District 3 Magnet Curriculum Writing Institute 2012 Stage Three Sample Weekly Planner Daily Lesson Guide Month at a Glance

 Look at your stage one skills and content (you will find them on Rubicon/Scope and Sequence/CCSS)  Decide the order in which you wish to teach them Step One: Sequence Skills/Content

Reading Skills Fact vs. Opinion PAWS – Preview a text, activate prior knowledge, wonderings, set a speed Main idea and argument Supporting Details Audience Tone/Voice/Mood Point of View Cause and Effect Transition words Writing Summary – Non fiction Formal and Informal Language Note Taking Strategies Research Paraphrasing Thesis Statement and Lead Point of View Business Letter Format Skills/Content

Step Two: Weekly Planner Week Skills/ ContentActivitiesCulminating Project Work 1Visual Analysis Goal Setting Fact vs. Opinion Complete a visual analysis of mystery picture. Goal Setting based on pre-assessment. Reading of a persuasive text followed by completion of a graphic organizer. Students asked for clarifications regarding the final project. Students brainstormed potential project ideas. 2PAWS Preview a text Activate prior knowledge Wonderings Speed of reading Main idea and argument Read non-fiction texts about Flushing Community and RKO Keith’s theater. Students determined their final building type for the project, started planning and gathering resources. 3Point of View Cause and Effect Research Transition Words Non fiction summary Read persuasive texts to determine POV. Read non-fiction to determine cause and effect. Write a persuasive piece using transition words. Write a non fiction summary. Students completed the outline for their persuasive letter using a graphic organizer.

Step Three: Daily Lesson Guide MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Content Focus Launch Hook: Visual Analysis of RKO Keith Work Analysis of photograph and predictions, group discussion Daily Assessment: Visual analysis work/question sheet handout Content Focus Launch Continued Hook: Introduction of the driving question--- student discussion Work Introduction of project, rubrics, forming groups, brainstorming Daily Assessment: Thinking Map Content Focus Pre Assessment Hook: Work Daily Assessment: Content Focus Goal Setting Hook: Work Analysis of pre- assessment and goal setting. Daily Assessment: Worksheet with individual goals Content Focus Fact vs Opinion Hook: Read Aloud (Persuasive text RKO) Work Collaborative effort to find language in read aloud to prove facts or opinion Daily Assessment: Fact Sheet – Graphic Organizer

Step Four: Month at a Glance MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Project Launch (Visual Analysis) Project Launch (Project Introduction) Pre-assessment Goal Setting based on pre-assessment Fact and Opinion Pre-viewing a text Activate prior knowledge Writing down wonders Setting a reading speed Main idea and argument Supporting details AudienceFormal/ Informal language Tone/Voice/MoodAssessment Point of ViewCause and Effect ResearchTransition WordsSummarizing Non- Fiction Note Taking Skills ParaphrasingThesis Statement and Lead DraftingBusiness Letter Format Peer ReviewEditing and Revision RehearsalPresentationReflection