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Mini-Lesson ideas to do with the class
Create a graphic organizer – word web
Create a 4 square writing
Create a Venn Diagram
Teach a song or poem
Present a Reader’s Theater Script with material from a new script, a poem or
material from your textbook
Introduce vocabulary by drawing a picture on the board and class draws with you
• HELP ON THE INTERNET• Songs for Kids:• http://freekidsmusic.com/ • http://www.kididdles.com• htttp://bussongs.com• Reader's Theater Scripts:• http://www.readinglady.com• http://timelessteacherstuff.com• http://aaronshep.com• English learning Materials:• http://eslcafe.com• When searching for English Language Resources, use:• http://google.com.hk• Graphic Organizers and More• http://www.teachervision.fen.com/• Bloom's Taxonomy• http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/bloom.html
Graphic Organizers
• Helps students to:– Organize their thinking– Take notes when reading– Visually see relationships– Prepare for writing– Encourage higher order thinking –
Analysis
Venn Diagram
Scoring Guides - Rubric
• Tell students how their work will be evaluated before they start
• Students should be able to evaluate their own work
• Helps students to set goals and improve their work
1) • Has an effective beginning, middle, and end.
2) • Contains a clear controlling idea.
3) • Clearly addresses the topic and provides specific and relevant details/examples.
4) • Contains words that are specific, accurate, and suited to the topic.
5) • Consistently uses complete sentences.
6) • Contains few errors in grammar/usage, punctuation, capitalization, and/or spelling.
Scoring Guide for a Written Paragraph
A Score is given for meeting each Standard – Scale of 1-4
4= Always 3= Most of the time 2= Not all 1= Does not