Renting Acceleration Log
TALK-ALOUD for WRITING IMPLEMENTATION LOG
Name Carrie Caviness Date Sept. 1, 2008_ Grade 4th/5th grade
|Collaboration |Planning: X YES ___ NO |Demonstration: X YES ___ NO |
|Standard: #2 Writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and |Text (title, author, publisher) and Materials: |
|purposes. |- China by Kevin Supples (National Geographic) |
| |- Harvest Festivals by Gare Thompson (National Geographic) |
|Benchmark: Writes for …show more content…
different purposes. |- Writing Sample: ‘Watching a Movie’ on overhead |
| |- Additional resources with compare/contrast structure: Peru by Helen Byers (Nat.|
| |Geo.), Strange Animals (Nat. Geo.) |
|Text Structure or Nonfiction Convention/Feature: | |
|Compare and contrast | |
|Introduction (Set Purpose): Make connections to an earlier lesson involving Talk-alouds for comprehension involving a specific text structure or feature. What is |
|the text structure or nonfiction feature, and why it is useful? |
| |
|“We have been learning all about the gifts that authors give us to make it easier to understand what we read. The past two days, I shared with you the text |
|structure of compare and contrast that made it easier for me to understand the information in China and in Harvest Festivals. We noticed that, although the two |
|books were both created with the compare and contrast text structure, China was organized by detail and Harvest Festivals was organized by subject. Knowing that |
|the text was set up as compare and contrast helped me organize the information that I read so it was easier to understand.” |
|Modeling: (Talk-alouds for Writing provide an opportunity to model the reading/writing connection so students can “see” and hear how an experienced and skillful |
|reader relates to and uses what the author has provided.) |
|Read aloud the passage you have written (please attach your writing to this document). Display your message (overhead, chart paper, copies for kids) and talk about |
|how you used the attributes of the model passage in crafting your message. |
| |
|“Now, I am going to share with you a compare and contrast essay that I have written using what I learned from the authors of China and Harvest Festivals.” |
| |
|‘Watching a Movie’ |
|Watching movies is a popular form of entertainment for many people. Movies can either be rented or watched in a theater. Either way, you get to enjoy a movie. |
|Going to a movie in a theater can be expensive. Each person who goes has to buy a ticket to get in. Snacks are usually available to buy, but most often it is just|
|pop, popcorn, and candy. If you need to go to the bathroom or buy a snack, the movie continues to play while you are gone. Movie theaters can hold large amounts |
|of people, but they usually only offer a few selections of different movies. |
|Renting a movie can be inexpensive. Whoever will be watching the movie can split the cost of the rental. There are usually many movies to choose from, so deciding|
|what to rent can take time. While watching the movies, you can enjoy any of the food that is in your kitchen. If you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack |
|during the movie, you can push pause and the movie will stop playing until you return.
Depending on the size of your living room, you may not be able to have very |
|many people over to watch the movie. |
|Watching movies is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. However, there are distinct differences between renting a movie and watching a movie in a|
|theater. |
| |
|“In my writing, I compared and contrasted watching a movie in a theater and renting a movie to watch at home. I used the same organizational pattern as Harvest |
|Festivals where I organized my writing by subject – I wrote all about movie theaters and then all about movie rentals. I could have organized my information by
|
|details and written about cost for both, then snacks for both, then selection for both, then convenience for both, for example). I will now go back and share the |
|writing process I went through before I shared my writing with you. |
| |
|(The following may be spread out over more than one day, with the student application activity to follow in subsequent days,) |
|After reading the paragraph, go back and share the writing process with the students: brainstorm subjects, list details about each subject (Venn diagram), organize |
|& plan for writing (by subject or detail), write a strong opening & first draft of writing, revise & edit, add information/details (if necessary), publish & share. |
|Student Application Activity: Involves students interacting with nonfiction text and doing a Talk-aloud for Writing of their own on the text structure or |
|nonfiction convention/feature modeled. |
| |
|As a class, brainstorm ideas about subjects the students are knowledgeable about (sports, games, holidays, animals, etc.) or if are farther along the writing |
|spectrum, provide time for research about little known topics. Walk the students through the writing process (listed above), providing ample time for modeling, |
|writing, revising, editing, publishing, and sharing. |
| |
|Reflection on the attributes of the Talk-aloud for Writing and the organization |Reflections on student response: |
|of the lesson: | |
| | |
‘Watching a Movie’ Watching movies is a popular form of entertainment for many people. Movies can either be rented or watched in a theater. Either way, you get to enjoy a movie. Going to a movie in a theater can be expensive. Each person who goes has to buy a ticket to get in. Snacks are usually available to buy, but most often it is just pop, popcorn, and candy. If you need to go to the bathroom or buy a snack, the movie continues to play while you are gone. Movie theaters can hold large amounts of people, but they usually only offer a few selections of different movies. Renting a movie can be inexpensive. Whoever will be watching the movie can split the cost of the rental. There are usually many movies to choose from, so deciding what to rent can take time. While watching the movies, you can enjoy any of the food that is in your kitchen. If you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack during the movie, you can push pause and the movie will stop playing until you return. Depending on the size of your living room, you may not be able to have very many people over to watch the movie. Watching movies is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. However, there are distinct differences between renting a movie and watching a movie in a theater.
