesson but it can be adapted for in-class use.
This template is designed to reduce screen time.
The lessons should be geared towards your students' level of independence.
This is only one reading and one writing strategy included within a your comprehensive reading program.
Use this framework as an example to create new microlessons to be used in your distance learning classroom.
Pair up reading and writing strategies. See table on the left.