2LP- Writing: Writing some words in a snap- Oct.29.2014

Lesson plan WritingWhole class lesson Oct.29.2014
Topic*	Writing process Writing some words in a snap Time: 8:45-9:30
Target Skill	Writing some words in a snap using the word wall.
Connection	·      Remind children of the previous story I shared with them, and tell them I want to teach them a strategy that will make writing long stories a little easier.
Give or Gather Information (Procedure)	·      Tell the children that there are some words they will just know and write quickly, and some words they can write after a quick check of the word wall. ·      Have students work in a whole class group activity using the white boards, and explain to them that “some of the words will be ones they know in a snap, or they might need to check the word wall to help them write it down in their small boards.” Please use this as a time to remind them that different people have different abilities and what they find easy to do may be a little harder for others. ·      Give example to demonstrate the activity to students. - “ For example, we want to write the word “to”, some of you know to in a snap. - If you don’t know it, say to and listen for the first sound. - Then find it on the wall under that letter. - So, I either just know “to”, or I look up here and fix the spelling into my brain.” ·      Have students practice writing words on the white boards using example from the reviewed story. Show them this sentence: My grandmother said, “it is always nice to have tea with cake.”
Active Participation	·      Remind students that they now know they can write words from their memory, or from both their memory and the word wall. ·      Have students write a new small moment story using the strategy they have learned.
Assessment Differentiation Extended activity	·      Informal observation notes will be used to assess students understanding of the strategy they learned. I will jot my notes using post-notes ·      Ask the students to practice writing few more word like a snap on the white boards - with or without the word wall. - Students will work with a partner. Give them examples to write from the wall, one at a time. - Yara likes recess. ·      Where is my brother? ·      I like to play soccer. ·      Work with students in a small group. ·      Provide a list of ideas for things to write about. ·      Give each student 20 index cards, and ask them to look for words they know in a snap from their previous stories. ·      If students are done finding their 20 words, they post the new words on the word wall. ·      Students can start a new piece if they are done doing all the above activities.