Name Carrie Caviness Date Sept. 1, 2008_ Grade 4th/5th grade
|Collaboration |Planning: X YES ___ NO |Demonstration: X YES ___ NO |
|Standard: #2 Writes in a variety of forms for different audiences and |Text (title, author, publisher) and Materials: |
|purposes. |- China by Kevin Supples (National Geographic) |
| |- Harvest Festivals by Gare Thompson (National Geographic) |
|Benchmark: Writes for …show more content…
different purposes. |- Writing Sample: ‘Watching a Movie’ on overhead |
| |- Additional resources with compare/contrast structure: Peru by Helen Byers (Nat.|
| |Geo.), Strange Animals (Nat. Geo.) |
|Text Structure or Nonfiction Convention/Feature: | |
|Compare and contrast | |
|Introduction (Set Purpose): Make connections to an earlier lesson involving Talk-alouds for comprehension involving a specific text structure or feature. What is |
|the text structure or nonfiction feature, and why it is useful? |
| |
|“We have been learning all about the gifts that authors give us to make it easier to understand what we read. The past two days, I shared with you the text |
|structure of compare and contrast that made it easier for me to understand the information in China and in Harvest Festivals. We noticed that, although the two |
|books were both created with the compare and contrast text structure, China was organized by detail and Harvest Festivals was organized by subject. Knowing that |
|the text was set up as compare and contrast helped me organize the information that I read so it was easier to understand.” |
|Modeling: (Talk-alouds for Writing provide an opportunity to model the reading/writing connection so students can “see” and hear how an experienced and skillful |
|reader relates to and uses what the author has provided.) |
|Read aloud the passage you have written (please attach your writing to this document). Display your message (overhead, chart paper, copies for kids) and talk about |
|how you used the attributes of the model passage in crafting your message. |
| |
|“Now, I am going to share with you a compare and contrast essay that I have written using what I learned from the authors of China and Harvest Festivals.” |
| |
|‘Watching a Movie’ |
|Watching movies is a popular form of entertainment for many people. Movies can either be rented or watched in a theater. Either way, you get to enjoy a movie. |
|Going to a movie in a theater can be expensive. Each person who goes has to buy a ticket to get in. Snacks are usually available to buy, but most often it is just|
|pop, popcorn, and candy. If you need to go to the bathroom or buy a snack, the movie continues to play while you are gone. Movie theaters can hold large amounts |
|of people, but they usually only offer a few selections of different movies. |
|Renting a movie can be inexpensive. Whoever will be watching the movie can split the cost of the rental. There are usually many movies to choose from, so deciding|
|what to rent can take time. While watching the movies, you can enjoy any of the food that is in your kitchen. If you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack |
|during the movie, you can push pause and the movie will stop playing until you return.
Depending on the size of your living room, you may not be able to have very |
|many people over to watch the movie. |
|Watching movies is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. However, there are distinct differences between renting a movie and watching a movie in a|
|theater. |
| |
|“In my writing, I compared and contrasted watching a movie in a theater and renting a movie to watch at home. I used the same organizational pattern as Harvest |
|Festivals where I organized my writing by subject – I wrote all about movie theaters and then all about movie rentals. I could have organized my information by
|
|details and written about cost for both, then snacks for both, then selection for both, then convenience for both, for example). I will now go back and share the |
|writing process I went through before I shared my writing with you. |
| |
|(The following may be spread out over more than one day, with the student application activity to follow in subsequent days,) |
|After reading the paragraph, go back and share the writing process with the students: brainstorm subjects, list details about each subject (Venn diagram), organize |
|& plan for writing (by subject or detail), write a strong opening & first draft of writing, revise & edit, add information/details (if necessary), publish & share. |
|Student Application Activity: Involves students interacting with nonfiction text and doing a Talk-aloud for Writing of their own on the text structure or |
|nonfiction convention/feature modeled. |
| |
|As a class, brainstorm ideas about subjects the students are knowledgeable about (sports, games, holidays, animals, etc.) or if are farther along the writing |
|spectrum, provide time for research about little known topics. Walk the students through the writing process (listed above), providing ample time for modeling, |
|writing, revising, editing, publishing, and sharing. |
| |
|Reflection on the attributes of the Talk-aloud for Writing and the organization |Reflections on student response: |
|of the lesson: | |
| | |
‘Watching a Movie’ Watching movies is a popular form of entertainment for many people. Movies can either be rented or watched in a theater. Either way, you get to enjoy a movie. Going to a movie in a theater can be expensive. Each person who goes has to buy a ticket to get in. Snacks are usually available to buy, but most often it is just pop, popcorn, and candy. If you need to go to the bathroom or buy a snack, the movie continues to play while you are gone. Movie theaters can hold large amounts of people, but they usually only offer a few selections of different movies. Renting a movie can be inexpensive. Whoever will be watching the movie can split the cost of the rental. There are usually many movies to choose from, so deciding what to rent can take time. While watching the movies, you can enjoy any of the food that is in your kitchen. If you need to go to the bathroom or get a snack during the movie, you can push pause and the movie will stop playing until you return. Depending on the size of your living room, you may not be able to have very many people over to watch the movie. Watching movies is an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. However, there are distinct differences between renting a movie and watching a movie in a theater.