Constructive Conversations START SMART LESSONS

CREATE DAY 2

Part1: Interacting in Meaningful Ways A1: Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics B5: Listening actively to spoken English in a range of social and academic contexts Part II. How English works 7.6: 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

 Create  Conversation Norms  Think Time  Language of the skill  Conversation voice  Listen respectfully  Take turns  Build on each other’s ideas  Debrief  Conversation 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 TasksConversation 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 class 3.Students have 2 minutes to decide a rating and rationale 4.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 2 6.Read the non-model as a class 7.Students have 2 minutes to decide a rating and rationale 8.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