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Portfolio Creation

How I use portfolios in my classroom
Introducing portfolios
Making a Table of Contents
How to Present the Portfolio During the Conference
Criteria for Judging Portfolios

Using Graphic Organizers During Reading and Writing

Narratives

Using a Timeline
Using an Event Map

Cause and Effect

The following lessons use "Super Size Me" as the text
Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part I
Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part II: Things Get Serious

Super Size Me

Determining Author's Purpose with Excerpt from Fast Food Nation
Beginning Super Size Me
Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part I
Reading Nutrition Guides
Fast Food and Kids
Using Cause and Effect Maps, Part II: Things Get Serious
Playing the Doubting Game - Responsibility for Obesity
Concluding Super Size Me and Introducing Audience and Purpose

Listening Comprehension

Determining Author's Purpose with Excerpt from Fast Food Nation

Character Analysis

Character Traits

Characterization

Character Goals, Motivation, and Obstacles Lessons

Introducing character goals, motivation, and obstacles
Practicing character goals, motivation, and obstacles in literature circles

Various Character Analysis Lessons

(see lessons under Character Analysis Paper, as well)
Interrupted reading with I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen
Character Analysis Talk Show with I Stand Here Ironing by Tillie Olsen
Annotated Reading and Introducing Character Analysis Triangle with If You Ain't Got Heart by Piri Thomas

Setting and Identity

Defining setting and how characters interact with it
Describing how setting and characters interact

Independent Reading

Pacing reading and writing summaries and reactions

Writing

Object of Personal Significance Essay/Story

Character Analysis Paper

Annotated Reading and Introducing Character Analysis Triangle with If You Ain't Got Heart by Piri Thomas
Finding and Explaining Evidence in the Character Analysis Paper
Examining a Character Analysis Paper for Organizing Structure

Story of Change/Compassion

Defining Change
Beginning the Story of Change or Compassion
Using Descriptive Details
Using Descriptive Details Part II
Using Descriptive Details Part III

Audience and Purpose/Persuasive Essay

Concluding Super Size Me and Introducing Audience and Purpose
Identifying Audience and Purpose
Identifying Audience and Purpose of Poems
How to Be Persuasive in Writing
Writing a Good Introduction to the Persuasive Essay

Writing Better Sentences

The Power of Short Sentences

General Lessons

Selecting a topic
Brainstorming on a Topic

Vocabulary

A General Strategy for Learning Vocabulary

Spelling

Punctuation

Grammar

Differentiating Subject Verb Agreement Instruction

Student Skills

Defining Motivation
Reviewing Notes

Getting Started

Why we want to become better readers and writers
Book sort

Inquiry

Defining the Question
Finding our Questions
What was here, before it was NYC
New Amsterdam
Translating a Primary Document

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