Lesson 4 Writing a Lesson
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Introduction
Objective: Participants will create reading instruction schedules and structures, comparing and discussing with other participants the reasoning behind the methods they have chosen.
Questions asked in this lesson include:
- Are you able to write a reading workshop lesson plan with all necessary parts and activities?
- Do you feel confident in your ability to write a lesson plan that can provide effective reading instruction?
The purpose of this lesson is to practice creating reading workshop lesson plans and to collaborate with your peers to increase your lesson plan creation confidence. Do not be discouraged if your lesson plan is different than others. You have your own teaching style and motivations. Challenge each other respectfully and ask each other deep questions so you can really see how your peers' minds work. The discussion in this lesson is the most important discussion you will have in this course.
Instruction
Gathering Information
It is now time to write your lesson plan. Look back on the previous lesson of this course to see what you have learned and taken away from each study. You need a full lesson plan but be concise. Don't over think what you are trying to say, get your point across.
- As you are writing your lesson plan, watch this lesson to gather some ideas of what you might need to include: https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/kindergarten-reading-workshop-ousd
- Pick content that makes sense for the students that you are teaching. You must have a clear goal for the lesson and use as much prior knowledge as you have on the students.
- Search for a lesson plan template or create your own. If you use a template you didn't create, be sure to cite where the template came from in your plan. Below are a few templates you might choose to use.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhv5x7liih69ux9/Workshop%20Minilesson%20Template.docx
Submit your completed first draft lesson plan.
Contributing
Discuss: Share your lesson plan with the group. View your peers' plans and discuss the similarities and differences. Reply to at least 2 peers about similarities you have and 2 peers about differences you have asking them why they chose that particular structure.
Check-In
What were some of the things you saw in others' plans that you would like to work into yours? How can you prepare yourself for unexpected occurrences that may happen when you teach your plan?
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References
Teaching Channel. (2019). Reading workshop in kindergarten. Teaching Channel. Retrieved from https://www.teachingchannel.org/video/kindergarten-reading-workshop-ousd
Reading Workshop Templates Retrieved from
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhv5x7liih69ux9/Workshop%20Minilesson%20Template.docx