1. Welcome Back! PLN 1 Session #4 Mifflin County SD September 19, 2015

2. Taking the Pulse… Now that you’re back in the classroom, what song title best describes your attitude? Eye of the Tiger Under Pressure Centerfield Bridge Over Troubled Water

3. Research Rewind… Top predictors of student achievement Pair/Share Pause, Pounce, Bounce

4. One Success, One Struggle List one strategy that proves to be successful in your teaching. List one strategy that you used that still needs work.

5. Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening Strategy Reflection Tryouts… What did I try? How did it go? What would I change if I did it again?

6. Please Do Now…Reading Practices Reading Activities Response Page 221

7. Rigor in Reading and Discussion How do we get there? Pair/Share Small Group Discussions Literature Circles Socratic Seminar

8. Let’s Get Started! Literature Circles Quotation Mingle Hand Up, Pair Up, Share Out

9. Frayer Model Literature Circles Definition Characteristics Examples Non-Examples

10. Role Sheets for Discussion Benefits… Pitfalls…

11. How About… Literature Circles Role Sheet Word Finder Discussion Director Quotation Finder Summarizer

12. The Bet by Anton Chekhov Using the literature circles template, complete two items for each of the 4 roles to prepare for a group discussion.

13. Purpose in Reading The House

14. Writing With a Purpose… Introducing the I- Search Paper Pp. 206-207

15. Let’s Take a Look at the Structure of the I-Search Comparison/Contrast Chart

16. Model BDA Lesson Pages 97-103 Hiroshima

17. Argumentative Writing Argument vs. Persuasion vs. Opinion

18. The Lunchroom Murder…

19. Next Class Have PLN 1 final project complete Write a reflective 1-2 page essay discussing three ways you have changed your classroom instruction Article of your choice

20. See You in October!