WICORizing Instruction Lesson 1
Engaging Students in Learning in English Language Arts Classrooms using WICOR
Objective
Learners will be able examine a lesson, identify the individual components of WICOR and explain the WICOR lesson design.
Materials
- NPA Cornell Notes
- Pen/Pencil
- Computer
- YouTube Video
- WICOR Lesson Plan
- Power Point Lesson Slides
- Photo Collage/ Gallery Walk Images
- Graphic Organizer
Think and Answer
( Inquiry & Collaboration) Inquiry Question -What do you think can happen when you do not have food or water?
Directions:Write your response in 5 sentences on a sticky note and turn and talk to your partner about your responses
Explicit Instruction
Inquiry Questions - * What does it mean to see? Sentence Starter: To see means that ...
* What does it mean to think? Sentence Starter: When you think about something, you ....
* What does it mean to Question? Sentence Starter: To question means that you ....
Directions: Students track teacher as teacher models to students;
What it means to see, think and question. Students will take notes by filling in the blanks in their Cornell Notes
- See: To see means that you use your eyes to look at things or that something is visible to you.
- Think: To employ one's mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing with a given situation.
- Question: To elicit information, or raise doubts about the truth or validity of something.
File:NPA Cornell Notes.pdf (Organization)
Gallery Walk
(Inquiry, Writing & Collaboration) Inquiry Questions -
* What do you see on the images? Sentence Starter: I see ...
* What do you think about the images? Sentence Starter: I think that ....
* What questions do you have about the images? Sentence Starter: One question I have is ....
Directions:
1. Go round the classroom starting from point A.
2. Look carefully at the posted images. You have 1 minute at each image.
3. Use your graphic organizer to record what you see, what you think and a question you have.
4. Exchange your work with a peer, read each other's work and give feedback (Peer- Assessment & Reading)
Lets Watch a Video
Directions:
1. Quietly watch the YouTube video by Linda Sue Park.
2. Take notes on the most imporatnt ideas presented by the speaker in your Cornell Notes.
3. Once the class finish watching the video, engage your group with a discussion using the inquiry questions for 3 minutes.
4. Independently, use 15 minutes to respond to the inquiry questions using your class work sheets.
Inquiry Questions - * What connections can be made between the video and the images?
* How do these images relate to topics you have read about or been told or a movie you have seen?
* Why do you think the issues revealed by these images are important?
YouTube Video [[1]]
Lesson Wrap Up
Questions -
1. With a fist to five, indicate how comfortable you are with today's objective.
2. Write a brief reflection on how today's activity has depened your understanding of gisting and annotating
Learner Review
Directions:
1. Write a refection on the lesson, answering all the questions in the questions section.
2. Discuss your reflective piece with another participant for this lesson.
3. After your discussion, give feedback to each other on what was missed or any other noticings
Questions -
1. What are the critical components of this lesson after your examination? 2. Are they any evidence of Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading? If yes, what are they and when do they occur? 3.Reflect on the lesson structure and activities. Use that knowledge to explan the WICOR Lesson Design based on your understanding.
Appendix
Extended Resources -
1. File:Lesson Plan.pdf 2. File:Power Point Lesson Slides.pdf
References
Johnson, D. W., Johnson, R. T., & Smith, K. (2007). The state of cooperative learning in postsecondary and professional settings. Educational Psychology Review, 19(1), 15-29.
Marin, L. M., & Halpern, D. F. (2011). Pedagogy for developing critical thinking in adolescents: Explicit instruction produces greatest gains. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 6(1), 1-13. Rittle‐Johnson, B. (2006). Promoting transfer: Effects of self‐explanation and direct instruction. Child development, 77(1), 1-15. Yadin, A., & Or-Bach, R. (2010). The importance of emphasizing individual learning in the "collaborative learning era". Journal of Information Systems Education, 21(2), 185-194.
WICORizing Instruction Lesson 2
Objective: Learners will be able to explain how the WICOR learning design deepens students understanding.