Constructive Conversations
START SMART LESSONS
CREATE
DAY 3
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
THINKING JOURNAL
KEY VOCABULARY WORDS AND PHRASES
CreateConversation NormsThink TimeLanguage of the skillConversation voiceListen respectfullyTake turnsBuild on each other’s ideas
Debrief: The discussion after an activity to discuss the outcomes
Consensus: The agreement of the group
Substantiate: Provide evidence to support the truth
Rationale: The reason behind a choice
Effectively: Done in a way that achieves the desired result
Sufficiently: Done just enough to achieve the desired result
Depth: detailed study or knowledge
CONVERSATION NORMS
Strategy Choral Reading Lets read this together
PROMPT: What do you notice in the visual text?
LET’S IMPROVE THE CONVERSATION:
Teacher: Read the non-model as students think about how it fits into the language of the skill CREATE
WHY HAS THIS BEEN THE NON-MODEL?
HOW CAN WE IMPROVE THIS NON-MODEL TO FIT THE LANGUAGE OF
THE SKILL CREATE?
READ THE R
EVISED
CONVERSATION.
WIT
H YOUR PARTNER
Read the language sampleOrally revise the language sample to improve the
conversationUse the Response and Prompt starters for Create
Write the Revision in your thinking journalBe prepared to share out to the class
LET’S REVISE OUR LANGUAGE SAMPLE TAKEN ON DAY 1!
When we CREATE, we say what we think, what we see, or notice about something. We also communicate ideas as we learn from each other.
REMEMBER: CREATE
This helps us monitor
and improve
our academic language.
REMEMBER:
LISTENING TASK FOR CREATE
Complete and turn it in before
the bell rings
LESSON 1-3 REPORT