Short List
- Attendance Check and Warm-up Question
- Engaged Powerpoint
- Quoting Incorporation and Drafting Questions
- Informal Early Feedback
Homework:
The Details
Schedule of events:
1. [5 minutes] Attendance Check and Warm-up Question
2. [5 minutes] Discussion of IEF Results
Your feedback is important to me. Because of this, we will spend just a few minutes talking about your feedback and how that will affect our class.
3. [15 minutes] Process Paragraphs: The Basic Outlines
What do you know about process writing?
This is probably the easiest type of paragraph to write because you already know how to do it, but it might be harder to do it well. To learn how to write process paragraphs, we are going to have a couple of fun practice activities.
1. First, you will need these words:
2. You will need the first minute of this video.
3. In 4 small groups (that I will decide), try your best to explain step-by-step how this Rube Goldberg machine works using this handout (which I will also provide a physical copy of).
4. Each group will briefly present your outlines.
4. [6 minutes] Process Paragraphs: Detailed and Descriptive
Simply listing the steps is not enough, especially for it to be interesting to read. Instead, you should have some descriptions to make each step even more clear.
5. [5 minutes] Process Paragraphs: Signal Words
For an even more coherent paragraph, we don't want to just leave it with descriptive steps that are disjointed and loosely connected. Instead, we want to signal transitions for the reader. Go through this sheet (which you will also get a physical copy of as well), categorizing this commonly used words.
When you are completely finished (no cheating!) check what you have here.
6. [10 minutes] Sample Evaluation
Finally, in your small group, split into pairs. You will each read a paragraph and compare what you read.
7. [~5 minutes] An Explanation of the Homework
There's a lot to explain today! :)
Homework:
- Actively read "How to Teach a Child to Argue"
- Article
- Annotated Reading Guide (to be submitted in your Google Drive folder by class time on Wednesday, 1 October)
- Submit your Writer's Help Checkpoint 1 Form by midnight to your Google Drive folder
- Optional: Begin brainstorming or drafting a process paragraph following this prompt. This paragraph will be due Friday, 3 October, by midnight.
The Details
Schedule of events:
1. [5 minutes] Attendance Check and Warm-up Question
2. [5 minutes] Discussion of IEF Results
Your feedback is important to me. Because of this, we will spend just a few minutes talking about your feedback and how that will affect our class.
- Why does your feedback matter?
- Why do I want you to like this class?
3. [15 minutes] Process Paragraphs: The Basic Outlines
What do you know about process writing?
This is probably the easiest type of paragraph to write because you already know how to do it, but it might be harder to do it well. To learn how to write process paragraphs, we are going to have a couple of fun practice activities.
1. First, you will need these words:
| Nouns | Verbs |
|---|---|
| domino car ball string club lever cone mouse trap | hit pull down release slide down follow go down/up knock over send throw |
2. You will need the first minute of this video.
3. In 4 small groups (that I will decide), try your best to explain step-by-step how this Rube Goldberg machine works using this handout (which I will also provide a physical copy of).
4. Each group will briefly present your outlines.
4. [6 minutes] Process Paragraphs: Detailed and Descriptive
Simply listing the steps is not enough, especially for it to be interesting to read. Instead, you should have some descriptions to make each step even more clear.
5. [5 minutes] Process Paragraphs: Signal Words
For an even more coherent paragraph, we don't want to just leave it with descriptive steps that are disjointed and loosely connected. Instead, we want to signal transitions for the reader. Go through this sheet (which you will also get a physical copy of as well), categorizing this commonly used words.
When you are completely finished (no cheating!) check what you have here.
6. [10 minutes] Sample Evaluation
Finally, in your small group, split into pairs. You will each read a paragraph and compare what you read.
| Partner 1 | Partner 2 |
|---|---|
| Sample 1 | Sample 2 |
7. [~5 minutes] An Explanation of the Homework
There's a lot to explain today! :)
Homework:
- Actively read "How to Teach a Child to Argue"
- Article
- Annotated Reading Guide (to be submitted in your Google Drive folder by class time on Wednesday, 1 October)
- Submit your Writer's Help Checkpoint 1 Form by midnight to your Google Drive folder
- Optional: Begin brainstorming or drafting a process paragraph following this prompt. This paragraph will be due Friday, 3 October, by midnight.
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