Constructive Conversations

START SMART LESSONS

CREATE

DAY 2

Part1: Interacting in Meaningful WaysA1: Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topicsB5: Listening actively to spoken English in a range of social and academic contexts

Part II. How English works7.6: Combine clauses to make connections between and join ideas (This connects to the ‘Create’ Phrase “ I connect to ___ because ____)

CA ELD STANDARDS

Students will interpret a text by combining clauses to make

connections to join ideas, using CREATE

phrases by explaining their ideas to a partner

and writing notes.

ELD OBJECTIVE

CreateConversation NormsThink TimeLanguage of the skillConversation voiceListen respectfullyTake turnsBuild on each other’s ideasDebriefConversation Analysis Tool (CAT)

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS AND PHRASES

CONVERSATION NORMS

Strategy Choral Reading Lets read this together

Helps us to determine if we are using the CREATE skill appropriately

CONVERSATION ANALYSIS TOOL (CAT)

THE ‘CAT’ HAS 2 DIMENSIONS

LISTENING TASK

How do I know?

What is my

evidence?

Listening Tasks Conversation Analysis Tool

Intended to help us check ourselves while we’re in a conversation

Help us score the conversation after the fact to see if we did what the Listening Tasks indicated

LISTENING TASKS AND THE CAT

Both are tools meant to help us improve

our language

LET’S USE THE CAT!!!

1. Review Dimension 1 2. Read the non-model as a class3. Students have 2 minutes to decide a rating and

rationale4. Partner A and B will have a discussion on their

rationale of Dimension 1 (1 minute). Cite a reason from the non-model.

5. Review Dimension 26. Read the non-model as a class7. Students have 2 minutes to decide a rating and

rationale8. Partner A and B will have a discussion on their

rationale of Dimension 2 (1 minute). Cite a reason from the non-model.

9. I will record the results on the board. Let’s discuss…

ACTIVITY: CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS

DIMENSION 1-2 MINUTES TO DECIDE A RATING AND RATIONALE

NON-MODEL CONVERSATION-2 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

Choose a rating and rationale using Dimension 1 and the non-model

PARTNER A AND B DISCUSS

DIMENSION 2-2 MINUTES TO DECIDE A RATING AND RATIONALE

NON-MODEL CONVERSATION-2 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

Choose a rating and rationale using Dimension 2 and the non-model

PARTNER A AND B DISCUSS

Is there a consensus on a particular rating?

What evidence substantiates this rating that most of us choose?

Let’s here from you…

QUESTIONS