1. “What It Takes to Be Great”. Erin Jones Module Plan. erin
“What It Takes to Be Great” Erin Jones Module Plan
Day 1-2 Vocabulary (modified from Act. 8)
Day 3 Quickwrites (Activity 1), YouTube clips (Act. 2), Deciding what you think (Act. 3)
Day 4 Surveying and Predicting (Act 5 &6) orally
Day 5 Vocabulary Quiz; First reading & annotation; HW: Finish article
Day 6 Article Quiz (inspired by Act. 13)-- partner or individual, use article
Day 7 Structure (Act. 11 & 12) orally; intro to writing task (Act. 16)
Day 8 Draft (Act. 18) & Revising (Act. 19) ** Teach/review MLA format

2. Day 9 Intro to speech (Act. 22) & Brainstorming (Act. 24& 25)
Day 10 Outline (inspired by Act. 26)
Day 11 Rough Draft (Act. 27)
Day 12 Finish rough draft & make speech cards
Day 13 Practicing speech & receiving peer feedback (Act. 29 & 30)
Day Speeches
Day Movie (Invincible, Rudy, Bobby Fischer, etc.) + writing assignment with connections to Colvin article