I have been crazy busy with school, clubs, work and taking care of the little one! I finally found the time to sit down and do a blog post on this snowy day (I wish this snow would be over with already!!). So I have a ton I want to talk about!
Persuasive Writing Lesson
On Tuesday I presented my mentor text lesson to one of my education classes. It was for second grade students learning about how to be persuasive and to write persuasive pieces. When creating the lesson we had to focus on teacher prompts and we had to include an activating strategy in the beginning and a transition at the end of the lesson.
The book I used for the persuasion writing lesson was Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin.
My activating strategy (how to get the students engaged in the lesson) was me acting as if I was a student trying to persuade my teacher to get a pet hamster for the classroom.
After the activating strategy I explained to the class what persuasion was and then we went over how to persuade people. We focused on using the signal word because and then coming up with strong supporting reasons that go along with what we are trying to persuade our audience to do.
Some teacher prompts used in the lesson plan were:
Content Prompts: Telling the students what persuasion was.
Rehearsal Prompts: Turn to your table partner and discuss a time when you tried to persuade your parents to do something.
Praise Prompt: Good... I heard some of you say you wanted a later bedtime or to have McDonalds for dinner.
Strategy Prompt: (using the book) Here is a note from the cows to the farmer. While we read the note listen for what the cows are trying to persuade the farmer to do. (strategy prompts could be used as a think aloud.)
For the transition to wrap up the lesson I told the class we were going to take a vote on something we could use for our classroom. I asked the class to come up with one thing we could use for our classroom and to make sure they use their signal word because and then to follow up with three supporting reasons. After going over this, the class was then asked when would you need to try to persuade somebody and why?
When going back and reflecting on how the lesson went I realized that I need to work on not reading right from the script I had written out and to just go with the flow. This will allow me to interact with the book more and t not seem so stiff. (I was nervous since this was my first time teaching a writing lesson.) I also want to find more ideas on classroom management. I was teaching the lesson to adults and they still got off task!!
Book Club
I was sad book club was canceled on Tuesday due to weather conditions, but we did receive our books orders yesterday! #goscholastic I got these great books for super cheap! You probably recognize some of these award winners!! I even got my hands on the book I used for my persuasive writing lesson for only $1!
I also finished The World According to Humphrey. We did our readers theater skits and recorded them during our last meeting. I can't wait to see how those turned out. We also made a short video about how readers theater benefits children which I talked about a few posts ago. I am now reading the clubs next book Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell.
Grammar Matters
This saturday I will be attending the Franklin County Reading Council's Grammar Matters Lessons, Tips and Converstations presentation which will be presented by Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty. I am super excited for this presentation because the book, Grammar Matters by Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty talks about using mentor texts to help teach grammar. I love anything that involves using mentor texts!!
I'll let you know how it goes and I'll even share a few of my favorite tips!
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