Lesson Guides for EAL B10L

Lesson 5

Students will write at least half a page in their journals, and will spend 80% of time their time writing.

Improve decoding skill using a phonic fill in the blank activity.

Students will create simple text and messages, and discuss these messages as they relate to a short film.

Targets

Class Outline1. Review last class.2. Outline class targets and structure. 3. Discuss writer’s workshop, develop a

plan for writing, and write (L1 and L2). 4. Fill in the blank activity. 5. Using a Cooperative Learning model,

students conduct a silent conversation.

6. Assess our performance and our goals.

Class Targets and Mini-Lesson

Writer’s Workshop

Word WorkCooperative

Learning Activity

Learning Reflection

Typical Class Format

Writer’s Workshop Student will share some of their writing and discuss their plans and problems. Each class member must give one piece of positive feedaback, or ask one question about each classmates writing.

Students will then in their journals for approximately 15 minutes (L1 or L2), or continue to search for ideas and reason for write. The goal is to spend 80% of their time actually writing, and 20% thinking.

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Answer key in the notes.

Fill in the blank

A group of people set up a ball pit on the street, and set up cameras to see what would happen.

What is a ball pit? What do you think will happen?

Write your answers down on a piece of paper, and without talking, switch papers with a classmate. Once papers are switched, respond to your classmates questions, comments, and predictions.

Watch video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKrSG64J_Bo

Cooperative LearningRandomly Placed Ball Pit

Students will write 3 questions or comments

about the video on 3 papers.

Students will pass their papers around the table and read and comment

on the various comments or questions.

Students will share and discuss what they wrote.

After the Video Randomly Placed Ball Pit

Students will complete their Daily Reflection.

Students will re-examine their goals and choose to change them or keep them the same.

Daily Reflection