1. Journals and Checking for Understanding in ELA Mary Duhart-Toppen

2. Why use journals in the classroom? clarifies thinking and understanding illustrates what students know cultivates the important skills of verbal and written communication Checking for Understanding, Fisher & Frey Chapter 4

3. Journals in ELA Formative assessment Strategic mini-lessons on skill and craft Quickwrites (initial responses or prewriting)

4. Checking for Understanding Oral LanguageQuestions Accountable Talk (23) Noticing Nonverbal Clues (24) Value Lineups (25) Retellings (26) Think-Pair-Share (30) Misconception Analysis (32) Whip Around (34) Response Cards (46) Hand Signals (48) Audience Response Systems (52) ReQuest (53) Socratic Seminar (54) Writing Projects and Performances Interactive Writing (61) Read-Write-Pair-Share (64) Summary Writing (66) RAFT (67) Readers’ Theater (80) Multimedia Presentations (82) Electronic and Paper Portfolios (83) Graphic Organizers (87) Inspiration (88) Foldables (91) Dioramas (91) Public performances (95)

5. Journal Requirements 1.Every subject requires a journal, especially the core areas. 2.The composition notebooks are the preferred means for journals. 3.Every journal must have a table of contents. 4.Every entry must be dated. 5.Consistent use of journal must be evident. 6.Authentic writing is preferred to glued in worksheets. 7.Work in journal must be complete. 8.Journals only go home when students have to study for a test. 9.Reflection of learning must be evident. 10.Journals must have teacher feedback. Monday Memo #9

6. Lesson: Figure 19 GradeTEK # Kindergarten – 5 th grade Figure 19DF 6 th grade – 8 th grade Figure 19DF 9 th grade – 12 th grade Figure 19AB Deconstructing the TEKS

7. Objective The student will make inferences and connections in a variety of texts using analysis tools and questioning.

8. Responding to a Quote Mini-lesson: Response format choose a quote from the list compose a response to the chosen quote using the specified format share your response with a partner discuss class responses

9. Novel excerpt: The Pearl Background 1 st draft reading and discuss 2 nd draft reading: dialectical journal and review Discussion

10. Poem: “A Poison Tree” Mini-lesson: TPDASTT Poem analysis using TPDASTT Discussion

11. Expository Text: Lotto Winner Dead? Mini-lesson: Nonfiction Hexagonal 1 st draft reading 2 nd draft reading: hexagonal

12. Assessment Formative Summative: OER

13. Checking for Understanding TextStrategy for C4U Quote Novel excerpt Poem News article

14. Debrief TEKS Deconstruction Lesson Planning Focus/Objective Questioning Checking for Understanding Journaling

15. Questions Comments Exit Slips