March 15, 2017

1. Yale Jr. High – a.m. 7th-8th Grades
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Readers Workshop Unit of Study
2
Independent Reading

2. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Each page features a mysterious drawing and single
sentence description; from there, the possibilities for
stories to tell are limitless.

3. Writing Conferring
Conference Examples
 Check in Conference:
This is when you go
around and check the
same skill with each
student to see how they
are progressing. You
should be able to get to
the whole class during
writing time.
 Compliment
Conference: Here you
should be able to get to
most of the class if not
 Small Group
Conference: This is
similar to skill group or
re-teaching in small
groups.
 Research / Formal
Conference: 3-7
minutes each
conference – 3-5
students during writing
time.

4. Writing Conferring
Conference Examples
 Coaching
Conference: 3-7
min. each conference
– 3 to 5 students
during writing time.
 Student Conference:
3-7 min each
conference. Students
work in pairs.

5. Choice in Reading

6. Session 3
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, begin to
fill out the Character
Attribute Tracking Tool,
to use as a model.
 Using your own self-
selected novel, begin to
fill out the Daily Reading
Log, noting the central
idea.
 Prepare an anchor chart
of literary definitions
(begin with the definition
of attribute).
 Page 16???
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, begin to
fill out the My Author’s
Words chart, to use as
a model.
 Using your own self-
selected novel, begin to
fill out the Daily Reading
Log, noting the central
idea.

7. Session 4
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model for
students your interacting
voice.
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model for
students your distracting
voice. Think aloud how
you noticed you were
distracted and how you
were able to refocus.
 Prepare an anchor chart
of interactive thinking.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model for
students how you reflect
on a character’s
perspective by completing
a character chart.

8. Session 5
 Grade 7
 Prepare a Point of View
story using an ordinary
school day.
 Review the Point of
View from two stories of
the Three Little Pigs.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions; interactive
thinking
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, discuss
a chapter of the book.
From that chapter, read
aloud a few parts that
signify a character
conflict.
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model
for students how you
begin to fill out the Two
Column Thinking as it
relates to conflict
between two
characters.

9. Session 6
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model
how to use the
Conflict & Personal
Connections Chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions; interactive
thinking
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, show
the students your
prepared section that
demonstrates both
scene and narration.
Model for students
how you begin to fill
out the Scene and
Narration Guide.

10. Session 7
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, show
the students your
prepared section
demonstrates both
scene and narration.
Model for students how
you begin to fill out the
Scene and Narration
Tracker.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions; interactive
 Grade 8
 Continue with Scenes
and Narration from
Session 6.

11. Session 8
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, show
the students your
prepared section that
demonstrates how an
author creates
underlying tension that
drives the plot. Model
for students how you
begin to fill out the Plot
Chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions; interactive
thinking
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model
for students how you
begin to fill out the My
Theme Tracker chart.

12. Session 9
 Grade 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, share
your completed
critique.
 Anchor chart
additions…literary
definitions; interactive
thinking
 Grade 8
 Using your own self-
selected novel, share
your completed
critique using a
completed copy of the
Book Critique Rough
Draft.

13. Session 10
 Grade 7
 NA
 Grade 8
 Developing the
identity of the
reader: Readers
apply learning from
the unit to make
decisions about their
next book choices.

14. Yale Jr. High – p.m. 6th Grade
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Readers Workshop Unit of Study
2
Independent Reading

15. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Each page features a mysterious drawing and single
sentence description; from there, the possibilities for
stories to tell are limitless.

16. 6th Grade
Unit 2 – Independent Reading
 Session 3
 Review the Independent
Reading Log and the
Independent Reading Unit
Guidelines.
 Session 4
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model for
students your interacting
voice.
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model for
students your distracting
voice. Think aloud how
you noticed you were
distracted and how you
were able to refocus.
 Model for students how
you begin to fill out My
Reading Voices chart.
 Prepare an anchor chart
of interactive thinking.

17. 6th Grade
Unit 2 – Independent Reading
 Session 5
 Using your own self-
selected novel, model
for students who your
main character is and
how you are connected
to him/her.
 Model for students how
you begin to fill out the
Connecting with My
Character chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…connecting
to the character
comments
 Session 6
 Using your own self-
selected novel, prepare
an excerpt to display in
the classroom that
depicts the kind of
person your main
character is.
 Model for students how
you begin to complete
the top part of the My
Main Character chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…for
interactive thinking

18. 6th Grade
Unit 2 – Independent Reading
 Session 7
 Using your own self-
selected novel, show
the students your
prepared section
demonstrates both
scene and narration.
Model for students
how you begin to fill
out the Scene sand
Narration chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…interactiv
e thinking
 Session 8
 Using the excerpt
from Session 7, show
the students how the
scene and narration
increase the story
tension. Model for
students how you
begin to fill out the
Story Plotline for…
 Anchor chart
additions…interactiv
e thinking

19. 6th Grade
Unit 2 – Independent Reading
 Session 9
 Using your self-selected
novel and the My Main
Character sheet from
Session 6, model for
students how your
thinking about your
character has changed.
 Anchor chart
additions…interactive
thinking
 Session 10
 Using your self-selected
novel prepare to model
for students how the
author included
repeating images or
ideas in the text.
 Model for students how
you begin to fill out The
Theme of My Book Is…
chart.
 Anchor chart
additions…interactive
thinking

20. 6th Grade
Unit 2 – Independent Reading
 Session 11
 Review the
Independent Reading
Unit Reflection and
develop responses
based on your
experience in this unit.