Audience: Thinking, Inner Verbalization to Self
Elementary
Goal Setting-Cinquain Poem, Grade 3 (also progresses to level 2)
We classify this lesson under progression 1, as it primarily involves students thinking/writing to themselves about personal goals. It bridges to progression two, in that students are asked to share their writing/goals with peers.
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Making Sense of State Symbols, Grade 4 (also progresses to level 2)
We classify this lesson under progression 1, as it requires students to craft for themselves a personal symbol. It bridges to progression 2, in that students are asked to share information about their symbols and themselves with peers.
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Middle School
A Mother and Daughter Read Aloud, Grades 6-8 (also progresses to level 3)
We classify this lesson under progression 1, as it involves students first writing to themselves via pre-writing and during-writing (prediction, question, comment, and connect) activities. It bridges to progression 3, as students will use a teacher provided prompt to retell their story in their own words.
a_mother_and_daughter_read_aloud.pdf | |
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My Life in 5 Themes, Grade 6 (also progresses to level 3)
We classify this lesson under progression 1, as it requires students to write about their own lives in relation to Geography. It bridges to level 3, in that students will craft a media presentation as a culminating project and present to their peers.
my_life_in_5_themes.pdf | |
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High School
"Who's There?" Finding Meaning in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Grade 12 (also progresses to levels 2 and 3)
We classify this lesson plan as progressing from level 1 through level 3. Beginning at level 1, students will analyze passages of Macbeth on their own through writing, before working in small groups to discuss/debate interpretations (progression 2). Progressing to level 3, each group will report out to entire class, and peers will both review and comment on one another's individual writings.
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Teens and Toondoo, Grade 9 (also progresses to level 4)
We classify this lesson under progression 1 because students will create a personal narrative of a class text, Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, where they compare their own high school experiences with those of other cultures around the world. It bridges with progression 4, in that students use Toondoo to create and publish a multi-media version of their narrative.
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Graphic Autobiography: Persepolis, Grades 9-12 (also progresses to levels 2, 3 and 4)
We classify this lesson as progressing from level 1 to level 4. At the first level, students will craft a personal narrative. Entering level 2 and progressing to level 3, students will work collaboratively, as part of the writing process, to improve their writing. And in level 4, students use a Web 2.0 tool (Toondoo) to incorporate visual rhetorical strategies and publish their work.
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Multiple Perspectives in Multi-Modal Texts, Grades 9-12 (also progresses to levels 2 and 3)
We classify this lesson as progressing from level 1 to level 3. Students begin by writing to themselves through journal entries (level 1). Students work collaboratively to discuss and examine the concept of argument in different textual forms (levels 2 and 3).
multiple_perspectives_in_multi-modal_texts.pdf | |
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Making History Novel: Sinclair's The Jungle, Grade 11 Social Studies (also progresses to level 4)
We classify this lesson as progressing from level 1 to level 4. Students begin by taking notes/journaling while reading the novel and conducting historical research in primary sources (level 1). Entering level 4, students will craft an expository essay evaluating the historical accuracy of the novel.
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Chivalry is Dead?, Grade 12
We classify this lesson under progression 1, in that students are required to reflect on their own experiences by connecting them to those of other authors. Similarly, students will learn to both appreciate other arguments and create their own as well. A digital tool (www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate) is utilized as part of this lesson.
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