Lesson Planning and Remembrance Day

1. Writing 2 + Lesson Planning
Week 8
2017

2. Professional Learning Conversations
• Reading:
–Fostering “good writers”: Making writing
meaningful

3. Lesson Planning
Location of Brock Lesson Plan on Sakai
• Year 1 Orientation & Resources
• Planning Resources
– Instructional Planning Templates
• PJI Templates
– Instructional Guide
– PJI Template: Portrait; Landscape
– Sample Lesson Plan
– Catholic Lesson Plans, Guide, Sample

4. Model Writing Lesson
• Three Part Lesson
– Minds On
– Action
– Consolidation

5. Gradual Release of Responsibility
Modelled Shared Guided Independent
READING and WRITING
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching Teaching
Learning
Learning &
Learning Practising Practising
& & &
Learning Practising Performing Performing
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6. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-totems.html

7. A totem is a spirit being, sacred object,
or symbol of a tribe or clan, family, or
individual. Native American tradition
provides that each individual is connected
with nine different animals that will
accompany each person through life, acting
as guides.
http://www.legendsofamerica.com/
na-totems.html

9. What’s the Pattern?
Sometimes I feel like a
bear,
strong and confident.
I stand tall and growl
and protect those around
me.
Sometimes I feel like a
raven
dark and mysterious.
I am both messenger and
secret keeper
and help bring light from
darkness.

10. Pattern
• Line 1:
• Line 2:
• Line 3:
• Line 4:

11. Elephant: Totem Meaning
• Strength
• Power
• Affection
• Loyalty
• Royalty
• Wisdom

12. Shared Writing
• Line 1: Sometimes I feel like an elephant.
(simile)
• Line 2: ______ and ________. (features/traits)
• Line 3: I ________________ (action)
• Line 4: and ______________ (action)

13. Totem Animals and Their Meanings
• Wolf loyal
• Deer loving
• Beaver determined
• Butterfly vulnerable
• Moose strong
• Owl wise
• Rabbit creative
• Turtle patient

14. Pic Collage

15. Your task:
• Your group will choose one totem animal and
create a poem based on the model from
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox.”
• Conduct research as needed to find out about
your animal
• When your poem is complete, use Pic Collage
to display it.

16. Sample Lesson Plan

17. Lesson Plan Assignment
• Details of assignment:
– Create a lesson plan for a language arts topic of
your choice using the Brock lesson plan template.
• Due date: November 13
• 15%

18. Remembrance Day
• Brainstorm at your table a variety of writing
tasks that could be based on the theme of
Remembrance Day
– Look at the newspaper provided for ideas and the
website www.canada.ca/rememberthem
– Consider Audience/Purpose/Form/Topic
– Describe the task so that audience/purpose/form
are embedded:
• E.g. Write a letter home from a soldier in World War 2
reassuring his parents that he will be all right.

19. Tips
• Consider a variety of forms, not just the
traditional
• Feel free to incorporate technology (e.g. a
script for a scene from a film; questions for a
reporter to ask while interviewing a
commander; script for a short video to be
used as a recruiting device)
• Complete 3 index cards describing your best
ideas

20. Next Week
• Professional Learning Conversations:
– Explore Resources: Oral Communication